R.E.M. – Photograph (Guitar)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # # For the latest collection of R.E.M. chords & tab, go to # http://www.uark.edu/~cbray/rem/ # # If you have any corrections or additions to this file, please email them # to [email protected] # Chords/Tab by: Bryan Killingsworth {When playing the A and D chords in the song, occasionally play sus2 and sus4 chords also. Listen to the song to get a feel for when to play these chords. You'll hear the different notes.}
intro (let ring):
  C#m            B            C#m
e---4---------------0---------4---------0-|
B----5--4--------2---2---------5--4-----2-| (end intro)
G--------6--------4----------------6----4-|
D-6-------6-6sl/4--4--4-4sl/6-------6-6-4-|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

C#m             B
   I found this photograph,

A
underneath the broken picture glass.

C#m            A
Tender face of black and white,

C#m          A
Beautiful, a haunting sight.

C#m            B
Looked into an angel's smile,

A
captivated all the while.

C#m               A
From the hair and clothes she wore,

C#m            A
I'd place her in between the wars.

E               B
Was she willing when she sat

    A                D
and posed the pretty photograph?

E                  B
Save her flowering and fair,

    A                 D
the days to come, the days to share.

E     B     D  Dsus2
A big smile for the camera,

A           D
how did she know?

    E            B       D   Dsus2
the moment could be lost forever

A  C#m
forever more

C#m             B
   I found this photograph,

A
stashed between the old joist walls,

C#m              A
in a place where time is lost,

C#m                A
lost behind, where all things fall.

C#m              B
Broken books and calendars,

A
letters script in careful hand,

C#m          A
music too, a standard tune by

C#m            A
some forgotten big brass band.

E                   B
From the threshhold what's to see

A
of our brave new century?

E                B
The television's just a dream,

A
the radio, the silver screen.

E     B     D  Dsus2
A big smile for the camera,

A           D
how did she know?

    E            B       D   Dsus2
the moment could be lost forever

A  C#m
forever more
Bridge: {play intro riff 3 times} E B D Dsus2 A D (repeats) last repeat replace last D with C#m
E                 B
Was her childhood filled with rhymes,

A             D
stolen hooks, impassioned crimes?

E           B
Was she innocent or blind

A              D
to the cruelty of her time?

E               B
Was she fearful in her day,

A                D
was she hopeful, did she pray?

E               B
Were there skeletons inside,

A               D
family secrets, sworn to hide?

E                B
Did she feel the heat that stirs,

A                      D
the fall from grace of wayward girls?

E               B
Was she tempted to pretend,

A                      D
the love and laughter, 'til the end?