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FRANK TURNER - UNDEVELOPED FILM
Standard tuning, no capo
  C- x31003
  Ab7- x64000
GSorting through my things the other day
I found an old film camera that I Cthought I'd thrown aGway
But there it was covered in dust
I checked it and the film inside still Chad a few pictures Gleft
So I just snapped it off and then
I found a place on the high street that could Cstill develop Gthem
I dropped them off and clean forgot,
It wasn't until this morning that I Cpicked the pictures Emup
And there before my eyes in Amvivid colour
CPictures of her Gstood smiling Embold on the edge of a cliff by the sea
On the Amsouth coast somewhere,
CWind in her hair, Gwrapped against the Ccold
GThere were many other pictures in the set,
Most of them were taken in the Cfirst months after we Gmet
When we were lovers like happy drunks
Stumbling for each other with each Cstep, each breath in Gour lungs
Pictures of nights from soho bars
A weekend in the country when we bCorrowed my sister's Gcar,
Her naked, serene on a hotel bed
Smiling at the camera, her Cbeauty like a word uEmnsaid
And there before my eyes on the Amglossy paper
CQuiet whispers Gof something EmI had lost or put aside
For the Amlongest time
The Chope that I might Gfind some kind of Cpeace
EmOh oh oh where did it Dgo go go
I used to Emknow exactly Ab7where I kept it
EmThere right there under the Dstairs oh please
Darling I Emswear swear swear that's Ab7where I left it
EmSecret little things that you Dkeep locked away
In a Emsmall wooden box that you Ab7barely even mention to yourselfEm  
It's not exactly Dhope, nothing quite as simple as Emyouth
Perhaps it's just a way of Ab7looking past the Ctruth
We're all fading aDway
The Ab7truth I can see in the very last frame of that Emlong lost roll of Cfilm
A picture of Dme, a young man holding a camera up to a Ab7mirror
And Emthere before my eyes in that Amold reflection
A Cdeclaration Gbold: We won't stay Emgold
All that's left of her and the rest
Is a Amsmall locked box of Cundeveloped Gfilm and photoCgraphsG  

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Undeveloped Film

by Frank Turner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ab7

This is a fairly simple approximation of what Frank plays - fine for

playing for yourself, but not accurate enough for playing along.

Granty2k12 has done an excellent tab of this song, so head over there

if you're up for a slightly more complicated but accurate version ;)

FRANK TURNER - UNDEVELOPED FILM

Standard tuning, no capo

- x31003

Ab7

- x64000

Sorting through my things the other day

C G

I found an old film camera that I thought I'd thrown away

But there it was covered in dust

C G

I checked it and the film inside still had a few pictures left

So I just snapped it off and then

C G

I found a place on the high street that could still develop them

I dropped them off and clean forgot,

C Em

It wasn't until this morning that I picked the pictures up

And there before my eyes in vivid colour

C G Em

Pictures of her stood smiling bold on the edge of a cliff by the sea

On the south coast somewhere,

C G C

Wind in her hair, wrapped against the cold

There were many other pictures in the set,

C G

Most of them were taken in the first months after we met

When we were lovers like happy drunks

C G

Stumbling for each other with each step, each breath in our lungs

Pictures of nights from soho bars

C G

A weekend in the country when we borrowed my sister's car,

Her naked, serene on a hotel bed

C Em

Smiling at the camera, her beauty like a word unsaid

And there before my eyes on the glossy paper

C G Em

Quiet whispers of something I had lost or put aside

For the longest time

C G C

The hope that I might find some kind of peace

Em D

Oh oh oh where did it go go go

Em Ab7

I used to know exactly where I kept it

Em D

There right there under the stairs oh please

Em Ab7

Darling I swear swear swear that's where I left it

Em D

Secret little things that you keep locked away

Em Ab7 Em

In a small wooden box that you barely even mention to yourself

D Em

It's not exactly hope, nothing quite as simple as youth

Ab7 C

Perhaps it's just a way of looking past the truth

We're all fading away

Ab7 Em C

The truth I can see in the very last frame of that long lost roll of film

D Ab7

A picture of me, a young man holding a camera up to a mirror

Em Am

And there before my eyes in that old reflection

C G Em

A declaration bold: We won't stay gold

All that's left of her and the rest

Am C G C G

Is a small locked box of undeveloped film and photographs

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