The following is the correct (at least in my opinion) version of Painted Eyelids by Beck from his K Records release One Foot In The Grave. (Excellent album. Pick it up.) Anyway, I really disagree with the version on the olga and at numerous other sites so here goes:
Intro: A (play the lowest note of the chord first then strum...just listen to the record.)
I wake up and look upon your painted eyelids
The world is your oyster and the trash bags are your kids
The ceiling is invisible there's a bird sinkin thru the sky
And every hour that passes is teachin me how to cry
Cuz it's lonely here in the ugly part of town
The buildings are all vacant and the telephones are down
There's a police siren singing like a tiger with no skin
The sewer drain is glowing and I don't know what state I'm in
And the river is on fire there's chemicals and debris
And all the roads are blocked off they're just too hard to see
So cancel my appointments and set up a whole new show
Cuz I'm in need of a good hot meal and a life to call my own
(At this point Harmonica solo plays over chord progression A-B-F#-E)
So get me a plate of money get me a blanket and a chair
The limitations are limitless they're floating thru the air
Cuz it's real and it's true the things I see in you
And there's nothin I wouldn't talk about with the clearest dream
that ever drifted by
Play A until fade out
That's it. You should get the basic idea. Just listen to the record for the strumming pattern. Have fun.
