Chords for Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story (Studio Version)
Tempo:
139.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Bm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[D]
[G]
[Dm] [D]
[G]
[D]
I came [C] [G] out [D] looking just sad.
He said, son, you better see the [G]
world.
[G] I wouldn't [D] blame you if you wanted me.
But remember one thing, don't lose your [G] head.
[Bm] Do a woman that [D] stands your bread.
So I got out.
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
Paris was a place you could hide [C] away.
[G]
[D] The bed kept us again, said, yeah.
The French police wouldn't give me [C] no [G] peace.
[D]
They claimed I was a nasty pervert.
Never on the left hand mind in my [C] home.
[G] Oh, was not found by human standing.
Not a record for inciting the peaceful.
[C] [G]
[D] When all I was got for free, I wasn't accused.
[G] [D]
I moved on out.
Down in Rome I wasn't getting [G] enough.
[D] I became the chief of young men alive.
My body stunk, but I kept [G] my funk.
That
[D] time I was right out of luck.
Getting desperate, indeed I was.
[G] You're looking [D] like a tourist attraction.
Oh my dear, I better get out [G] of here.
Father Vatican don't give [D] no sanction.
I wasn't [G] ready for that.
[D]
I moved right out here. Yeah, yeah.
On the Peking ferry I was [G] feeling merry.
[D] Sailing on my way [G] back here.
[D] I fell in love with a slender [G] lady.
By [D] the light of an eastern moon.
She sang a lullaby, used [G] to feel.
[Bm] She claimed I [D] was a pain in the jaw.
She took me off her deck and met [G] my
Oh, people, I was glad.
[D]
Oh, I was glad.
I was glad, hell yeah.
[G]
[D] Wait a minute.
My [C] family [D] believed that [G] I
[D] Didn't need anyone but me.
I sincerely thought I was so [G] complete.
Look how wrong [D] you can be.
The women I was with at that time I [G] assumed
They wouldn't [Bm] give you the [D] time of day.
But the slender lady knocked me off my [G]
feet.
God, I wish [D] I found her.
And if there was one thing I could say [G] to you.
[Bm] Say, if you're on the [D] way down the road.
I couldn't quote you no diggings.
And share [G] your keys.
[D] I've been sad before.
[A]
[G]
You didn't have [D] to call me 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 picture tells a story, don't [F]
it?
Every picture tells a [D] 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?
[Dm] 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 picture [D] tells a story, don't it?
[Dm] Every picture tells a story, don't it?
[G]
[D]
[G]
[Dm] [D]
[G]
[D]
I came [C] [G] out [D] looking just sad.
He said, son, you better see the [G]
world.
[G] I wouldn't [D] blame you if you wanted me.
But remember one thing, don't lose your [G] head.
[Bm] Do a woman that [D] stands your bread.
So I got out.
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
Paris was a place you could hide [C] away.
[G]
[D] The bed kept us again, said, yeah.
The French police wouldn't give me [C] no [G] peace.
[D]
They claimed I was a nasty pervert.
Never on the left hand mind in my [C] home.
[G] Oh, was not found by human standing.
Not a record for inciting the peaceful.
[C] [G]
[D] When all I was got for free, I wasn't accused.
[G] [D]
I moved on out.
Down in Rome I wasn't getting [G] enough.
[D] I became the chief of young men alive.
My body stunk, but I kept [G] my funk.
That
[D] time I was right out of luck.
Getting desperate, indeed I was.
[G] You're looking [D] like a tourist attraction.
Oh my dear, I better get out [G] of here.
Father Vatican don't give [D] no sanction.
I wasn't [G] ready for that.
[D]
I moved right out here. Yeah, yeah.
On the Peking ferry I was [G] feeling merry.
[D] Sailing on my way [G] back here.
[D] I fell in love with a slender [G] lady.
By [D] the light of an eastern moon.
She sang a lullaby, used [G] to feel.
[Bm] She claimed I [D] was a pain in the jaw.
She took me off her deck and met [G] my
Oh, people, I was glad.
[D]
Oh, I was glad.
I was glad, hell yeah.
[G]
[D] Wait a minute.
My [C] family [D] believed that [G] I
[D] Didn't need anyone but me.
I sincerely thought I was so [G] complete.
Look how wrong [D] you can be.
The women I was with at that time I [G] assumed
They wouldn't [Bm] give you the [D] time of day.
But the slender lady knocked me off my [G]
feet.
God, I wish [D] I found her.
And if there was one thing I could say [G] to you.
[Bm] Say, if you're on the [D] way down the road.
I couldn't quote you no diggings.
And share [G] your keys.
[D] I've been sad before.
[A]
[G]
You didn't have [D] to call me 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 picture tells a story, don't [F]
it?
Every picture tells a [D] 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?
[Dm] 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 picture [D] tells a story, don't it?
[Dm] Every picture tells a story, don't it?
[G]
Key:
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D
C
Bm
Dm
G
D
C
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I _ came [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ out [D] _ looking just sad. _ _
He said, son, you better see the [G] _
world.
_ [G] _ I wouldn't [D] blame you if you wanted me.
