Lovejoy – Portrait Of A Blank Slate Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Lovejoy – Portrait Of A Blank Slate Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsG#mEC#mD#G#m7

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G#m E C#m   G#m D#

[Verse 1]
G#m
He told me that much
 and now he's dead
E
Taught me to kill
 my indulgences
C#m
With a sharp blow
 to the temple
G#m               D#
Pick up the phone call
and do everything he says
G#m
I could take a plastic camera
E
We could make such
a pretty picture
C#m
Oh, so happy,
oh, oh, so happy
G#m             D#
I'm pretty cool once
 you get to know me

[Refrain]
G#m
I feel at some point,
I broke my mind
E
I'm always searching
 the silent type
C#m
How do you all make
 it look so easy?
G#m               D#
You open your hearts
up so quickly,
 it scares me
[Verse 2]
G#m
She's an artist,
 paints across my chest
E
Goes to parties,
 act like hotel guests
C#m
Wake up Monday,
now it's over
G#m          D#
Don't you know no-one
gets what they came here for?
G#m
I could paint her,
wrapped around her
E
We could make such
a pretty picture
C#m
Oh, so happy,
 oh, oh, so happy
G#m          D#
I'm pretty cool once
you get to know me

[Chorus]
E
But I'm just the same
C#m          G#m
I've got a boring name
G#m7
Across the world from what you
 want and what you came here for
E
So, I'll wait here for you
C#m               G#m
I said, please just let me stay
G#m7
Oh, just let me stay
E

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[Verse 3]
G#m
I guess you know now
 what to expect
E
He lives your own life
 in retrospect
C#m
You know it bores me?
These insecurities
G#m         D#
Breaks you down just
to act as the architect
G#m
I could wait here,
by the west pier
E
Watched the flotsam float,
 slowly disappear
C#m
Oh, so happy,
 oh, oh, so happy
G#m         D#
If only you knew just
 how much better
 things could be

[Instrumental]
G#m E G#m
D# D#

G#m E
   Another week of action
G#m D#     D#
     Another
hypoglycaemic reaction
G#m E C#m      G#m D#

[Chorus]
E
But I'm just the same
C#m          G#m
I've got a boring name
G#m7
Across the world from what
you want and what
 you came here for
E
So, I'll wait here for you
C#m               G#m
I said, please just let
 me stay
G#m7
Oh, just let me stay
Oh just let me!

[Outro]
E C#m G#m
G#m7
I'm sorry it's all
 so predictable
E C#m G#m
G#m7
I'm sorry it's all
so predictable
E

How to play Portrait Of A Blank Slate: key, chords and progression

These are Portrait Of A Blank Slate chords by Lovejoy on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Portrait Of A Blank Slate by Lovejoy, think in G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). It takes 5 chords: G#m, E, C#m, D# and G#m7.

Listen for G#m – E – C#m – G#m (i – VI – iv – i in G♯ minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Em, C, Am, B, Em7 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯
G#m7 chord on guitar (464444)
G♯m7G♯ B D♯ F♯

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Portrait Of A Blank Slate chords: questions

What key is Portrait Of A Blank Slate in?

Portrait Of A Blank Slate by Lovejoy is in the key of G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Portrait Of A Blank Slate?

Portrait Of A Blank Slate uses 5 chords: G#m, E, C#m, D#, G#m7.

What is the chord progression of Portrait Of A Blank Slate?

The main progression is G#m – E – C#m – G#m (i – VI – iv – i).

Is Portrait Of A Blank Slate easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Em, C, Am, B, Em7 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo).

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