Paint a Vulgar Picture chords by
The Smiths

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Key: B major•

Intro 1

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Gm

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Verse 1

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At the record company meeting

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On their hands a dead star

Gm

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And oh, the plans they weave

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Eb

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Gm

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Eb

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And oh, the sickening greed

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F

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Verse 2

D

D

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G

G

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C

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D

D

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At the record company party

G

G

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C

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D

D

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On their hands a dead star

Em

Em

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C

C

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D

D

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The sycophantic slags all say

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C

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Em

Em

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D

D

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"I knew him first, and I knew him well"

Verse 3

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Re- issue, re- package, re- package

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Re- evaluate the songs

Em

Em

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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Double- pack with a photograph

Em

Em

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C

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D

D

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Extra track and a tacky badge

F

F

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Verse 4

Bb

Bb

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Eb

Eb

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A- list, playlist, please them,

F

F

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please them, please them

Bb

Bb

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Eb

Eb

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F

F

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Sadly, this was your life

Gm

Gm

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Eb

Eb

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But you could have said no

F

F

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Eb

Eb

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if you'd wanted to

Gm

Gm

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Eb

Eb

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F

F

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You could have said no if you'd wanted to

Verse 5

Bb

Bb

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Eb

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F

F

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BPI, MTV, BBC, please

them, please them

Bb

Bb

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Eb

Eb

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F

F

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Sadly this was your life

Gm

Gm

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Eb

Eb

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But you could have said no

F

F

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if you'd wanted to

Gm

Gm

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Eb

Eb

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You could have walked away,

F

F

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couldn't you?

D

D

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Verse 6

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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I touched you at the soundcheck

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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You had no real way of knowing

Em

Em

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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In my heart I begged, "Take me with you

Em

Em

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C

C

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D

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I don't care where you're going"

Verse 7

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But to you I was faceless

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D

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I was fawning, I was boring

G

G

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Just a child from those

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C

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D

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ugly new houses

Em

Em

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C

C

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D

D

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Who could never begin to know

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C

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Em

Em

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C

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D

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Who could never really know

Interlude 1

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Bb

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Eb

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F

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Gm

Gm

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Eb

Eb

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F

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Eb

Eb

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Gm

Gm

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Eb

Eb

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Eb

Eb

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F

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Bb

Bb

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Eb

Eb

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F

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Gm

Gm

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Eb

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F

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Eb

Eb

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Gm

Gm

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Eb

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F

F

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D

D

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Verse 8

G

G

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C

C

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Best of, most of

D

D

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Satiate the need

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G

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C

C

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D

D

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Slip them into different sleeves

Em

Em

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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Buy both, and feel deceived

Verse 9

Em

Em

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D

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Climber new entry, re- entry

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G

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C

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World tour, me dia whore,

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D

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G

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please the press in Belgium

C

C

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D

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Em

Em

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C

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This was your life and when it fails to recoup,

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D

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C

C

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well, maybe

Em

Em

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C

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D

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You just haven't earned it yet, baby

Verse 10

F

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I walked a pace behind you

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F

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at the soundcheck

Bb

Bb

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Eb

Eb

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F

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You're just the same as I am

Gm

Gm

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Eb

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F

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Eb

Eb

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What makes most people feel happy

Gm

Gm

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Leads us headlong into harm

Verse 11

Bb

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So, in my bedroom in those

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ugly new houses

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I danced my legs down to the knees

Gm

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But me and my true love

Eb

Eb

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Gm

Gm

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Eb

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Will never meet again

F

F

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Verse 12

D

D

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G

G

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C

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D

D

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At the record company meeting

G

G

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C

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D

D

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On their hands at last, a dead star

Em

Em

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C

C

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D

D

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But they can never taint you in my eyes

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C

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Em

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D

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No, they can never touch you now

Verse 13

G

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D

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No, they can not hurt you, my darling

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G

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D

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Em

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They can not touch you now

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C

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D

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C

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But me and my true love

Em

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Will never meet again

Outro 1

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Chords

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Gm
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Paint a Vulgar Picture by The Smiths is B major.

The primary chords used in Paint a Vulgar Picture are F#, A, D, G, Bm, B.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

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

The tempo of Paint a Vulgar Picture is approximately 97 beats per minute.

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