{"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":772544,"song":"Every Picture Tells A Story","artist":"Rod Stewart","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/772544-every-picture-tells-a-story-chords-by-rod-stewart/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/772544?type=chord","rating":4.72362,"votes":137,"content":"Artist-Rod Stewart\r\nSong-Every Picture Tells a Story\r\nAlbum-Every Picture Tells a Story\r\nWriters- Ronnie Wood, Rod Stewart\r\nTabbed by S. McNally\r\n\r\n\r\nTune to Drop D.\r\n\r\nChords used:\r\n\r\n[ch]Gsus4[/ch] - x x 0 0 1 3\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     - x x 0 0 0 3\r\n[ch]G[/ch]*    - x x 0 7 8 7\r\n[ch]G5[/ch]    - 3 x 0 0 3 x\r\n[ch]G5/F#[/ch] - 2 x 0 0 3 x\r\n[ch]Dsus2[/ch] - x x 0 2 3 0\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] - x 3 2 0 3 0\r\n[ch]G6[/ch]    - x 2 0 0 3 0\r\n[ch]D[/ch]     - x x 0 2 3 2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]Gsus4[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G5[/ch]-[ch]G5/F#[/ch]\r\n[ch]Dsus2[/ch]-[ch]Cadd9[/ch]-[ch]G6[/ch]\r\n[ch]G5[/ch]-[ch]G5/F#[/ch]-[ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\n\r\nRonnie plays this little lick after the G6 in the verses\r\n\r\n\r\n[Riff]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|------------------|\r\nB|------------------|\r\nG|------------------|\r\nD|-----0---0---(0)--|\r\nA|-0-2---2---2------|\r\nE|------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                    [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nSpent some time feelin inferior[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStanding in front of my mirror[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                        [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nCombed my hair in a thousand ways[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I came out looking just the same[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                               [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nDaddy said, son, you better see the world[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI wouldn't blame you if you wanted to leave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                                 [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nBut remember one thing dont lose your head[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTo a woman that'll spend your bread[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]*   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]*   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]*  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]* [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo I got out[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                            [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nParis was a place you could hide away[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf you felt you didn't fit in[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                            [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nFrench police wouldnt give me no peace[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey claimed I was a nasty person[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                               [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nDown along the left bank minding my own[/tab]\r\nRiff\r\nWas knocked down by a human stampede\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                                 [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nGot arrested for inciting a peaceful riot[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen all I wanted was a cup of tea[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]*   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]*   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]*  [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nI was accused                    I moved on[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                           [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nDown in rome I wasnt getting enough[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOf the things that keeps a young man alive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                         [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nMy body stunk but I kept my funk[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAt a time when I was right out of luck[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                       [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nGetting desperate indeed I was[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLooking like a tourist attraction[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                          [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nOh my dear I better get out of here[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nfor the vatican dont give no sanction[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]*              [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]*  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI wasnt ready for that, no no     [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]*                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI moved right out east yeah![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dsus2[/ch]                       [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nOn the peking ferry I was feeling merry[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSailing on my way back here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                            [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nI fell in love with a slit eyed lady[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBy the light of an eastern moon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                       [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nShangai Lil never used the pill[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe claimed that it just aint natural[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                             [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nShe took me up on deck and bit my neck[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]*                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh people I was glad I found her[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]*                  [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]*   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]*  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh yeah I was glad I found her[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                 [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nI firmly believe that I [/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\ndidnt need anyone but me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                           [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nI sincerely thought I was so complete[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLook how wrong you can be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                                    [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nThe women Ive known I wouldnt let tie my shoe[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey wouldnt give you the time of day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                                    [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nBut the slit eyed lady knocked me off my feet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]*                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGod I was glad I found her[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                                     [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd if they had the words I could tell to you[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTo help you on the way down the road[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                                      [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nI couldnt quote you no dickens, shelley or keats[/tab]\r\n[tab]Riff                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\ncause its all been said before[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]         [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nMake the best out of the bad just laugh it off[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou didnt have to come here anyway[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro/Fadeout]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\ne|-------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------|\r\nG|-------------------------|\r\nD|-12-12-12-12-12-12-------|\r\nA|-12-12-14-12-12-14-------|\r\nE|-12-12-12-12-12-12-------|\r\nSo remember, every picture tells a story don't it[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n************************************\r\n\r\n| (n)  Ghost note\r\n\r\n************************************","plain_text":"Artist-Rod Stewart\nSong-Every Picture Tells a Story\nAlbum-Every Picture Tells a Story\nWriters- Ronnie Wood, Rod Stewart\nTabbed by S. McNally\n\n\nTune to Drop D.\n\nChords used:\n\nGsus4 - x x 0 0 1 3\nG     - x x 0 0 0 3\nG*    - x x 0 7 8 7\nG5    - 3 x 0 0 3 x\nG5/F# - 2 x 0 0 3 x\nDsus2 - x x 0 2 3 0\nCadd9 - x 3 2 0 3 0\nG6    - x 2 0 0 3 0\nD     - x x 0 2 3 2\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nGsus4-G-G5-G5/F#\nDsus2-Cadd9-G6\nG5-G5/F#-Dsus2\n\nRonnie plays this little lick after the G6 in the verses\n\n\n[Riff]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRiff\nWas knocked down by a human stampede\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro/Fadeout]\n\n\n\n\n\n************************************\n\n| (n)  Ghost note\n\n************************************","chords":["D","Gsus4","G","G5","G5/F#","Dsus2","Cadd9","G6","B","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}