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The Kooks - Picture frame
Chords:
Em* [x 0 0 4 5 3]
Bm [x 2 4 4 3 2]
G#maj7 [4 x 5 5 7 7]  Luke first slides down on the E-string to the 4th fret, then plays
[4 x 5 5 x x] and then strums again when he put his finger down on the 7th fret of the B-string
G 3  5  5  4  3  3  
G7 3  2  0  0  0  1  
C [x 3 2 0 1 0]
F#* [2 x 2 3 0 x] A variation from F#
Am 0  0  2  2  1  0  
Dm [x 0 0 2 3 1]
Intro: (it definately needs some amending)
Em  Bm  G#maj7  G
Em  C  Bm  G#maj7  G  Em
After G:
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|---0------3-|
D|--2-----2---|
A|------------|
E|-0-----2----|
        CF#*                Bm  
I didn't notice anything strange
           G#maj7                   G    Em(+variations)
'Bout the picture in your picture frame
                  CF#*               Bm  
It was drawn of a fountain in your body
Bought for a G#maj7fiver most probablyG  
               F#*
Didn't mean a lot to me
You tAmell me that you'd never sEmell this
That lAmife itself is witEmhin this
That the artAmist himself was benEmeath this
And DmI looked at the sky to worship the grG7ound
And you never asked for nothing at Call
But you G7asked me to come in from the cAmold
                          Em               DmEm*           Dm  G7  
And to warm her bed as she folds me and unfolds me again
               CF#*         Bm  
Time will make fools of us all
                  G#maj7         G     Em(+variations)
                 CF#*             Bm  
Every time we go out now she pretends
Pretends we're not lG#maj7overs just frEmiends
She tAmells me the meaning of lEmife is
To Ambe happy and to give Emup loss
But yAmou've never lost something you lEmoved
I tDmurn around how could I be angry at hG7er?
When she never asked for nothing at Call
But she G7asked me to come in from the cAmold
                         Em                DmEm*                DmEm*       Dm  
And to warm her bed as she folds me and unfolds me again and unfolds me again
And I nG7ever asked for nothing at Call
Even G7as the wolves glowered at my dAmoor
                      Em               DmEm*                DmEm*       Dm  
And I'll do my best to fold her and unfold her again and unfold her again
And she nG7ever asked for nothing at Call.

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Picture Frames

by The Kooks

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Chords in this song · guitar

G#maj7

The Kooks - Picture frame

Chords:

Em* [x 0 0 4 5 3]

Bm [x 2 4 4 3 2]

G#maj7 [4 x 5 5 7 7] Luke first slides down on the E-string to the 4th fret, then plays

[4 x 5 5 x x] and then strums again when he put his finger down on the 7th fret of the B-string

3 5 5 4 3 3

3 2 0 0 0 1

C [x 3 2 0 1 0]

F#* [2 x 2 3 0 x] A variation from F#

0 0 2 2 1 0

Dm [x 0 0 2 3 1]

Intro: (it definately needs some amending)

Em Bm G#maj7 G

Em C Bm G#maj7 G Em

After G:

E|------------|

B|------------|

G|---0------3-|

D|--2-----2---|

A|------------|

E|-0-----2----|

C Bm

F#*

I didn't notice anything strange

G#maj7 G Em(+variations)

'Bout the picture in your picture frame

C Bm

F#*

It was drawn of a fountain in your body

G#maj7 G

Bought for a fiver most probably

F#*

Didn't mean a lot to me

Am Em

You tell me that you'd never sell this

Am Em

That life itself is within this

Am Em

That the artist himself was beneath this

Dm G7

And I looked at the sky to worship the ground

And you never asked for nothing at all

G7 Am

But you asked me to come in from the cold

Em Dm Dm G7

Em*

And to warm her bed as she folds me and unfolds me again

C Bm

F#*

Time will make fools of us all

G#maj7 G Em(+variations)

C Bm

F#*

Every time we go out now she pretends

G#maj7 Em

Pretends we're not lovers just friends

Am Em

She tells me the meaning of life is

Am Em

To be happy and to give up loss

Am Em

But you've never lost something you loved

Dm G7

I turn around how could I be angry at her?

When she never asked for nothing at all

G7 Am

But she asked me to come in from the cold

Em Dm Dm Dm

Em* Em*

And to warm her bed as she folds me and unfolds me again and unfolds me again

G7 C

And I never asked for nothing at all

G7 Am

Even as the wolves glowered at my door

Em Dm Dm Dm

Em* Em*

And I'll do my best to fold her and unfold her again and unfold her again

G7 C

And she never asked for nothing at all.

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