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Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Tune to Drop  ( )
 Chords used
 Ronnie plays this little lick after the G6 in the verses
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Spent  some time feelin inferior
 Standing in front of my mirror
Combed  my hair in a thousand ways
 But I came out looking just the same
Daddy  said, son, you better see the world
 I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to leave
But  remember one thing dont lose your head
 To a woman that'll spend your bread
 So I got out
Paris  was a place you could hide away
 If you felt you didn't fit in
French  police wouldnt give me no peace
 They claimed I was a nasty person
Down  along the left bank minding my own
 Was knocked down by a human stampede
Got  arrested for inciting a peaceful riot
 When all I wanted was a cup of tea
 I was accused I  moved on
Down  in rome I wasnt getting enough
 Of the things that keeps a young man alive
My  body stunk but I kept my funk
 At a time when I was right out of luck
Getting  desperate indeed I was
 Looking like a tourist attraction
Oh  my dear I better get out of here
 for the vatican dont give no sanction
 I wasnt ready  for that, no  no
I  moved right out east yeah!
 On the  peking ferry I was feeling merry
 Sailing on my way back here
I  fell in love with a slit eyed lady
 By the light of an eastern moon
Shangai  Lil never used the pill
 She claimed that it just aint natural
She  took me up on deck and bit my neck
 Oh people  I was glad I found her
 Oh yeah  I was glad I found  her
I  firmly believe that I
 didnt need anyone but me
I  sincerely thought I was so complete
 Look how wrong you can be
The  women Ive known I wouldnt let tie my shoe
 They wouldnt give you the time of day
But  the slit eyed lady knocked me off my feet
God  I was glad I found  her
And  if they had the words I could tell to you
 To help you on the way down the road
I  couldnt quote you no dickens, shelley or keats
 cause its all been said before
Make  the best out of the bad just  laugh it off
 You didnt have  to come here anyway
 Outro/Fadeout
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 So remember, every picture tells a story dont it

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Readable chord sheet for Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Tune to Drop [D] ([D] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E])

Chords used

[Gsus4] [G] [G5] [G5] [F#]
[Dsus2] [Cadd9] [G6]
[G5] [G5/F#] [Dsus2]

Ronnie plays this little lick after the G6 in the verses

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[Dsus2]Spent some time feelin in[Cadd9]ferior[G6]
Standing in front of my [D]mirror
[Dsus2]Combed my hair in a thousand [Cadd9]ways  [G6]
But I came out looking just the [D]same
[Dsus2]Daddy said, son, you better see the [Cadd9]world [G6]
I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to [D]leave
[Dsus2]But remember one thing dont lose your [Cadd9]head  [G6]
To a woman that'll spend your [D]bread

So I got ou[G]t    [D]        [G]             [D]                [G]                    [D]                       [G]                          [D]

[Dsus2]Paris was a place you could hide [Cadd9]away  [G6]
If you felt you didn't fit [D]in
[Dsus2]French police wouldnt give me no [Cadd9]peace [G6]
They claimed I was a nasty [D]person
[Dsus2]Down along the left bank minding my [Cadd9]own   [G6]
Was knocked down by a human stampede
[Dsus2]Got arrested for inciting a peaceful r[Cadd9]iot   [G6]
When all I wanted was a cup of [D]tea
I was accuse[G]d    [D]    [G]     [D]   [G]    [D]I moved on

[Dsus2]Down in rome I wasnt getting eno[Cadd9]ugh   [G6]
Of the things that keeps a young man [D]alive
[Dsus2]My body stunk but I kept my fu[Cadd9]nk    [G6]
At a time when I was right out of [D]luck
[Dsus2]Getting desperate indeed I w[Cadd9]as    [G6]
Looking like a tourist at[D]traction
[Dsus2]Oh my dear I better get out of [Cadd9]here  [G6]
for the vatican dont give no [D]sanction
I wasnt [G]ready for that, [D]no no[G]    [D]
[G]I moved right out east [D]yeah!

On the[Dsus2] peking ferry I was feeling [Cadd9]merry [G6]
Sailing on my way back [D]here
[Dsus2]I fell in love with a slit eyed l[Cadd9]ady   [G6]
By the light of an eastern [D]moon
[Dsus2]Shangai Lil never used the p[Cadd9]ill   [G6]
She claimed that it just aint [D]natural
[Dsus2]She took me up on deck and bit my [Cadd9]neck  [G6]
Oh [G]people I was glad I found [D]her
Oh yea[G]h I was glad I found[D] her   [G]        [D]            [G]                [D]

[Dsus2]I firmly believe that [Cadd9]I     [G6]
didnt need anyone but [D]me
[Dsus2]I sincerely thought I was so com[Cadd9]plete [G6]
Look how wrong you can [D]be
[Dsus2]The women Ive known I wouldnt let tie my [Cadd9]shoe  [G6]
They wouldnt give you the time of [D]day
[Dsus2]But the slit eyed lady knocked me off my [Cadd9]feet  [G6]
[G]God I was glad I f[D]ound her
[Dsus2]And if they had the words I could tell to [Cadd9]you   [G6]
To help you on the way down the [D]road
[Dsus2]I couldnt quote you no dickens, shelley or [Cadd9]keats [G6]
cause its all been said be[D]fore
[Dsus2]Make the best out of the bad [Cadd9]just laugh it [G6]off
You didnt [G]have to come here [D]anyway

Outro/Fadeout

[Dsus2]
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So remember, every picture tells a story dont it

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