Chords for John Prine - "Picture Show" featuring Tom Petty
Tempo:
84.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
A young man from a small [C] town with a very large [G] imagination [C] lay alone in [G] his room with
his radio on looking for [D] another station.
[G] But when the static from the [C] mouthpiece gave way to the [G] sound below, [C] James Dean went [G] out
to Hollywood [D] and put his picture in a picture show.
[G] [C] James Dean went out [G] to Hollywood [D] and put his picture in a [G] picture show.
And I told Daddy, get off of your [C] knees, Mama, why'd you [G] have to go?
[C] Your Don [G] Jim is out on a limb.
[D] I put my picture in a [G] picture show.
Whoa, [D] oh, my picture in a [G] picture show.
Hamburger, [C] cheeseburger, Wilbur and [G] Orville Wright, [C] John [G] Garfield in the afternoon, Montgomery
Cliff [D] at night.
[G] And when the static hit the mouthpiece, [C] it gave way to the [G] sound below.
[C] James Dean went [G] out to Hollywood [D] and put his picture in a [G] picture show.
And I told Daddy, get off of your [C] knees, Mama, why'd you [G] have to go?
[C] Your Don Jim [G] is out on a limb.
[D] I put my picture in a [G] picture show.
Whoa, [D] oh, my picture in a [G] picture show.
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[C] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] A muggle man in a wigwam [C] sitting on a [G] reservation [C] with a big black [G] hole in the belly of his soul.
Waiting on an [D] explanation [G] while the white man sits on a fat can [C] and takes pictures of the [G] Navajo.
[C] Every time he clicks [G] his Kodak Pics, [D] he steals a little bit [G] of soul.
Every [C] time he clicks [G] his Kodak Pics, [D] he steals a little bit [G] of soul.
And I told Daddy, get off of your [C] knees, Mama, why'd you have [G] to go?
[C] Your Don Jim [G] is out on a limb.
[D] I put my picture in a picture [G] show.
Whoa, oh, [D] my picture in a picture [G] show.
My [D] picture in a picture [G] show.
Let's go.
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[D] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
A young man from a small [C] town with a very [G] large imagination.
A young man from a small [C] town with a very large [G] imagination [C] lay alone in [G] his room with
his radio on looking for [D] another station.
[G] But when the static from the [C] mouthpiece gave way to the [G] sound below, [C] James Dean went [G] out
to Hollywood [D] and put his picture in a picture show.
[G] [C] James Dean went out [G] to Hollywood [D] and put his picture in a [G] picture show.
And I told Daddy, get off of your [C] knees, Mama, why'd you [G] have to go?
[C] Your Don [G] Jim is out on a limb.
[D] I put my picture in a [G] picture show.
Whoa, [D] oh, my picture in a [G] picture show.
Hamburger, [C] cheeseburger, Wilbur and [G] Orville Wright, [C] John [G] Garfield in the afternoon, Montgomery
Cliff [D] at night.
[G] And when the static hit the mouthpiece, [C] it gave way to the [G] sound below.
[C] James Dean went [G] out to Hollywood [D] and put his picture in a [G] picture show.
And I told Daddy, get off of your [C] knees, Mama, why'd you [G] have to go?
[C] Your Don Jim [G] is out on a limb.
[D] I put my picture in a [G] picture show.
Whoa, [D] oh, my picture in a [G] picture show.
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] A muggle man in a wigwam [C] sitting on a [G] reservation [C] with a big black [G] hole in the belly of his soul.
Waiting on an [D] explanation [G] while the white man sits on a fat can [C] and takes pictures of the [G] Navajo.
[C] Every time he clicks [G] his Kodak Pics, [D] he steals a little bit [G] of soul.
Every [C] time he clicks [G] his Kodak Pics, [D] he steals a little bit [G] of soul.
And I told Daddy, get off of your [C] knees, Mama, why'd you have [G] to go?
[C] Your Don Jim [G] is out on a limb.
[D] I put my picture in a picture [G] show.
Whoa, oh, [D] my picture in a picture [G] show.
My [D] picture in a picture [G] show.
Let's go.
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[C] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] [C] [G]
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A young man from a small [C] town with a very [G] large imagination.
