Chords for THE SMITHS Paint A Vulgar Picture

Tempo:
96.2 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

F#

G

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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THE SMITHS Paint A Vulgar Picture chords
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[F#]
[A] [D]
[G] [A] At [D]
[G] [A] [Bm]
[G] [A] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[D] the [G] record company [A] meeting, [D] on their [G] hands a [A] dead [C#m] star, [Bm] and all [G] the [A] plans they've read,
[G] [A] [Bm] and all the [A] sickening dreams.
At [F#] [B] the record [E] company [F#] party, [B] [A] on their [E] hands a [F#] dead star,
[G#m] the sickle [E]-scented [F#] slags all say, [E] I knew [G#m] him [E] first and I knew [F#] him well.
[B] Reissue, [E] repackage, [F#] repackage, [B] re [E]-evaluate the [F#] songs.
[G#m] [E] Double [F#] pack, with a photograph, [E] extra track and a [F#] tacky badge.
[A] [D]
[G] Playlist, playlist, [A] please them, please them, [D] please them, sadly [G] this was [A] your life.
[Bm] But you could have [G] said no, [A] if you wanted [Em] to.
[Bm] You could have said [G] no, [A] if you wanted to.
[D] Beaky, [G] IMTV, BBC, [A] please them, [D] please them, sadly [G] this was [A] your life.
[Bm] But you could have said [G] no, [A] if you wanted to.
[Bm] You could [G] have walked [A] away, couldn't you?
[F#] [B]
[E] I touched you at the sound [F#] check, [B] you [A] had no [E] real way [F#] of knowing in [G#m] my heart.
[E] I begged, [F#] take me with you, [E]
[G#m] I don't [E] care [F#] where you're going.
[B] To you I was [E] faceless, I was [F#] fawning, I was [B] boring.
A child [E] from those ugly new [F#] houses, who [G#m] could never [E] [F#] begin to know.
[E] [G#m] Who could never [E] [F#] really know.
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [Bm]
[G] [A] [G]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[D] [G]
[A] [D] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G] [Bm]
[A] [G] [Bm]
[G] [A]
[F#] [B] Best [E] job, most far, [F#] satiate the need, [B] slip them [E] into different [F#] sleeves.
[G#m] Buy, [E] vote and [F#] feel the sea, [E]
[G#m] climb a [E] new [F#] entry, re-entry.
[B] World's [E] hall, media [F#] hall, please the press [B] and versions.
[E] This was your [F#] life, [G#m] and when it fails, [E] see [F#] Cooper, maybe.
[E] [G#m] You just [E] haven't earned [F#] it yet, baby.
[A] I [D] walked the pace [G] behind you at the [A] sound check, [D] you're just [G] the same as [A] I am.
[Bm] What makes [G] most people [A] feel happy, [G]
[Bm] leads us [G] headlong into [A] harm.
So [D] in my bedroom, [G] in those ugly [A] new houses, I [D] dance my legs [G] down to the [A] knees.
[Bm] With me [G] and [A] my true love, [C#] [Bm] we'll never meet [A] again.
[F#] [B] I'm the record [E] company [F#] meeting on [B] the hands [E] of Lass, the dead [F#] star.
[G#m] But they can never [E] taint you [F#] in my [E] eyes, [G#m] they can never [E] touch [F#] you now.
[B] No they cannot [E] touch you my [F#] darling, [F#m] they cannot [E] touch you [F#] now.
[G#m] With me [E] [F#] and my true [E] love, [G#m] we'll never [E] meet [F#] again.
[A]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
F#
134211112
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
F#
134211112
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To start learning The Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bm, G, A, D, E, F# and B in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 48 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 96. Given the song's key of D Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] At [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] the [G] record company [A] meeting, [D] on their [G] hands a [A] dead [C#m] star, [Bm] and all [G] the [A] plans they've read,
[G] _ [A] [Bm] and all the [A] sickening dreams.
At [F#] _ _ _ [B] the record [E] company [F#] party, [B] [A] on their [E] hands a [F#] dead star,
[G#m] the sickle [E]-scented [F#] slags all say, [E] I knew [G#m] him [E] first and I knew [F#] him well.
_ [B] _ Reissue, [E] repackage, [F#] repackage, [B] re [E]-evaluate the [F#] songs.
_ [G#m] _ [E] Double [F#] pack, with a photograph, [E] _ extra track and a [F#] tacky badge. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] Playlist, playlist, [A] please them, please them, [D] please them, sadly [G] this was [A] your life.
[Bm] But you could have [G] said no, [A] if you wanted [Em] to.
[Bm] You could have said [G] no, [A] if you wanted to.
[D] Beaky, [G] IMTV, BBC, [A] please them, [D] please them, sadly [G] this was [A] your life.
[Bm] But you could have said [G] no, [A] if you wanted to.
[Bm] You could [G] have walked [A] away, couldn't you? _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
[E] I touched you at the sound [F#] check, [B] you [A] had no [E] real way [F#] of knowing in [G#m] my heart.
[E] I begged, [F#] take me with you, [E] _
[G#m] I don't [E] care [F#] where you're going.
_ [B] To you I was [E] faceless, I was [F#] fawning, I was [B] boring.
A child [E] from those ugly new [F#] houses, who [G#m] could never [E] [F#] begin to know.
[E] _ [G#m] Who could never [E] [F#] really know. _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] Best [E] job, most far, [F#] satiate the need, [B] slip them [E] into different [F#] sleeves.
[G#m] Buy, [E] vote and [F#] feel the sea, [E] _ _
[G#m] climb a [E] new [F#] entry, re-entry.
_ _ [B] World's [E] hall, media [F#] hall, please the press [B] and versions.
_ [E] This was your [F#] life, [G#m] and when it fails, [E] see [F#] Cooper, maybe.
[E] _ [G#m] You just [E] haven't earned [F#] it yet, baby. _ _
[A] _ _ I [D] walked the pace [G] behind you at the [A] sound check, [D] you're just [G] the same as [A] I am.
[Bm] What makes [G] most people [A] feel happy, [G]
[Bm] leads us [G] headlong into [A] harm.
So [D] in my bedroom, [G] in those ugly [A] new houses, I [D] dance my legs [G] down to the [A] knees.
[Bm] With me [G] and [A] my true love, [C#] [Bm] we'll never meet [A] again. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] I'm the record [E] company [F#] meeting on [B] the hands [E] of Lass, the dead [F#] star.
[G#m] But they can never [E] taint you [F#] in my [E] eyes, [G#m] they can never [E] touch [F#] you now.
_ [B] No they cannot [E] touch you my [F#] darling, [F#m] they cannot [E] touch you [F#] now.
[G#m] With me [E] [F#] and my true [E] love, [G#m] we'll never [E] meet [F#] again. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Johnny Marr and Morrissey.

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