Picture Book Chords by The Kinks

Tempo:
121.6 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

D

G

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [A] [D] [G]
[F#] [E] [A] [D] [G]
[E] Picture [A] yourself [D] when you're [G] getting [Am] old
[E] [A] [D] [G]
[E] Step out [A] by the side [D] of [G] Pomeroy and [E] all
[A] [D] [G]
[C] Picture [F] book, [C] pictures of your [F] mama
Take [C] a flyer [F] papa, a [C] long time ago
Picture [F] book, of people [C] with each [F] other
And prove they loved each other, a long [C] time [F] ago
Mama, [C] mama, mama
[F] Mama, [C] mama, mama
[A] Picture book, [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [A]
picture book
[D] [G] [Bm] [C]
[E] A picture [A] of you, [D] and your [G] birth and sin
[E] [A] And [D] [G]
[E] the sun, [A] and the sun, [D] and all the heart [G]-opening
[D]
[E] [D] [G]
[C] Picture book, [F] your mama [C] and your papa
[F] Look like a [C] little Charlie, [F] [C] cruising with their friend
Picture book, [F] a [C] holiday in August
[F] Outside a [C] bed of breakfast, [F] sunny [C] South Bend
Picture book, [F] when you were [C] just a baby
[F] Believing [C] you were happy, [F] a long [C] time [F] ago
Mama, [C] mama, mama
[F] Mama, mama, [C] mama
Picture [A] book, [D] [G] [C]
[A] picture book
[D] [G] [C] Picture [A] book, [D] [G] [C] picture [A] [D] [G] book
[C]
Picture [F] book, [C]
[F] [C] [F] a scoopy [G] dooby doo
[C] Picture book, [F] [C]
[F] a [C] scoopy dooby doo
Picture book, [F] pictures [C] of your mama
[F] Take a [C] flyer papa, [F] a long [C] time ago
[F] [C] Long time ago, long time ago
Long time [Em] ago, [A] yeah
[D] [G] [Bm] [C] [N]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
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To start learning The Kinks - (Stereo Mix) Picture Book chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C, F, C, G, E, A and D in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 60 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 122. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[F#] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [E] Picture [A] yourself [D] when you're [G] getting [Am] old
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[E] Step out [A] by the side [D] of [G] Pomeroy and _ [E] all
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ Picture [F] book, [C] pictures of your [F] mama
Take [C] a flyer [F] papa, a [C] long time ago
_ Picture [F] book, of people [C] with each [F] other
And prove they loved each other, a long [C] time [F] ago
Mama, [C] mama, mama _ _
[F] Mama, _ [C] mama, mama
[A] Picture book, [D] _ _ [G] _ [Bm] _ [C] _ [A]
picture book
[D] _ _ [G] _ [Bm] _ [C] _
[E] A picture [A] of you, [D] and your [G] birth and sin
[E] _ [A] And _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[E] the sun, [A] and the sun, [D] and all the heart [G]-opening
[D] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] Picture book, [F] your mama [C] and your papa
[F] Look like a [C] little Charlie, [F] [C] cruising with their friend
_ Picture book, [F] a [C] holiday in August
[F] Outside a [C] bed of breakfast, [F] sunny [C] South Bend
Picture book, [F] when you were [C] just a baby
[F] Believing [C] you were happy, [F] a long [C] time [F] ago
Mama, [C] mama, mama _ _
[F] Mama, mama, [C] mama
Picture [A] book, [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[A] picture book
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] Picture [A] book, [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] picture [A] _ _ [D] _ [G] book
_ [C] _ _
Picture _ [F] book, _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [F] a scoopy [G] dooby doo
[C] Picture book, [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ a [C] scoopy dooby doo
Picture book, [F] pictures [C] of your mama
[F] Take a [C] flyer papa, [F] a long [C] time ago
[F] [C] Long time ago, long time ago
Long time [Em] ago, [A] yeah
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Ray Davies.

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