{"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":2109567,"song":"The Picture Show","artist":"John Prine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2109567-the-picture-show-chords-by-john-prine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2109567?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":8,"content":"By John Prine\r\nSong:The  Picture Show\r\n\r\n[Intro]\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 ve ry large imaginat ion[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLay al one in his room with his ra dio on[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLooking for another sta tion[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the st atic from the mouthpiece[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGave w ay to the sound be low[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJames D ean went out to H ollywood[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd put his pi cture in a Picture Sh ow.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJames De an went out to Ho llywood[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd put his pi cture in a Picture Sh ow.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\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\nMam ma why'd you have to g o[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYour dar ling Jim is o ut a limb[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI put my pi cture in a Picture S how[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhoa Ho! Put my pic ture in a Picture Sh ow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nH amburgers Cheesburgers[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWi lbur and Orville Wri ght[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJo hn Garfield in the aft ernoon[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMontgomery Clift at ni ght[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the st atic hit the mouthpiece[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGave w ay to the sound be low[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJames De an went out to Ho llywood[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd put his pic ture in a Picture Sh ow.[/tab]\r\n(Repeat Chorus)\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\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[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA M occa man in a wigwam sit ting on a Reser vation.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a big bl ack hole in the be lly of his soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWaiting on an explan ation[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhile the wh ite man sits on his fat can[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd takes pic tures of the Na vajo[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEvery ti me he clicks his Ko diac pics[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe st eals a little bit of s oul.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEvery ti me he clicks his Kod iac pics[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe ste als a little bit of s oul[/tab]\r\n.\r\n(Repeat Chorus)\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYie Hi! Put my pi cture in a Picture S how[/tab]\r\nLet's go!\r\n\r\n(Instrumental)\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 yo ung man from a small town[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a ve ry large imaginati on[/tab]","plain_text":"By John Prine\nSong:The  Picture Show\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Repeat Chorus)\n\n[Instrumental]\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(Repeat Chorus)\n\nLet's go!\n\n(Instrumental)\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]}}}