Camper Van Beethoven – Pictures Of Matchstick Men (Guitar Tab)

From: Farrell Joshua Richard Subject: Camper_Van_Beethoven This song was originally done by Status Quo but I figured it out listening to the Camper Van Beethoven version. I used to play this with a band and it usually got a decent response from the audience. If you don't have a violin to play the solo lines try a heavy distortion/wah pedal combo. Listen to the tune some to make sure you get the right rhythms because it is not always straight forward.

Intro
    D         F      C         G
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-/5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

    D         F         C      G
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-/2-/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-/2-/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Do the intro once just with the line, then the chords come in for the second time, You can just hold a D chord for the second half of the intro line if you prefer. The first verse comes in and is played on top of those four chords in the same rhythm D F C G x5 When I look up to the sky I see your eyes a funny kind of yellow, (yellow). Rush home to bed, I shake my head, I see your face underneath my pillow (pillow). I wake the next morning, tired still yawning, I see your face looking through my window. (Hold a D here to go into the chorus) Chorus G G A A D x3 Pictures of Matchstick Men and you Images of Matchstick Men and you All I ever see is them and you D F C G w/intro x2 intro by itself once intro with chords once Middle section Bb F C + (little riff you can figure out) Windows echo your reflection, when I look in your direction, now Bb F D Fake faces haunting me, your face just won't leave me, alone. Chorus Out with chords from verse, solo over it if you want, background vocals as follows - You are.... You're in the sky You're with the sky You make men cry