John Prine – The Picture Show (Guitar)
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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]
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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
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(Repeat Chorus)
D G Yie Hi! Put my pi cture in a Picture S how
Let's go!
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G A yo ung man from a small town C G With a ve ry large imaginati on