Deep Purple - The Painter: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Painter" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Bm7
Painter,
Come colour up my life
Em
Oh painter,
            Bm7
Come colour up my life
F#m
Take away the misery
Em              Bm7
Take away the strife

Writer
Write me out a play
Writer
Make the meaning gay
Oh I don't need a podium
Just give me words to say

Singer
Let me sing a song
Singer
Let me sing a song
You don't have to worry
'Cause singer you can sing along


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Painter" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Painter" by Deep Purple.

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