May182019

Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties – Lead Paint Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Lead Paint by Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
One, two, three
One, two, three
F C
F C C/B Am
F G

[Verse 1]
C
Down in Asbury Park
In a sublet I’m renting
F
I got a new job
Where Im out painting houses
Am
The sun on my neck and some cash in my pocket
G
At least there’s fresh air here
C
I watch families stroll by with their kids on vacation
F
Scrape decades of lead paint and salt air off porches
Am
Alone with my thoughts
And a breeze off the ocean
G
And I smile for the first time this year
G A B C D E

[Chorus]
F
I walk alone
C
In the mist of the evening
F C
Under the glow of the Paramount sign
C C/B Am F
I watch the sky turn violent with light
G
On the fourth of July

[Verse 2]
C
I’ve been spending my nights in a dive off the boardwalk
F
A sad open mic
I’ve been playing these damn songs
Am
They yell out for Springsteen, or Dylan, or Mitchell
G
But these, these are all that I’ve got
G A B C D E

[Chorus]
F
I walk alone
C
In the mist of the evening
F C
Under the glow of the Paramount sign
C C/B Am F
I watch the sky turn violent with light
G
On the fourth of July

[Bridge]
Em F
I’ve picked up smoking again
C G
‘Cause I like how it makes all the days go by fast
Em F
Picked up smking again
C G
‘Cause something’s gonna kill me some day
Am
So why not that?
G
I’m smoking again
C
‘Cause I like it
G F Am
Why cant I just like it?
G A B C D E
Im smoking again

[Chorus]
F
I walk alone
C
In the mist of the evening
F C
Under the glow of the Paramount sign
C C/B Am F
I watch the sky turn violent with light
G
On the fourth of July
Am

How to play Lead Paint: key, chords and progression

Lead Paint by Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties keeps coming home to A minor (no sharps or flats). You need 10 chords: F, C, C/B, Am, G, A, B, D, E and Em.

Most of the song cycles through C – F – C – C/B (III – VI – III – III in A minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: F and B are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.