How to Play Story Of An Artist on Guitar?

Daniel Johnston - Story Of An Artist can be played in the key of C using the C, Dm chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. You can play Story Of An Artist with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Daniel Johnston - Story Of An Artist Chords

Chord reference C, Dm

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]Listen up and I’ll tell a story, about an artist growing [Dm]old Some would try for fame and glory, others aren’t so [C]bold

[C]Everyone, and friends and family, saying, “Hey! Get a [Dm]job!” “Why do you only do that only? Why are you so [C]odd?

[C]We don’t really like what you do. We don’t think anyone ever [Dm]will. It’s a problem that you have, and this problem’s made you [C]ill.”

[C]Listen up and I’ll tell a story, about an artist growing [Dm]old Some would try for fame and glory, others aren’t so [C]bold

[C]The artist walks alone, someone said behind his [Dm]back, “He’s got gall to call himself that! He doesn’t even know where he’s [C]at!”

[C]The artist walks among the flowers, Appreciating the [Dm]sun He does this all his waking hours, but is it really so [C]wrong?

[C]They sit in front of their TV, saying, “Hey! This is [Dm]fun!” And they laugh at the artist saying, “He doesn’t know how to have [C]fun.”

[C]The best things in life are truly free, singing birds and laughing [Dm]bees “You’ve got me wrong,” says he, the sun don’t shine in your [C]TV”

[C]Listen up and I’ll tell a story, about an artist growing [Dm]old Some would try for fame and glory, others aren’t so [C]bold

[C]Everyone, and friends and family, saying, “Hey! Get a [Dm]job!” “Why do you only do that only? Why are you so [C]odd?

[C]We don’t really like what you do. We don’t think anyone ever [Dm]will It’s a problem that you have, and this problem’s made you [C]ill.”

[C]Listen up and I’ll tell a story, about an artist growing [Dm]old Some would try for fame and glory, others aren’t so [C]bold

Artist Daniel Johnston

Album Don't Be Scared

Genres Alternative, Indie

Year 1982

Key C

Daniel Johnston - Story Of An Artist can be played in the key of C using the C, Dm chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.

You can play Story Of An Artist with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.