Bad Self Portraits – Lake Street Dive · Song Chords

Bad Self Portraits – Lake Street Dive · Song Chords

Bad Self Portraits

Lake Street Dive · C

Real Key

C

C

0.2x

120

BPM

1

2

3

4

Rhythm

2/4

3/4

4/4

5/4

6/8

7/8

No Accent

Downbeat

Backbeat

All Equal

1 & 3

Chords used:

[E] x79997

[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]

Chords Used (9)

Guitar

Ukulele

E

1 / 4

B

1 / 4

G#m

4fr

1 / 4

F#

1 / 4

D#m

1 / 4

C#m

1 / 4

D#

1 / 4

C#

1 / 4

G#

1 / 4

Song Info

Real Key

C

Tags

#Lake Street Dive

#r&b