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Intro

4/4 time, each chord is 1/2 measure]

Verses

  When I go out with artists,

If I were David Byrne,

  they talk about the language and the

I'd go to galleries and

  cubists and the dadaists and I

not be too con cerned. Well, I would

  try to catch their meanings

have a cup of coffee

  and keep up with all of their mar tinis.

and I'd find my sur roundings quite a musing. And

  I don't know which should be my favorite paintings.

people would ask me which were my favorite paintings.

Chorus

Second time through, goto Bridge]

  If I could see, if I could see, if I could

  see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,

  Maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I

  could meet the artists and get to know them

  personal ly --

Bridge

Play after second Chorus, and then goto Instrumental Bridge]

  What if the artists ran the TV?

  All the ads would be for fine scotch or whiskey

  Glenfiddich, Glenlivet,

  the whole single malt family --

Instrumental bridge

4/4 time, each chord equals 1/2 measure]

[Close - Play after Instrumental Bridge]

  The artists of the future

  will make up new things and

  different nomen clatures. And they'll

  stand amongst their pictures

  and they'll sing and

  laugh and quote from scriptures. And

  when they go home,

  They'll dream of brilliant paintings.

  If I could see, if I could see, if I could

  see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,

  maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I

  could meet the artists and get to know them personally.

  If I could see, if I could see, if I could

  see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,

  maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I

  could meet the artists and

  get to know them personal ly --