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A Picture From Life's Other Side chords by
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
Woody Guthrie
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Key: G major•
Verse 1
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G

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In the world's mighty

gallery of pictures
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C

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There's scenes that are
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G

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painted from life

Scenes of youth and of beauty
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Scenes of hardships and strife
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G

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Scenes of wealth and of plenty,
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old age and a blushing young bride
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Hang on the wall, but the saddest of all
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is the picture from life's other side

A picture from life's other side
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Somebody has felled by the way,

And a life has gone out with the tide,
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That might have been happy some day.
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G

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Some poor mother at home,
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Is watching and waiting alone,
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Longing to hear from her
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G

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loved one so dear,
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That's a picture from life's other side.

Now the first scene is one

of two brothers
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Their paths in life differently led

One lived in luxury and riches
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And the other one begged for his bread
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One night they met on the highway
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Your money, your life, Sir, one cried
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Then, with his knife,
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took his own brother's life
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That's a picture from
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life's other side

Now the next scene is down by the river
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A heartbroken mother and babe

In the harbor light glare see them shiver,
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Outcasts that no one will save.
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Once she was a true woman,
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Somebody's darling in pride.
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God help her she leaps,
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there's no one to weep,
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That's a picture from life's other side.
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G

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Just a picture from life's other side.
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G

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Somebody has fell by the way.

And a life that's gone out with the tide.
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D

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That might have been happy some day.
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G

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Some poor mother at home,
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watching and waiting alone.
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Longing to hear from her loved one so dear,

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that's a picture from life's other side.

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • D

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of A Picture From Life's Other Side by Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie is G major.

The primary chords used in A Picture From Life's Other Side are G, C, D.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of A Picture From Life's Other Side is approximately 81 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of A Picture From Life's Other Side using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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