Chords for Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story lyrics (Lyric Video)

Tempo:
148.25 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

C

Bm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story lyrics (Lyric Video) chords
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[G]
[E] [D]
[C] [G]
[Dm] [E] [D]
I spent some time feeling [C]
inferior, [G] [D]
standing in front of my mirror.
I cold my head in a thousand [C]
[G] ways, [D] but I came out looking just the same.
Daddy said, son you better see [C] the world.
[G]
I wouldn't [D] play it if you wanted me.
But remember one thing, don't [C] lose your head.
[G]
[Bm] [D]
So I got out, and found
[G]
[D] [G]
[D]
a place where I could hide [C] away.
[G] [A] [D] If it wasn't getting fit in, the police wouldn't give me [C] no [G] peace.
[D] They claimed I was a [Dm] [D] nasty pervert, damn it all you left.
[C] [G]
I was knocked down [D] by a human stampede.
Got a record for inciting the people.
[C] [G]
[Bm] When all I wanted was [D] a cop or a pimp, I was [Bm] accused.
[D]
I [G]
[D]
moved on, down in Rome.
I [G] wasn't getting enough, [D] all the things that keep a young man alive.
My body stunk, but I kept [G] my funk.
[Bm] At the time I [D]
had a lot, getting deaf, but indeed I was.
[G]
You're looking like a [D] tourist attraction.
Oh my dear, I better get out of [C] here.
[G]
Find a Vatican, [D] don't give no attention.
I wasn't [G] ready for that, you don't know.
[D]
I moved right out east.
On the Peking Ferry I was feeling [C] merry.
[G] [D] Sailing on my way back here.
I fell in love with a slender [G] lady.
By the [D] light of an eastern moon.
She sang out loud, never used a [C] thing.
[G]
She claimed [D] that it was a natural.
She took me up on that, met [C] my [G]
old people.
I was [D] playing around.
[G] I was playing around.
[D]
[G]
[D] Wait a minute.
[B] [C] My family [D] believed that [G] I didn't [D] need anyone but me.
I sincerely thought I was so [G] complete.
Look how [D] wrong you can be.
The women I've known, I wasn't that [G] time of shoot.
They wouldn't give [Bm] you that [D] time of day.
But the slender lady knocked me off my [G] feet.
[D] And if there was words I could tell [G] to you.
[Bm] To help you on the [D] way down the road.
I couldn't quote you no Dickens, shout [G] you no Keats.
[D] I've been sad before.
Make the best out of the bad, [F] come laugh at [G] it.
You didn't [D] have to come here anyway.
So I remember every picture tells a story, don't it?
Every picture tells a story, don't it?
Every picture tells a story, don't it?
Every picture tells a story, don't it?
Every picture tells a story, don't it?
Every
[Dm]
[D]
picture tells a story, don't it?
Every brick and tub's a story don't it?
[Dm]
[D]
[Dm]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Bm
13421112
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
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To jam and learn Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: C, G, D, C, D, G, Bm and D. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 74 BPM and then match the original tempo of 148 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I spent some time feeling [C]
inferior, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D]
standing in front of my mirror. _ _
I cold my head in a thousand [C] _ _
[G] ways, _ _ [D] but I came out looking just the same.
_ _ Daddy said, son you better see [C] the world.
[G] _
_ _ I wouldn't [D] play it if you wanted me.
_ But remember one thing, don't [C] lose your head.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ So I got out, and found _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ a place where I could hide [C] away.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] [D] If it wasn't getting fit in, _ the police _ wouldn't give me [C] no _ [G] peace.
_ _ _ [D] They claimed I was a [Dm] [D] nasty pervert, _ _ damn it all you left.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ I was knocked down [D] by a human stampede.
Got a record for inciting the people.
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] When all I wanted was [D] a cop or a pimp, _ I was [Bm] accused.
_ _ [D] _
I _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ moved on, _ _ down in Rome.
I [G] wasn't getting _ enough, _ _ _ _ [D] all the things that keep a young man alive.
_ My body stunk, but I kept [G] my funk. _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] At the time I [D]
had a lot, _ _ _ getting deaf, but indeed I was.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ You're looking like a [D] tourist attraction.
_ _ Oh my dear, I better get out of [C] here.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ Find a Vatican, [D] don't give no attention.
I wasn't [G] ready for that, you don't know.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I moved right out east.
_ _ _ On the Peking Ferry I was feeling [C] _ merry.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ Sailing on my way back here.
_ I fell in love with a slender [G] _ lady. _
_ _ _ By the [D] light of an eastern moon.
_ _ She sang out loud, never used a [C] thing.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ She claimed [D] that it was a natural.
_ She took me up on that, met [C] my _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
old people.
I was [D] playing around. _
_ _ [G] I was playing around.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ Wait a minute. _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C] My family [D] believed that [G] I _ _ _ _ _ didn't [D] need anyone but me.
I sincerely thought I was so [G] complete. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Look how [D] wrong you can be.
_ The women I've known, I wasn't that [G] time of shoot. _
_ _ _ They wouldn't give [Bm] you that [D] time of day.
But the slender lady knocked me off my [G] feet.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ And if there was words I could tell [G] to _ you. _
_ _ _ [Bm] To help you on the [D] way down the road.
I couldn't quote you no Dickens, shout [G] you no Keats. _ _
_ _ _ [D] I've been sad before.
_ Make the best out of the bad, [F] come laugh at [G] it.
_ You _ _ _ _ didn't [D] have to come here anyway.
_ So I remember every picture tells a story, don't it?
_ Every picture tells a story, don't it?
_ Every picture tells a story, don't it?
_ Every picture tells a story, don't it?
Every picture tells a story, don't it?
Every _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
picture tells a story, don't it? _
Every brick and tub's a story don't it? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song was composed by Rod Stewart and Ron Wood.

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