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Key: B  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
     Bx24442
    F#244322
   G#m466444
     E022100
   C#mx46654
   Ebmx68876
Intro:  B   G#m   Ebm    F#x4
Verse 1:
Tell me Bthis could 
it G#mbe suddenEbmly
I'm F#not like I 
once used to Bbe
and I was G#mall that I
Ebmhad which F#wasn't all 
much in the Bend
and this G#mhead this Ebmheart
was F#breaking apart 
by the sBtart
so G#mlong I'm Ebmgone
I'm F#gone
Chorus 1: beat switched from standard 4/4 to 3/4
  EIf this Bwasn't your 
G#mplan F#what was it Ethen
to Bleave me like G#mthis
I F#can't undersEtand
the Bpoint of G#mall that 
you've F#done with your C#mtime
in pictures your mine
Post chorus:  B   G#m   Ebm    F#x2
Verse 2:
lift your Bhead out 
of G#mbed and reaEbmlize
that F#everything 
else is a Blie
and when you G#mwake 
will you Ebmsay
"F#what was i doing that Bday"
and this G#mhead this Ebmheart
was F#breaking apart 
by the sBtart
so G#mlong I'm Ebmgone
I'm F#gone
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Interlude:  G#m   Ebm     F#x2
Bridge:
Did you G#mknow when you Ebmgo
there is F#nothing
here left of me
nothing here left of me
did you G#mknow when you Ebmgo
                 F#  F#(Hold)
you take everything
Verse 3:
Tell me Bthis could 
it G#mbe suddenEbmly
I'm F#not like I 
once used to Bbe
                  G#m  F#(Hold)
and I was all that I hate
Chorus 2: beat switched from standard 4/4 to 3/4
  EIf this wasn't your 
G#mplan F#what was it Ethen
to Bleave me like G#mthis
I F#can't undersEtand
the Bpoint of G#mall that 
you've F#done with your C#mtime
in pictures your Emine
in Bpictures your G#mmine
  F#your Emine
in Bpictures your G#mmine
  F#your Emine
                B   G#m   F#   C#m  C#m(hold)
in pictures your mine
Outro:  B   G#m   Eb    F#x2, B(Hold)

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Pictures

by Count the Stars

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

Ebm

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

x24442

244322

G#m

466444

022100

C#m

x46654

Ebm

x68876

B G#m Ebm F#

Intro: x4

Verse 1:

Tell me this could

G#m Ebm

it be suddenly

I'm not like I

once used to be

G#m

and I was all that I

Ebm F#

had which wasn't all

much in the end

G#m Ebm

and this head this heart

was breaking apart

by the start

G#m Ebm

so long I'm gone

I'm gone

Chorus 1: beat switched from standard 4/4 to 3/4

E B

If this wasn't your

G#m F# E

plan what was it then

B G#m

to leave me like this

F# E

I can't understand

B G#m

the point of all that

F# C#m

you've done with your time

in pictures your mine

B G#m Ebm F#

Post chorus: x2

Verse 2:

lift your head out

G#m Ebm

of bed and realize

that everything

else is a lie

G#m

and when you wake

Ebm

will you say

F# B

"what was i doing that day"

G#m Ebm

and this head this heart

was breaking apart

by the start

G#m Ebm

so long I'm gone

I'm gone

(Repeat Chorus 1)

G#m Ebm F#

Interlude: x2

Bridge:

G#m Ebm

Did you know when you go

there is nothing

here left of me

nothing here left of me

G#m Ebm

did you know when you go

F# F#

(Hold)

you take everything

Verse 3:

Tell me this could

G#m Ebm

it be suddenly

I'm not like I

once used to be

G#m F#

(Hold)

and I was all that I hate

Chorus 2: beat switched from standard 4/4 to 3/4

If this wasn't your

G#m F# E

plan what was it then

B G#m

to leave me like this

F# E

I can't understand

B G#m

the point of all that

F# C#m

you've done with your time

in pictures your mine

B G#m

in pictures your mine

F# E

your mine

B G#m

in pictures your mine

F# E

your mine

B G#m F# C#m C#m

(hold)

in pictures your mine

B G#m Eb F# B

Outro: x2, (Hold)

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