The Picture Show

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By John Prine
Song:The Picture Show
[Intro]
G
A young man from a small town
C G
With a ve ry large imaginat ion
C G
Lay al one in his room with his ra dio on
D
Looking for another sta tion
G
When the st atic from the mouthpiece
C G
Gave w ay to the sound be low
C G
James D ean went out to H ollywood
D G
And put his pi cture in a Picture Sh ow.
C G
James De an went out to Ho llywood
D G
And put his pi cture in a Picture Sh ow.
[Chorus]
G
And It's Oh Daddy get off of your knees
C G
Mam ma why'd you have to g o
C G
Your dar ling Jim is o ut a limb
D G
I put my pi cture in a Picture S how
D G
Whoa Ho! Put my pic ture in a Picture Sh ow
G
H amburgers Cheesburgers
C G
Wi lbur and Orville Wri ght
C G
Jo hn Garfield in the aft ernoon
D
Montgomery Clift at ni ght
G
When the st atic hit the mouthpiece
C G
Gave w ay to the sound be low
C G
James De an went out to Ho llywood
D G
And put his pic ture in a Picture Sh ow.
(Repeat Chorus)
[Instrumental]
G
C G
C G D
G
C G
C G D G
G C G
A M occa man in a wigwam sit ting on a Reser vation.
C G
With a big bl ack hole in the be lly of his soul
D
Waiting on an explan ation
G
While the wh ite man sits on his fat can
C G
And takes pic tures of the Na vajo
C G
Every ti me he clicks his Ko diac pics
D G
He st eals a little bit of s oul.
C G
Every ti me he clicks his Kod iac pics
D G
He ste als a little bit of s oul
.
(Repeat Chorus)
D G
Yie Hi! Put my pi cture in a Picture S how
Let's go!
(Instrumental)
G
C G
C G D
G
C G
C G D G
C G D G
C G D G
G
A yo ung man from a small town
C G
With a ve ry large imaginati on

The Picture Show chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Picture Show by John Prine. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

By John Prine
Song:The  Picture Show
[Intro]
[Chorus]
(Repeat Chorus)
[Instrumental]
G
C G
C G D
G
C G
C G D G
.
(Repeat Chorus)
Let's go!
(Instrumental)
G
C G
C G D
G
C G
C G D G
C G D G
C G D G

The Picture Show Chords by John Prine

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