Chords for Pictures From Life's Other Side (2019 - Remaster)
Tempo:
128.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] Pictures from Life's Other Side.
[D] [G]
In the world's mighty [Em] galleries [G] of pictures,
[C] Hang the scenes that are painted from [G] life.
The pictures of love and of passion,
There's [A] pictures of peace [D] and of strife.
Then there [G] are pictures of youth and of beauty,
[C] Of old age and the blushing young [G] bride.
They [C] all hang on the wall, but [G] the saddest of all,
Are [D] the pictures from life's [G] other side.
Tis a picture from life's other side,
[C] Someone who's fell [G] by the way.
Life has gone out with the tide,
[A] That might have been happy [D] someday.
[G] There's a poor old mother at home,
[C] Just watching and waiting [G] alone.
[C] She's longing to hear [G] from her loved one so dear,
[D] It's a picture from life's other [G] side.
The first scene is that of a gambler,
Who [C] had lost all his money at play.
[G]
Drew his dead mother's ring from his finger,
[A] Yes, the one she wore on her wedding [D] day.
[G] His last earthly treasure he stakes it,
[C] Then he bows his head, his shame he [G] might hide.
[Abm] Then [C] when they lifted his head, [G] they found he was dead,
Another [D] picture from life's [G] other side.
The next tale is that of two brothers,
[C] Whose paths in life different led.
[G]
For one was a luxury in living,
But the [A] other brother begged for [D] his bread.
[G] Then one dark night they met on the highway,
[C] Your money or life, the thief [G] cried.
And then [C] with his knife, [G] he took his own brother's life,
Just a [D] picture from life's other [G] side.
The last scene is that by the river,
[C] Of a heartbroken [Em]
mother and [G] baby.
As the harbor lights shine and they shiver,
On [A] an outcast whom no one will [D] save.
[G] And yet she was once a true woman,
She [C] was somebody's darling in pride.
[G]
[C] God help her, she leaps, but [G] there's no one to weep,
It's [D] just a picture from life's [G] other side.
There's a new scene now in Korea,
Of [C] a boy with a gun in the snow,
[G]
In a foxhole, frozen and homesick.
He's [A] fighting for us, [D] as you know.
[G] He's lonesome and weary and frightened,
[C] His life may go out with the [G] tide,
But pray [C] God he'll return,
To [G] the loved ones who he earned,
[D] It's just a picture from life's other [G]
side.
[D] [G]
In the world's mighty [Em] galleries [G] of pictures,
[C] Hang the scenes that are painted from [G] life.
The pictures of love and of passion,
There's [A] pictures of peace [D] and of strife.
Then there [G] are pictures of youth and of beauty,
[C] Of old age and the blushing young [G] bride.
They [C] all hang on the wall, but [G] the saddest of all,
Are [D] the pictures from life's [G] other side.
Tis a picture from life's other side,
[C] Someone who's fell [G] by the way.
Life has gone out with the tide,
[A] That might have been happy [D] someday.
[G] There's a poor old mother at home,
[C] Just watching and waiting [G] alone.
[C] She's longing to hear [G] from her loved one so dear,
[D] It's a picture from life's other [G] side.
The first scene is that of a gambler,
Who [C] had lost all his money at play.
[G]
Drew his dead mother's ring from his finger,
[A] Yes, the one she wore on her wedding [D] day.
[G] His last earthly treasure he stakes it,
[C] Then he bows his head, his shame he [G] might hide.
[Abm] Then [C] when they lifted his head, [G] they found he was dead,
Another [D] picture from life's [G] other side.
The next tale is that of two brothers,
[C] Whose paths in life different led.
[G]
For one was a luxury in living,
But the [A] other brother begged for [D] his bread.
[G] Then one dark night they met on the highway,
[C] Your money or life, the thief [G] cried.
And then [C] with his knife, [G] he took his own brother's life,
Just a [D] picture from life's other [G] side.
The last scene is that by the river,
[C] Of a heartbroken [Em]
mother and [G] baby.
As the harbor lights shine and they shiver,
On [A] an outcast whom no one will [D] save.
[G] And yet she was once a true woman,
She [C] was somebody's darling in pride.
[G]
[C] God help her, she leaps, but [G] there's no one to weep,
It's [D] just a picture from life's [G] other side.
There's a new scene now in Korea,
Of [C] a boy with a gun in the snow,
[G]
In a foxhole, frozen and homesick.
He's [A] fighting for us, [D] as you know.
[G] He's lonesome and weary and frightened,
[C] His life may go out with the [G] tide,
But pray [C] God he'll return,
To [G] the loved ones who he earned,
[D] It's just a picture from life's other [G]
side.
