Paint A Vulgar Picture
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Step 1 / 74Position: 7
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Capo 2nd fret
[Intro]
| E5| E|(E) | G|
| C F G| C F G F| (6/4)
| Am F G| F G| Am F G| |
[Verse 1]
At the Crecord Fcompany Gmeeting,
COn their hFands: a dead sGtar.
And oAmoh, the pFlans that they wGeave,
F Am F G E*
And ooh, the sickening greed.
[Verse 2]
At the Arecord Dcompany Eparty
AOn their hDands: a dead sEtar.
The F#msycophantic Dslags all Esay:
"I Dknew him fF#mirst, and I Dknew him wEell."
ReA-issue! ReD-package! REe-package!
[Verse 3]
ReA-evaluDate the soEngs,
F#mDouble pDack with a pEhotograph,
DExtra tF#mrack (and a tDacky bEadge.)G
[Verse 4]
CA-list, playFlist,
"Please them, please Gthem, please them!"
(CSadly, Fthis was your lifGe)
But you Amcould have said Fno, if you'd Gwanted to,
FYou cAmould have said Fno, if you'd Gwanted to.
[Verse 5]
BPCI, MTV, FBBC,
"Please Gthem. please them!"
(CSadly, tFhis was your lifeG)
But you Amcould have said Fno, if you'd Gwanted to,
F Am F G E*
You could have walked away, couldn't you?
[Verse 6]
AI tDouched you at the soundEcheck,
You hAad no Dreal way of Eknowing.
In my F#mheart I Dbegged, "Take me Ewith you.D
I F#mdon't care Dwhere you're gEoing."
[Verse 7]
But to Ayou I was faDceless,
I was faEwning, I was boring.
A cAhild from those Dugly new Ehouses,
Who could F#mnever beDgin to Eknow,
DWho could F#mnever Dreally Eknow.G
[Solo]
C F F G C F G
Am F G F Am F G
C F F G C F G
Am F G F Am F G E*
[Guitar Solo]
e|------C--F------G---------C------F------G--------Am-----------F--------G---------F--|
B|------7-8h7---------10/12-10-8p7--------------10-7-10-8-10-12-12-10-10---|
G|7-7-9-------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9-9/11----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|Am10-10---F------G-------C----------F--------G------C----------F---------G---------Am-------|
B|------7-8p7-------------12-10----12-10--------------------------14-14-14-14-12--|
G|------------9-9----------------------------------11-------12--------------------|
D|------------------------------12-------11h12-12-----12-14----14-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F G Am F G E*
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|12-------------------------10-7-10-8-10-12-12-10-10---10h11---|
G|---14----------------9/11-------------------------------------|
D|------12-12-14-14---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 8]
ABest of! Most Dof! SatiEate the need,
ASlip them into Ddifferent slEeeves!
BF#muy both, aDnd feel decEeived,D
F#mClimber, new Dentry re-Eentry.
[Verse 9]
AWorld tour!("DMedia whore!")
"Please Ethe press in BAelgium!"
(DThis was your Elife...)
And when it F#mfails to rDecoup? Well, Emaybe:D
You F#mjust haven't eDarned it yet, bEaby.G
[Verse 10]
I walked a pCace behiFnd you at the Gsouundcheck.
You're Cjust the Fsame as I Gam.
AmWhat makes most Fpeople Gfeel happy
FLeads us Amheadlong iFnto Gharm.
[Verse 11]
So, in my Cbedroom in those Fugly new houses,
I Gdance my lCegs Fdown to the Gknees.
Am F G F Am F G E*
But me and my true love will never meet again...
[Verse 12]
At the Arecord Dcompany Emeeting,
On their Ahands, at Dlast, a dead starE!
But they can F#mnever Dtaint you in Emy eyes,
DThey can F#mnever Dtouch you Enow.
[Verse 13]
No, they Acannot Dhurt you my Edarling,
They Acannot Dtouch you Enow,
But F#mme Dand my Etrue love Dwill F#mnever mDeet agEain.
