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Title:  Picture Window
Music By Ben Folds
Lyrics By Nick Hornby
F(9)  C
GThey checked into the hospital nF(9)ew year's eve C  G  
Nothing to be done about F(9)thatC  G  
Rainbows, daffodils; she's F(9)not naïveC  G  
Symbolism's all crapF(9)  C  G  
There's a big picture window in their F(9)room
On the ward, with a Cview of a parliament Ghill
        Dm7(4)                F(9)        C  
But the view offers more joy than they can afford
GWhen there's this much pain to kill
Dm7(4)
You know what hope is?
GHope is a bastard
C/EHope is a liar
F(9)A cheat and a tease
Dm7(4)
Hope comes near you?
GKick it's backside
             C/E                F(9)      C       G  F(9)           C  G  
Got no place in days like these
At dusk the darkness surF(9)renders to colorC  
As the Gfireworks streak the sky
And their F(9)window gives them the Cprettiest picture
Their uGseless luck makes her wanna cry
F(9)Then it turns midnight, Cthe shitty old year spent
AnoGther Mum gives her some sparkling wine
And she F(9)nearly gives Cin to the moment
But she'll Gstill be sick in 2009
Dm7(4)
You know what hope is?
GHope is a bastard
C/EHope is a liar
F(9)A cheat and a tease
Dm7(4)
Hope comes near you?
GKick it's backside
C/EGot no place in F(9)days like theseC  G  
Dm7(4)        G      Em    F(repeat 3 times)  
Am7(4)                    C/G  
Just as she's thinking of pulling the blind down
F(9)/A                          Csus  
A rocket bursts in front of her eyes
Dm7(4)       
The city lit up like a crown on London
And she Ctries and fails to F(2)stop spirits F6rise
Dm7(4)
You know what hope is?
GHope is a bastard
C/EHope is a liar
F(9)A cheat and a tease
Dm7(4)
Hope comes near you?
GKick it's backside
C/EGot no place in F(9)days like these
Dm7(4)
You know what hope is?
GHope is a bastard
C/EHope is a liar
F(9)A cheat and a tease
Dm7(4)
Hope comes near you?
GKick it's backside
             C/E                 F(9)      C/E       G  F(9)      C/     E  G  
Got no place in days like these

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Picture Window

by Ben Folds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F(9)

Dm7

C/E

Am7

C/G

Csus

F(2)

Title: Picture Window

Music By Ben Folds

Lyrics By Nick Hornby

F(9) C

G F(9) C G

They checked into the hospital new year's eve

F(9) C G

Nothing to be done about that

F(9) C G

Rainbows, daffodils; she's not naïve

F(9) C G

Symbolism's all crap

F(9)

There's a big picture window in their room

C G

On the ward, with a view of a parliament hill

Dm7 F(9) C

(4)

But the view offers more joy than they can afford

When there's this much pain to kill

Dm7

(4)

You know what hope is?

Hope is a bastard

C/E

Hope is a liar

F(9)

A cheat and a tease

Dm7

(4)

Hope comes near you?

Kick it's backside

C/E F(9) C G F C G

(9)

Got no place in days like these

F(9) C

At dusk the darkness surrenders to color

As the fireworks streak the sky

F(9) C

And their window gives them the prettiest picture

Their useless luck makes her wanna cry

F(9) C

Then it turns midnight, the shitty old year spent

Another Mum gives her some sparkling wine

F(9) C

And she nearly gives in to the moment

But she'll still be sick in 2009

Dm7

(4)

You know what hope is?

Hope is a bastard

C/E

Hope is a liar

F(9)

A cheat and a tease

Dm7

(4)

Hope comes near you?

Kick it's backside

C/E F(9) C G

Got no place in days like these

Dm7 G Em F

(4) (repeat 3 times)

Am7 C/G

(4)

Just as she's thinking of pulling the blind down

Csus

F(9)/A

A rocket bursts in front of her eyes

Dm7

(4)

The city lit up like a crown on London

C F(2) F6

And she tries and fails to stop spirits rise

Dm7

(4)

You know what hope is?

Hope is a bastard

C/E

Hope is a liar

F(9)

A cheat and a tease

Dm7

(4)

Hope comes near you?

Kick it's backside

C/E F(9)

Got no place in days like these

Dm7

(4)

You know what hope is?

Hope is a bastard

C/E

Hope is a liar

F(9)

A cheat and a tease

Dm7

(4)

Hope comes near you?

Kick it's backside

C/E F(9) C/E G F C E G

(9) /

Got no place in days like these

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