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[Intro]
|   G|   G|
[Verse 1]
LGife slow down
You've gone too fCast
And wAmords begDin to mCean a little lGess
BGones stay strong
Cause the road ahead is lCong
And Amevery vDoice will mCiss us when we're gGone
[Chorus]
N.C.                                           G  
Take a portrait, 25 let me hear you singing it out
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba bCadd9a
 GBa ba ba ba ba ba ba bCadd9a
Let me hear you singing it Gout
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba bCadd9a
[Verse 2]
SkGin don't stretch
It's wG/Bay too nC/Eew
And thAmose who look bDack are Conly the fGools
[Chorus]
Take a portrait, 25 let me hear you singing it Gout
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba bCadd9a
Yeah I'm singing it Gout
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba bCadd9a
Let me hear you singing it Gout
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba bCadd9a
 GBa ba ba ba ba ba ba bCadd9a
[Verse 3]
YGears don't come too soon
And days be long and lCight
FAmuture you can wDait
Cause tCime's still on our sGide
[Chorus]
Take a portrait, 25 let me hear you singing it Gout
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba bCadd9a
 GBa ba ba ba ba ba ba bCadd9a
Let me hear you singing it Gout
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba bCadd9a
Yeah you're singing it Gout
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba bCadd9a
[Outro]
Oh sing it GoutD/F#  
You're frCadd9ee to come alGiveD/F#  
You're frCadd9ee to come tonGightD/F#  Cadd9  G  

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Portrait

by Take That

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

G/B

C/E

D/F#

[Intro]

G G

| | |

[Verse 1]

Life slow down

You've gone too fast

Am D C G

And words begin to mean a little less

Bones stay strong

Cause the road ahead is long

Am D C G

And every voice will miss us when we're gone

[Chorus]

N.C.

Take a portrait, 25 let me hear you singing it out

Cadd9

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

G Cadd9

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

Let me hear you singing it out

Cadd9

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

[Verse 2]

Skin don't stretch

G/B C/E

It's way too new

Am D C G

And those who look back are only the fools

[Chorus]

Take a portrait, 25 let me hear you singing it out

Cadd9

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

Yeah I'm singing it out

Cadd9

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

Let me hear you singing it out

Cadd9

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

G Cadd9

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

[Verse 3]

Years don't come too soon

And days be long and light

Am D

Future you can wait

C G

Cause time's still on our side

[Chorus]

Take a portrait, 25 let me hear you singing it out

Cadd9

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

G Cadd9

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

Let me hear you singing it out

Cadd9

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

Yeah you're singing it out

Cadd9

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

[Outro]

G D/F#

Oh sing it out

Cadd9 G D/F#

You're free to come alive

Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9 G

You're free to come tonight

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