[Outro]
G7(Fade oG7ut)G7 G7
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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Paint A Vulgar Picture
by The Smiths
Chords in this song · guitar
E5
E
G
C
F
Am
A
D
F#m
G7
Capo 2nd fret
[Intro]
E5 E E G
| | |() | |
C F G C F G F
| | | (6/4)
Am F G F G Am F G
| | | | |
[Verse 1]
C F G
At the record company meeting,
C F G
On their hands: a dead star.
Am F G
And ooh, the plans that they weave,
F Am F G E
*
And ooh, the sickening greed.
[Verse 2]
A D E
At the record company party
A D E
On their hands: a dead star.
F#m D E
The sycophantic slags all say:
D F#m D E
"I knew him first, and I knew him well."
A D E
Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package!
[Verse 3]
A D E
Re-evaluate the songs,
F#m D E
Double pack with a photograph,
D F#m D E G
Extra track (and a tacky badge.)
[Verse 4]
C F
A-list, playlist,
G
"Please them, please them, please them!"
C F G
(Sadly, this was your life)
Am F G
But you could have said no, if you'd wanted to,
F Am F G
You could have said no, if you'd wanted to.
[Verse 5]
C F
BPI, MTV, BBC,
G
"Please them. please them!"
C F G
(Sadly, this was your life)
Am F G
But you could have said no, if you'd wanted to,
F Am F G E
*
You could have walked away, couldn't you?
[Verse 6]
A D E
I touched you at the soundcheck,
A D E
You had no real way of knowing.
F#m D E D
In my heart I begged, "Take me with you.
F#m D E
I don't care where you're going."
[Verse 7]
A D
But to you I was faceless,
E
I was fawning, I was boring.
A D E
A child from those ugly new houses,
F#m D E
Who could never begin to know,
D F#m D E G
Who could never really know.
[Solo]
C F F G C F G
Am F G F Am F G
C F F G C F G
Am F G F Am F G E
*
[Guitar Solo]
C F G C F G Am F G F
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------7-8h7---------10/12-10-8p7--------------10-7-10-8-10-12-12-10-10---|
G|7-7-9-------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9-9/11----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am F G C F G C F G Am
e|10-10---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------7-8p7-------------12-10----12-10--------------------------14-14-14-14-12--|
G|------------9-9----------------------------------11-------12--------------------|
D|------------------------------12-------11h12-12-----12-14----14-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F G Am F G E
*
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|12-------------------------10-7-10-8-10-12-12-10-10---10h11---|
G|---14----------------9/11-------------------------------------|
D|------12-12-14-14---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 8]
A D E
Best of! Most of! Satiate the need,
A D E
Slip them into different sleeves!
F#m D E D
Buy both, and feel deceived,
F#m D E
Climber, new entry re-entry.
[Verse 9]
A D
World tour!("Media whore!")
E A
"Please the press in Belgium!"
D E
(This was your life...)
F#m D E D
And when it fails to recoup? Well, maybe:
F#m D E G
You just haven't earned it yet, baby.
[Verse 10]
C F G
I walked a pace behind you at the souundcheck.
C F G
You're just the same as I am.
Am F G
What makes most people feel happy
F Am F G
Leads us headlong into harm.
[Verse 11]
C F
So, in my bedroom in those ugly new houses,
G C F G
I dance my legs down to the knees.
Am F G F Am F G E
*
But me and my true love will never meet again...
[Verse 12]
A D E
At the record company meeting,
A D E
On their hands, at last, a dead star!
F#m D E
But they can never taint you in my eyes,
D F#m D E
They can never touch you now.
[Verse 13]
A D E
No, they cannot hurt you my darling,
A D E
They cannot touch you now,
F#m D E D F#m D E
But me and my true love will never meet again.
[Outro]
G7 G7 G7 G7
(Fade out)
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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