Local Boy In The Photograph chords by
Kelly Jones

N/A•

Key: G major•

Verse 1

G

G

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Before I had this job

I had another job.

I was working in a market

selling fruit and veg

and I wrote most of the first album

behind that stall for those six years

on the back of brown bags.

And while I was in that stall one day,

it's a bit of a tragic story

but it became a celebration

of a kid's life.

D

D

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A friend of mine I used to play football with came

G

G

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in and asked us what time the trains were running

Bm

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and the next time we saw him

G

G

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he was on the front page of the local paper

D

D

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and he jumped in front of the train

G

G

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Bb

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and I wrote this song once I heard that news

I didn't think anybody would ever hear the

song

I was just sitting on my bedroom floor

and this song kind of came out

and it was more

of a celebration about his life

and we told their family about it

and obviously it ended up

becoming our first single

so this is Local Boy in the Photograph.

Bm

Bm

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C

C

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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C

C

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No mistake, smell that smell,

G

G

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it's that time of year again,

Bm

Bm

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C

C

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I can taste the air

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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Clocks go back,

D

D

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C

C

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railroads track,

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G

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something blocks the line again

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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C

C

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And the train runs late for the first time

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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C

C

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I'm Today

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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A pebbled beach

D

D

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C

C

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Underneath

Pure jasmine

G

G

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Painting red

Bm

Bm

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Where I heard

D

D

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C

C

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The news

Verse 2

C

C

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Em

Em

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the first time

Verse 3

Em

Em

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D

D

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And all the friends laid down the flowers

Verse 4

Sit on the banks

D

D

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And drink for hours

Am

Am

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C

C

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Talk of the way they saw him last

Verse 5

C

C

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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C

C

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Local boy in the photographs

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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It'll always be twenty -three

C

C

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G

G

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But the train runs on and on

Bm

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D

D

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Passed the place they

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C

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D

D

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found his clothing

C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Oh bye, bye, bye, bye

C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Oh bye, bye, bye, bye

C

C

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G

G

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Oh bye, bye, bye,

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye

There's no mistake

Bm

Bm

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C

C

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Smell that smell

G

G

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It's that time of year again

Bm

Bm

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C

C

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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C

C

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I can taste the air

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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C

C

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And the train runs late for the first time

Em

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C

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Em

Em

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And all the friend s lay down to fly

D

D

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Sit on the banks and drink for hours

Am

Am

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C

C

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Em

Em

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Talk of the way they saw him last

C

C

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G

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Bm

Bm

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Local boy in the photograph

C

C

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Today

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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C

C

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It's gone away

G

G

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It's gone away

It's gone away

It's gone away

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Chords

G
D
Bm
Bb
C
Em
Am

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The original key of Local Boy In The Photograph by Kelly Jones is G major.

The primary chords used in Local Boy In The Photograph are G, D, Bm, Bb, C, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of Local Boy In The Photograph is approximately 45 beats per minute.

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