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Early Spring

A more updated version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-MDcWFBVq4

Use the video to get the rhythm down.

Chords:
D4: xx0565
D2: xx0343
D:  xx0232
C:  x12030
G:  320033


Intro: D4-D2-D4-D2-D

    D4                D2
the pictures that you paint
          D4                  D
aren't as pretty as they once seemed to me
        D4       D2                       D4          D
and the coffee's bitter because it's been boiling too long
        D4        D2
and the jokes you tell
          D4                 D
aren't as funny as they once seemed to me
        D4        D2       D4         D
and the songs you sing are just plain hackneyed

        D     C             G         D
but the stars shine down on all god's children
        D   C           G               D
and the sun sets on the good and on the evil
    D C G     D
and i    know you
    D C G     D
and i    know you

the throbbing flowers outside i get it
and the paint peeling from the bathroom wall
and the smile on your face is alive
and the smile on your face is real pretty

and the sun shines down on all god's children
and the stars burn for the good and the evil
and i know you
and i know you