Key:
G
C
D
A
Em
G
C
D
[Bm] Pictures from Life's Other Side.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ In the world's mighty [Em] galleries [G] of pictures,
_ _ _ [C] Hang the scenes that are painted from [G] life. _
_ _ _ The pictures of love and of passion, _
_ _ There's [A] pictures of peace [D] and of strife. _ _
_ Then there [G] are pictures of youth and of beauty, _ _ _
_ [C] Of old age and the blushing young [G] bride. _ _ _
They [C] all hang on the wall, but [G] the saddest of all,
Are [D] the pictures from life's [G] other side. _ _ _
Tis a picture from life's other _ _ side,
_ [C] Someone who's fell [G] by the way. _ _ _
_ _ Life has gone out with the _ _ tide,
[A] That might have been happy _ [D] someday. _ _ _
[G] There's a poor old mother at _ _ home,
[C] Just watching and waiting [G] _ alone. _ _
[C] She's longing to hear [G] from her loved one so dear,
[D] It's a picture from life's other [G] side. _ _ _
The first scene is that of a gambler, _ _ _
Who [C] had lost all his money at play.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
Drew his dead mother's ring from his finger, _ _ _ _
[A] Yes, the one she wore on her wedding [D] day. _ _ _ _
[G] His last earthly treasure he stakes it, _ _ _ _
[C] Then he bows his head, his shame he [G] might hide. _ _
[Abm] Then [C] when they lifted his head, _ [G] they found he was dead, _
Another [D] picture from life's [G] other side. _ _ _
The next tale is that of two brothers, _ _ _ _
[C] Whose paths in life different led.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
For one was a luxury in living,
_ _ _ _ _
But the [A] other brother begged for [D] his bread. _ _ _
[G] Then one dark night they met on the highway, _ _ _ _ _
[C] Your money or life, the thief [G] cried. _ _ _ _
And then [C] with his knife, _ [G] he took his own brother's life,
Just a [D] picture from life's other [G] side. _ _ _
_ The last scene is that by the river, _ _
_ [C] Of a heartbroken [Em]
mother and [G] baby. _ _ _
_ As the harbor lights shine and they shiver, _ _
_ On [A] an outcast whom no one will [D] save. _ _
_ _ [G] And yet she was once a true woman, _ _
_ _ She [C] was somebody's darling in pride.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] God help her, she leaps, but [G] there's no one to weep,
It's [D] just a picture from life's [G] other side.
_ _ _ There's a new scene now in Korea, _
_ _ _ Of [C] a boy with a gun in the snow,
[G] _
_ _ _ _ In a foxhole, _ frozen and homesick. _ _ _ _
He's [A] fighting for us, [D] as you know. _ _ _ _
[G] He's lonesome and weary and frightened, _ _ _ _
[C] His life may go out with the [G] tide, _ _ _
But pray [C] God he'll return,
To [G] the loved ones who he earned,
[D] It's just a picture from life's other [G] _
side. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ In the world's mighty [Em] galleries [G] of pictures,
_ _ _ [C] Hang the scenes that are painted from [G] life. _
_ _ _ The pictures of love and of passion, _
_ _ There's [A] pictures of peace [D] and of strife. _ _
_ Then there [G] are pictures of youth and of beauty, _ _ _
_ [C] Of old age and the blushing young [G] bride. _ _ _
They [C] all hang on the wall, but [G] the saddest of all,
Are [D] the pictures from life's [G] other side. _ _ _
Tis a picture from life's other _ _ side,
_ [C] Someone who's fell [G] by the way. _ _ _
_ _ Life has gone out with the _ _ tide,
[A] That might have been happy _ [D] someday. _ _ _
[G] There's a poor old mother at _ _ home,
[C] Just watching and waiting [G] _ alone. _ _
[C] She's longing to hear [G] from her loved one so dear,
[D] It's a picture from life's other [G] side. _ _ _
The first scene is that of a gambler, _ _ _
Who [C] had lost all his money at play.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
Drew his dead mother's ring from his finger, _ _ _ _
[A] Yes, the one she wore on her wedding [D] day. _ _ _ _
[G] His last earthly treasure he stakes it, _ _ _ _
[C] Then he bows his head, his shame he [G] might hide. _ _
[Abm] Then [C] when they lifted his head, _ [G] they found he was dead, _
Another [D] picture from life's [G] other side. _ _ _
The next tale is that of two brothers, _ _ _ _
[C] Whose paths in life different led.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
For one was a luxury in living,
_ _ _ _ _
But the [A] other brother begged for [D] his bread. _ _ _
[G] Then one dark night they met on the highway, _ _ _ _ _
[C] Your money or life, the thief [G] cried. _ _ _ _
And then [C] with his knife, _ [G] he took his own brother's life,
Just a [D] picture from life's other [G] side. _ _ _
_ The last scene is that by the river, _ _
_ [C] Of a heartbroken [Em]
mother and [G] baby. _ _ _
_ As the harbor lights shine and they shiver, _ _
_ On [A] an outcast whom no one will [D] save. _ _
_ _ [G] And yet she was once a true woman, _ _
_ _ She [C] was somebody's darling in pride.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] God help her, she leaps, but [G] there's no one to weep,
It's [D] just a picture from life's [G] other side.
_ _ _ There's a new scene now in Korea, _
_ _ _ Of [C] a boy with a gun in the snow,
[G] _
_ _ _ _ In a foxhole, _ frozen and homesick. _ _ _ _
He's [A] fighting for us, [D] as you know. _ _ _ _
[G] He's lonesome and weary and frightened, _ _ _ _
[C] His life may go out with the [G] tide, _ _ _
But pray [C] God he'll return,
To [G] the loved ones who he earned,
[D] It's just a picture from life's other [G] _
side. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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