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Mark Rothko Song chords by
Dar Williams
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Key: D# minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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The blue

it speaks so full.
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It's like a beauty one can barely stand.
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Or too much things dropped
E
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in your hand.
Dm
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And there's a green like the peace in your heart,
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sometimes.

Painted underneath
E
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the sheets of ashy snow.
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And there's a blue like where the urban angels go,
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very bright.
E
E

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Now the Calder mobile tips
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a biomorphic sphere.

Then it swings its dangling pieces round
C
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to other paintings here.
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Verse 2

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Your behavior is so male.
Dm
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It's like you can't
Am
Am

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explain yourself to me.
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I think I'll ask Renoir to tea.
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For his flowers are as real as they are,
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all the time.
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And the sunlight sets the furniture aglow.
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It's a pleasant time as far as people go,
F
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how far do they go?
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Well his roses are perfect and
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his words have no wings.

I know what he can give me and I like to know
C
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these things.
Interlude 1
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I met her at the funeral.
Verse 3

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She said I don't know what he meant to me.
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I just know he affected me.
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An effect not unlike his art,
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I believe.
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The service starts and we are in the know.
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He had so much to say and more to show,
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and ain't that true of life?
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So we weep for a person who
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lived at great cost.

And we barely knew his powers till
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we sensed what we had lost.
Verse 4
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A friend and I in a museum room.
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She says, "Look at Mark Rothko's side.
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Did you know about his suicide?
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Some folks were born with a foot in the grave,
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but not me, of course."

And she smiles as if to say
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we're in the know.

Then she names a coffee place
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where we can go, uptown.
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Now the painting is desperate,
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but the crowds wash away.

In a world of kind pedestrians who've seen
Outro 1

enough today.
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • C

  • G

  • Dm

  • A

  • E

  • F

Capo: 6

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Mark Rothko Song by Dar Williams is D# minor.

The primary chords used in Mark Rothko Song are D#m, F#, C#, G#m, D#, A#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 6 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D#m, F#, C#, G#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Mark Rothko Song is approximately 103 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Mark Rothko Song using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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