{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1540238,"song":"Picture Show","artist":"John Prine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1540238-picture-show-chords-by-john-prine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1540238?type=chord","rating":4.89821,"votes":80,"content":"By John Prine\r\nSong:The  Picture Show\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nA young man from a small town[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a very large imagination[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLay alone in his room with his radio on[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLooking for another station[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the static from the mouthpiece[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGave way to the sound below[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJames Dean went out to Hollywood[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd put his picture in a Picture Show.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJames Dean went out to Hollywood[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd put his picture in a Picture Show.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd It's Oh Daddy get off of your knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMamma why'd you have to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYour darling Jim is out on a limb[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI put my picture in a Picture Show[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhoa Ho! Put my picture in a Picture Show[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHamburgers Cheeseburgers[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWilbur and Orville Wright[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJohn Garfield in the afternoon[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMontgomery Clift at night[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the static hit the mouthpiece[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGave way to the sound below[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJames Dean went out to Hollywood[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd put his picture in a Picture Show.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd It's Oh Daddy get off of your knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMamma why'd you have to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYour darling Jim is out on a limb[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI put my picture in a Picture Show[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhoa Ho! Put my picture in a Picture Show[/tab]\r\n\r\nInstrumental:\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA Mocca man in a wigwam sitting on a Reservation.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a big black hole in the belly of his soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWaiting on an explanation[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhile the white man sits on his fat can[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd takes pictures of the Navajo[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEvery time he clicks his Kodak pics[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe steals a little bit of soul.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEvery time he clicks his Kodak pics[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe steals a little bit of soul.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd It's Oh Daddy get off of your knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMamma why'd you have to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYour darling Jim is out on a limb[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI put my picture in a Picture Show[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhoa Ho! Put my picture in a Picture Show[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nOutro:\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYie Hi! Put my picture in a Picture Show[/tab]\r\nLet's go!\r\n\r\n\r\nInstrumental:\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA young man from a small town[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a very large imagination[/tab]","plain_text":"By John Prine\nSong:The  Picture Show\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstrumental:\n\nG\nC     G\nC     G    D\nG\nC     G\nC     G    D     G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOutro:\n\nLet's go!\n\n\nInstrumental:\n\nG\nC     G\nC     G    D\nG\nC     G\nC     G    D     G\nC     G    D     G\nC     G    D     G","chords":["G","A","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}