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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ A young man from a small [C] town with a very large [G] imagination [C] lay alone in [G] his room with
his radio on looking for [D] another station.
[G] But when the static from the [C] mouthpiece gave way to the [G] sound below, [C] James Dean went [G] out
to Hollywood [D] and put his picture in a picture show.
[G] [C] James Dean went out [G] to Hollywood [D] and put his picture in a [G] picture show.
And I told Daddy, get off of your [C] knees, Mama, why'd you [G] have to go?
[C] Your Don [G] Jim is out on a limb.
[D] I put my picture in a [G] picture show.
Whoa, [D] oh, my picture in a [G] picture show.
_ _ Hamburger, [C] cheeseburger, Wilbur and [G] Orville Wright, _ [C] John [G] Garfield in the afternoon, Montgomery
Cliff [D] at night.
[G] And when the static hit the mouthpiece, [C] it gave way to the [G] sound below.
[C] James Dean went [G] out to Hollywood [D] and put his picture in a [G] picture show.
And I told Daddy, get off of your [C] knees, Mama, why'd you [G] have to go?
[C] Your Don Jim [G] is out on a limb.
[D] I put my picture in a [G] picture show.
Whoa, [D] oh, my picture in a [G] picture show. _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ [G] _ A muggle man in a wigwam [C] sitting on a [G] reservation [C] with a big black [G] hole in the belly of his soul.
Waiting on an [D] explanation [G] while the white man sits on a fat can [C] and takes pictures of the [G] Navajo.
[C] Every time he clicks [G] his Kodak Pics, [D] he steals a little bit [G] of soul.
Every [C] time he clicks [G] his Kodak Pics, [D] he steals a little bit [G] of soul.
And I told Daddy, get off of your [C] knees, Mama, why'd you have [G] to go?
[C] Your Don Jim [G] is out on a limb.
[D] I put my picture in a picture [G] show.
Whoa, oh, [D] my picture in a picture [G] show.
My [D] picture in a picture [G] show.
Let's go. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
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_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
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A young man from a small [C] town with a very [G] large imagination.
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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ A young man from a small [C] town with a very large [G] imagination [C] lay alone in [G] his room with
his radio on looking for [D] another station.
[G] But when the static from the [C] mouthpiece gave way to the [G] sound below, [C] James Dean went [G] out
to Hollywood [D] and put his picture in a picture show.
[G] [C] James Dean went out [G] to Hollywood [D] and put his picture in a [G] picture show.
And I told Daddy, get off of your [C] knees, Mama, why'd you [G] have to go?
[C] Your Don [G] Jim is out on a limb.
[D] I put my picture in a [G] picture show.
Whoa, [D] oh, my picture in a [G] picture show.
_ _ Hamburger, [C] cheeseburger, Wilbur and [G] Orville Wright, _ [C] John [G] Garfield in the afternoon, Montgomery
Cliff [D] at night.
[G] And when the static hit the mouthpiece, [C] it gave way to the [G] sound below.
[C] James Dean went [G] out to Hollywood [D] and put his picture in a [G] picture show.
And I told Daddy, get off of your [C] knees, Mama, why'd you [G] have to go?
[C] Your Don Jim [G] is out on a limb.
[D] I put my picture in a [G] picture show.
Whoa, [D] oh, my picture in a [G] picture show. _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ [G] _ A muggle man in a wigwam [C] sitting on a [G] reservation [C] with a big black [G] hole in the belly of his soul.
Waiting on an [D] explanation [G] while the white man sits on a fat can [C] and takes pictures of the [G] Navajo.
[C] Every time he clicks [G] his Kodak Pics, [D] he steals a little bit [G] of soul.
Every [C] time he clicks [G] his Kodak Pics, [D] he steals a little bit [G] of soul.
And I told Daddy, get off of your [C] knees, Mama, why'd you have [G] to go?
[C] Your Don Jim [G] is out on a limb.
[D] I put my picture in a picture [G] show.
Whoa, oh, [D] my picture in a picture [G] show.
My [D] picture in a picture [G] show.
Let's go. _ _ _
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A young man from a small [C] town with a very [G] large imagination.
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