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Better Than a Picture - John Williamson
I know that technically B7 is musically the correct chord.
But if you listen to the accordion it is playing a B major chord.
John plays this in the key of C with a capo on the 4th fret.
That makes no change to the pitch, and I think it sounds better
without the capo.
Intro/Bridge:
E  B  E  B
          ESomething’s happeBning, Ecan we make it Blast?
          EI won’t forget this Bmoment, the Aday is goin’ Bfast.
Verse 1:
          I’ve Enever seen a sunAset like this beEfore,A  
          EOne long cloud Asleepin’ in the Evalley.A  
          And the Eheaven that I Asee, belongs to you and Bme,
          ASo much better than a Bpicture on the Ewall.A  E  A  
Chorus: 
          And it’s Enot your summer Ablue, and it’s not your winter Bgreen.
          It’s Amore like emerald.E  A  
          AIt’s been Ewaiting for our hearts to Afall,
          So Awe would see it Ball.
          ASo much better than a Bpicture on the Ewall.A  E  A  
Verse 2:
          And we’ll Enever see a sunAset like this Eagain,A  
          ToEmorrow it could Arain and thunder Edown,A  
          EFollowed by the Asteam, and the trickling little B7stream.
          ASo much better than a Bpicture on the Ewall.A  E  A  
Chorus:
          And it’s Enot your summer Ablue, and it’s not your winter Bgreen.
          It’s Amore like emerald.E  A  
          AIt’s been Ewaiting for our hearts to Afall,
          So Awe would see it Ball.
          ASo much better than a Bpicture on the Ewall.A  E  A  
Bridge:
          C#mSomething’s happeBning, C#mcan we make it Blast?
          I C#mwon’t forget this Bmoment, the Aday is goin’ Bfast.
Instrumental (harmonica)
E  A  E  A  E  A  E  A
Coda:
          It’s been Ewaiting for our hearts to Afall,
          So Awe would see it Ball.
          ASo much better than a Bpicture on the Ewall.
          AIt’s been waiting for our hearts Ato fall,
Slowly                       A  B  
          So we would see it all.
          ASo much better than a Bpicture on the Ewall.A  E  A  E  

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Better Than A Picture

by John Williamson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Better Than a Picture - John Williamson

I know that technically B7 is musically the correct chord.

But if you listen to the accordion it is playing a B major chord.

John plays this in the key of C with a capo on the 4th fret.

That makes no change to the pitch, and I think it sounds better

without the capo.

Intro/Bridge:

E B E B

Something’s happening, can we make it last?

E B A B

I won’t forget this moment, the day is goin’ fast.

Verse 1:

E A E A

I’ve never seen a sunset like this before,

E A E A

One long cloud sleepin’ in the valley.

E A B

And the heaven that I see, belongs to you and me,

A B E A E A

So much better than a picture on the wall.

Chorus:

E A B

And it’s not your summer blue, and it’s not your winter green.

A E A

It’s more like emerald.

A E A

It’s been waiting for our hearts to fall,

A B

So we would see it all.

A B E A E A

So much better than a picture on the wall.

Verse 2:

E A E A

And we’ll never see a sunset like this again,

E A E A

Tomorrow it could rain and thunder down,

E A B7

Followed by the steam, and the trickling little stream.

A B E A E A

So much better than a picture on the wall.

Chorus:

E A B

And it’s not your summer blue, and it’s not your winter green.

A E A

It’s more like emerald.

A E A

It’s been waiting for our hearts to fall,

A B

So we would see it all.

A B E A E A

So much better than a picture on the wall.

Bridge:

C#m B C#m B

Something’s happening, can we make it last?

C#m B A B

I won’t forget this moment, the day is goin’ fast.

Instrumental (harmonica)

E A E A E A E A

Coda:

E A

It’s been waiting for our hearts to fall,

A B

So we would see it all.

A B E

So much better than a picture on the wall.

A A

It’s been waiting for our hearts to fall,

A B

Slowly

So we would see it all.

A B E A E A E

So much better than a picture on the wall.

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