Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod StewartVersion1
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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
Dsus2
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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 ------------------| ------------------| ------------------| -----0---0---(0)--| -0-2---2---2------| ------------------| [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] -------------------------| -------------------------| -------------------------| -12-12-12-12-12-12-------| -12-12-14-12-12-14-------| -12-12-12-12-12-12-------| So remember, every picture tells a story dont it