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Picturing Love

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
   Am.   .                 G.                 F.   .   .     F.   .E  
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|     .  = staccato
B|---------------1-|(1)------------1-|(1)--------------|-----------------|    (n) = hold note over bar line
G|-2---2---2-0-2---|-----2---2-0-2---|-----2---2---2---|-2---2---1-2-1-2-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
A|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---0---0---|
[Verse 1]
AmPicture yourself in a Gtangle with another
FYou feel your body awaFkenE  
AmYour skin is sh-sh-sh-shaGking
FYour love needed maFkingE  
AmPictures mean nothing when you Gfind your own lover
FAnd I'm talking skin on FskinE  
AmThat kind of skin that you're Gin, boy
FThat kind that's been where you've FbeenE  
AmYou, Gyou, Fyou..F.E  
AmYou, Gyou...
Cause I'm Ftired of seeing pictures on a Escreen
N.C.
I'm tired of picturing love
[Chorus]
AmPicturing love, Gpicturing love, Fpicturing love
FI'm tired of Epicturing love
AmPicturing love, Gpicturing love, Fpicturing love
            F            E   AmN.C.
I'm tired of picturing love
[Verse 2]
When I Gwear, wear my haFir
It's a Fman's world EfantaAmsy
I undGress in seven Fsteps
Like your Fcamera's Ewatching mAme
I supGpose I'll strike a Fpose
FBut that's so preEdictabAmle
I undrGess in seven stFeps because
We Fcan't stoEp our
[Chorus]
AmPicturing love, Gpicturing love, Fpicturing love
FI'm tired of Epicturing love
AmPicturing love, Gpicturing love, Fpicturing love
FI'm tired of Epicturing love
[Bridge]
DmIn the screen I see a Amwoman
Dancing to my expecCtations
A tired fantaFsy
Isn't this what you Dmwanted?
Am I turning you Amon yet?
I don't know how to Ebe
With Eall these eyes on Amme
(let ring out)
GYou, Fyou...
ESomeone like Amyou, Gyou, Fyou..E.
[Chorus]
Picturing love
AmPicturing love, Gpicturing love, Fpicturing love
FI'm tired of Epicturing love
AmPicturing love, Gpicturing love, Fpicturing love
FI'm tired of Epicturing love
AmPicturing love, Gpicturing love, Fpicturing love
FI'm tired of Epicturing love
AmPicturing love, Gpicturing love, Fpicturing love
EI'm tired of picturing lAmove

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Picturing Love

by July Talk

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am G F F E

. . . . . . . .

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| . = staccato

B|---------------1-|(1)------------1-|(1)--------------|-----------------| (n) = hold note over bar line

G|-2---2---2-0-2---|-----2---2-0-2---|-----2---2---2---|-2---2---1-2-1-2-|

D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2

A|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---0---0---|

[Verse 1]

Am G

Picture yourself in a tangle with another

F F E

You feel your body awaken

Am G

Your skin is sh-sh-sh-shaking

F F E

Your love needed making

Am G

Pictures mean nothing when you find your own lover

F F E

And I'm talking skin on skin

Am G

That kind of skin that you're in, boy

F F E

That kind that's been where you've been

Am G F F E

You, you, you...

Am G

You, you...

F E

Cause I'm tired of seeing pictures on a screen

N.C.

I'm tired of picturing love

[Chorus]

Am G F

Picturing love, picturing love, picturing love

F E

I'm tired of picturing love

Am G F

Picturing love, picturing love, picturing love

F E Am

N.C.

I'm tired of picturing love

[Verse 2]

G F

When I wear, wear my hair

F E Am

It's a man's world fantasy

G F

I undress in seven steps

F E Am

Like your camera's watching me

G F

I suppose I'll strike a pose

F E Am

But that's so predictable

G F

I undress in seven steps because

F E

We can't stop our

[Chorus]

Am G F

Picturing love, picturing love, picturing love

F E

I'm tired of picturing love

Am G F

Picturing love, picturing love, picturing love

F E

I'm tired of picturing love

[Bridge]

Dm Am

In the screen I see a woman

Dancing to my expectations

A tired fantasy

Isn't this what you wanted?

Am I turning you on yet?

I don't know how to be

E Am

With all these eyes on me

(let ring out)

G F

You, you...

E Am G F E

Someone like you, you, you...

[Chorus]

Picturing love

Am G F

Picturing love, picturing love, picturing love

F E

I'm tired of picturing love

Am G F

Picturing love, picturing love, picturing love

F E

I'm tired of picturing love

Am G F

Picturing love, picturing love, picturing love

F E

I'm tired of picturing love

Am G F

Picturing love, picturing love, picturing love

E Am

I'm tired of picturing love

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