Transcribed by Cory
Standard tuning
(Riff 1)
1 2 3 1 2 3 (4)
Abm Eb/Ab Abm Eb/Ab
Abm Eb/Ab Abm Bbm
B F#/B B F#/B
B F#/B B C#m B Eb7
C#m
(Riff 1)
Abm Bbm B
Venetian exper-tise
B C#m B Eb7
Inspired by Titian
Abm Bbm B
Which he modi -fied
B C#m B Eb7
Fine tuned along dutch lines
C#m B F#sus F#
He's painting revenge
C#m B F#
Embittered by lack of success
D#7sus Eb7
Oooh oohhh
(Riff 1)
Abm Abm Bbm B
With signature techniques
B C#m B Eb7
Attention to details
Abm Abm Bbm B
And fine tell tale brushstrokes
B C#m B Eb7
Of badger and sable
C#m B F#sus F#
Expressing contempt
C#m B
For greedy dealers
F#sus
Getting rich
Eb E D Eb
At the artist's expense
E B F# E
Infamous forger and restorer
B F# E
Judas Unrepentant
B F# E
Branded a charming old lovable rogue
B F# E
Judas Unrepentant Hey
B F# E
Judas Unrepentant Hey
B Eb7
Judas!
(Riff 1)
Abm Abm Bbm B
His time bombs are in place
B C#m B Eb7
And anachronisms
Abm Abm Bbm B
Clues pointing to the truth
B C#m B Eb7
If ever they are X-rayed
C#m B F#
He wrote legends in lead white
C#m B
To trick the experts
F#
And hoodwink
Eb E D Eb
Hoodwink the trained eye
E B F# E
Infamous forger and restorer
B F# E
Judas Unrepentant
B F# E
Branded a charming old lovable rogue
B F# E
Judas Unrepentant Hey
B F# E
Judas Unrepentant Hey
B Eb7 E
Judas Unrepentant
E
Establishing provenance
B F#
Acquiring old frames with Christies numbers
E B F#
Then paints a picture in the same style
E B F# Abm
Specialising in minor works by major artists
Flute Solo:
Abm % C#m %
Abm % C#m %
E E E/Eb C#m C#m Eb7
Ab % % %
Viola Solo:
Abm % C#m %
Abm % C#m %
E E E/Eb C#m C#m Eb7
Ab % % %
All rise
Abm Eb/Bb B
Thirteen watercolours by Samuel Palmer
A#m7(b5)/C# Eb7 Abm
Have proven to be his undoing
Eb/Bb B
And so he confesses then he is arrested
A#m7(b5)/C# Eb7 E
Charged him with conspiracy to defraud
B F# E
Years of chain smoking and breathing in fumes from restorations
B F#
The stress of the court case had taken it's toll
E B F#
His trial was halted due to I'll health
(Riff 1+Organ Solo)
B C#m B Eb7 C#m
So now we can all buy
C#m B F#
Real genuine fakes
C#m B F#
That's posthumous fame
Eb E D Eb
It's always the same
E B F# E
Infamous forger and restorer
B F# E
Judas Unrepentant
B F# E
Branded a charming old lovable rogue
B F# E
Judas Unrepentant
B
Feeling like Robin Hood
F# E
Just as good
B F# E
As Rembrandt or Titian, Hey
B F# E
Judas Unrepentant Hey
B F# E
Judas Unrepentant
B Eb7 to Riff 1 with Guitar solo
Judas Unrepentant
D#7sus D#sus
Aaaaa aaaaah
D#7sus D#sus
Oooooh ooohhh
Ab
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