Painted From Memory
Elvis Costello
[Intro] / Gm7b5 / Gbdim7 [Verse 1] Such a picture of loveliness Didn’t you notice the resemblance? Doesn’t it look like she could speak? Those eyes I tried to capture They are lost to me now forever They smile for someone else [Chorus] Funny how looks can be deceiving But she’s not easily Painted from memory [Verse 2] You’d think that I would know by now Those eyes I tried to capture They are lost to me now forever They smile for someone else [Chorus] And so this had to be Painted from memory [Verse 3] She is gone and I must accept it She is lost to me now But I can’t look away just yet though She smiles for someone else [Chorus x2] And so this had to be Painted from memory Funny now I can see How looks can be deceiving