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]
