Tom: G#m
B 799877
G#m 466444
F# 244322
D#m x68876
C#m x46654
D# x68886
When you see the * play this riff:
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--6b7b6-4-4s6v--|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
[Intro]
E B E B G#m F# &
Then this little riff on the D string (denoted by &). (Also at the end of every 4
bars except when playing *). Note: This varies throughout the song, feel free to
improvise.
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--6h7p6---------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
[Verse 1]
E B
I bought this camera
E B
to take pictures of my love
G#m F#
Now that he's gone
E*
I don't have anybody to take pictures of
E B
Along some highway
E B
is pretty good subjects
G#m F# E*
I'm gonna make myself make use of this thing
[Chorus]
C#
(ooh-ooh) I'm taking landscapes
C#
(ooh-ooh) I'm taking still lifes
C# E D#m C#m
(ooh-ooh) I'm taking bad self portraits
F#
of a lonely woman
[Instrumental]
E B E B G#m F# E*
[Verse 2]
E B
I've spent my life
E B
so lost on lovin'
G#m F# E&
I could have been a painter or a president
E B
But after twenty-five years
E B
I should be good at something
G#m F# E
Gone are the days of me being so reticent
[Chorus]
C#
(ooh-ooh) I'm taking night classes
C#
(ooh-ooh) I'm making sculptures
C# E D#m C#m
(ooh-ooh) I'm painting bad self portraits
F#
of a lonely woman
[Solo]
E B E B G#m F# E &
E B E B G#m F# E*
[Bridge]
N.C.
I bought this camera
N.C.
to take pictures of my love
N.C.
Now that he's gone
N.C.
I don't know what to do with this thing
B D# G# F#
I don't care about the time or money
E D#m
I just never thought that I'd be
C# B
through with this love
[Chorus]
C#
(ooh-ooh) Stuck taking landscapes
C#
(ooh-ooh) Stuck taking still lifes
C#
(ooh-ooh) Stuck making sculptures
C# E D#m C#m
(ooh-ooh) I'm out here taking bad self portraits
F#
of a lonely woman
E B C#m F#
Bad self portraits of a lonely girl
E D#m C#m F#
Sad self portraits of a lonely woman
[Outro]
E B E B G#m F# x2
B