_ _ But remember one thing, don't lose your [G] head. _ _ _
_ [Bm] Do a woman that [D] stands your bread.
So I got out. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Paris was a place you could hide [C] away.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] The bed kept us again, said, yeah.
_ The French police wouldn't give me [C] no _ [G] peace.
_ _ _ [D]
They claimed I was a nasty pervert. _ _ _
Never on the left hand mind in my [C] home. _
_ [G] Oh, was not found by human standing.
_ _ Not a record for inciting the peaceful.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] When all I was got for free, I wasn't accused. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
I moved on out.
_ Down in Rome I wasn't getting [G] enough. _ _ _
_ [D] I became the chief of young men alive.
_ _ My body stunk, but I kept [G] my funk.
_ That _ _ _
[D] time I was right out of luck. _ _
Getting desperate, indeed I was.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ You're looking [D] like a tourist attraction.
_ _ Oh my dear, I better get out [G] of here. _ _ _
_ Father Vatican don't give [D] no sanction.
_ I wasn't [G] ready for that. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I moved right out here. _ Yeah, yeah.
On the Peking ferry I was [G] feeling merry. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Sailing on my way [G] back here.
[D] _ I fell in love with a slender [G] _ lady. _ _ _
By [D] the light of an eastern moon. _ _
She sang a lullaby, used [G] to feel.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] She claimed I [D] was a pain in the jaw.
She took me off her deck and met [G] my _ _ _ _
_ Oh, people, I was glad.
[D] _
_ _ Oh, I was glad.
I was glad, hell yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] Wait a minute.
_ _ _ My [C] family [D] believed that [G] I _
_ _ _ [D] Didn't need anyone but me.
I sincerely thought I was so [G] complete. _ _ _ _
_ _ Look how wrong [D] you can be.
_ _ The women I _ was with at that time I [G] assumed
They _ _ wouldn't [Bm] give you the [D] time of day.
But the slender lady knocked me off my [G] _
feet.
_ _ _ _ God, I wish [D] I found her.
_ And if there was one thing I could say [G] to _ you.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ Say, if you're on the [D] way down the road.
I couldn't quote you no diggings.
And share [G] your _ keys. _ _
_ _ [D] I've been sad before. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
You didn't have [D] to call me 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 _ _ _ picture _ _ _ tells a story, don't [F]
it?
Every picture tells a [D] 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?
[Dm] 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 picture [D] tells a story, don't it?
[Dm] _ Every picture tells a story, don't it? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I _ came [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ out [D] _ looking just sad. _ _
He said, son, you better see the [G] _
world.
_ [G] _ I wouldn't [D] blame you if you wanted me.
_ _ But remember one thing, don't lose your [G] head. _ _ _
_ [Bm] Do a woman that [D] stands your bread.
So I got out. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Paris was a place you could hide [C] away.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] The bed kept us again, said, yeah.
_ The French police wouldn't give me [C] no _ [G] peace.
_ _ _ [D]
They claimed I was a nasty pervert. _ _ _
Never on the left hand mind in my [C] home. _
_ [G] Oh, was not found by human standing.
_ _ Not a record for inciting the peaceful.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] When all I was got for free, I wasn't accused. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
I moved on out.
_ Down in Rome I wasn't getting [G] enough. _ _ _
_ [D] I became the chief of young men alive.
_ _ My body stunk, but I kept [G] my funk.
_ That _ _ _
[D] time I was right out of luck. _ _
Getting desperate, indeed I was.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ You're looking [D] like a tourist attraction.
_ _ Oh my dear, I better get out [G] of here. _ _ _
_ Father Vatican don't give [D] no sanction.
_ I wasn't [G] ready for that. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I moved right out here. _ Yeah, yeah.
On the Peking ferry I was [G] feeling merry. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Sailing on my way [G] back here.
[D] _ I fell in love with a slender [G] _ lady. _ _ _
By [D] the light of an eastern moon. _ _
She sang a lullaby, used [G] to feel.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] She claimed I [D] was a pain in the jaw.
She took me off her deck and met [G] my _ _ _ _
_ Oh, people, I was glad.
[D] _
_ _ Oh, I was glad.
I was glad, hell yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] Wait a minute.
_ _ _ My [C] family [D] believed that [G] I _
_ _ _ [D] Didn't need anyone but me.
I sincerely thought I was so [G] complete. _ _ _ _
_ _ Look how wrong [D] you can be.
_ _ The women I _ was with at that time I [G] assumed
They _ _ wouldn't [Bm] give you the [D] time of day.
But the slender lady knocked me off my [G] _
feet.
_ _ _ _ God, I wish [D] I found her.
_ And if there was one thing I could say [G] to _ you.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ Say, if you're on the [D] way down the road.
I couldn't quote you no diggings.
And share [G] your _ keys. _ _
_ _ [D] I've been sad before. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
You didn't have [D] to call me 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 _ _ _ picture _ _ _ tells a story, don't [F]
it?
Every picture tells a [D] 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?
[Dm] 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 picture [D] tells a story, don't it?
[Dm] _ Every picture tells a story, don't it? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _