Painting By Numbers Chords & Lyrics - James Mcmurtry

[VERSE]
[E]The gates of the [B]schoolyard
Are [B]padlocked and [E]chained
[E]To keep all the [B]children in [F#]out of the [E]rain
[E]The art teacher's [B]preaching
[B]The virtues of pastel [E]shades
[E]You pay no [B]attention but it [F#]won't hurt your [E]grades

[CHORUS]
'[E]cause you're painting by [B]numbers
[B]Connecting the [E]dots
[E]They don't have to [B]tell you
You [F#]don't call the [E]shots
You [E]jump when they say [B]jump
[B]And you don't ask how [E]high
'[E]cause painting by [B]numbers they [F#]know you'll get [E]by
[E]Painting by [B]numbers they [F#]know you'll get [E]by

[VERSE]
[E]You take a [B]position
[B]In the old man's [E]firm
[E]He signs all the [B]papers
You [F#]agree to the [E]terms
[E]They let you run [B]errands
[B]And you don't get days [E]off
You [E]take off the [B]garbage and [F#]hope it pays [E]off

[CHORUS]
'[E]cause you're painting by [B]numbers
[B]Connecting the [E]dots
You [E]work from n[B]eck down
You [F#]don't call the [E]shots
You [E]jump when they say [B]jump
[B]And you don't ask how [E]high
'[E]cause painting by [B]numbers they [F#]know you'll get [E]by
[E]Painting by [B]numbers they [F#]know you'll get [E]by

[VERSE]
[E]You might be in [B]grad school
[B]Up at M.I.[E]T
[E]You might be down in the [B]canal zone
Being [F#]all that you can [E]be
[E]You might get to [B]thinking
[B]You're ahead of the [E]game
[E]But when you break it all [B]down
It all [F#]comes out the [E]same

[CHORUS]
'[E]cause you're painting by [B]numbers
[B]Connecting the [E]dots
You [E]work from n[B]eck down
More[F#] often than not[E]
You [E]jump when they say [B]jump
[B]And you don't ask how [E]high
'[E]cause painting by [B]numbers they [F#]know you'll get [E]by

[CHORUS]
'[E]cause you're painting by [B]numbers
[B]Connecting the [E]dots
You [E]work from n[B]eck down
You [F#]don't call the [E]shots
You [E]jump when they say [B]jump
[B]And you don't ask how [E]high
[E]Painting by [B]numbers they [F#]know you'll get [E]by
[E]Painting by [B]numbers they [F#]know you'll get [E]by
[E]Painting by [B]numbers they [F#]know you'll get [E]by