Chord/Tab song: War Paint

Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 00:06:04 -0700 (MST)
From: "Anthony John Zimmermann"

Rush
War Paint
Presto
Music and Lyrics by Lee, Lifeson, and Peart

Transcribed by Tony Zimmermann,
Comments welcome

Electric Guitar 4 x

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[G] [Cadd9] [D] [Cadd9]
[(Cadd9)]Girl before the mirror

appraises her disguise

[G]child become a mother

tries to fix her eyes

[Cadd9]no more of his excuses

it has to be today...[Cadd9].

[G]she can keep her fantasy

if she can get away

Paint her name....

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Wounded pride....

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All puffed up with vanity...

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Cadd9 (let ring)...

(Cadd9) (overdub palm mute quarter notes)
boy before the mirror

w/Lead Fig. 1 (Below)
checks his camouflage

[G]polishes his armor

F G G F F 133211
and the charger in the garage...

C F5/C F5/C C 355xxx
no more lame excuses... F5/C x3356x

C w/Lead Fig. 2 (Below)
it has to be tonight

[G]he can take the princess

[F]if[G] he can take the fight

Lead Fig. 1 Lead Fig. 2

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Opening chords, with acoustic playing palm-muted quarter notes:
[G] [G] [G] [G]
[D] [D] [D] [D]
[Cadd9]
[ G5: 355xxx ]
[ F5: 133xxx ]
[ C5: x355xx ]
[ F5/C:x3356x ]
[ rhythm here is eighth, quarter, eighth repeated ]

[C5]. - . . - . . - . . -
boys and girls together
mistake conceit for pride..[F5/C]...[C5]

[G5]-ambition for illusion[F5][G5][F5][G5]
[(G5)]-dreams for self-delusion...[F].. [similar next stanza]

paint it black.... [solo]

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Harmonizer up a fifth Harmonizer off

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Outro:
Include eighth note palm mute power chords on electric guitar:
[G5] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
[F5]Bb5[/]/ [/]/ [/]/ [/]/ [/]/ [/]/ [/]/ [x133xx]
[C5] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]