Photograph chords by
Ed Sheeran (Official Version)
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Key: E majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

E

E

C#m

C#m

Bsus4

Bsus4

Asus2

Asus2

Verse 1
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Loving can hurt, loving can hurt  sometimes
B B 
 
Asus2 Asus2 
 
But it's the only thing that I know
E E 
 
When it gets hard,
C#m C#m 
 
you know it can get hard  sometimes
B B 
 
Asus2 Asus2 
 
It is the only thing makes us feel alive

Pre-chorus 1
C#m C#m 
 
Asus2 Asus2 
 
We keep this love in a photograph
E E 
 
B B 
 
We made these memories for ourselves
C#m C#m 
 
Where our eyes  are never closing
Asus2 Asus2 
 
Hearts   are never broken
E E 
 
B B 
 
And time's forever frozen, still

Chorus 1
E E 
 
So you can keep me
B B 
 
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
C#m C#m 
 
Holding me closer 'til our eyes  meet
Asus2 Asus2 
 
You won't ever be alone
wait for me to come home
E E 
 
E E 
 

Verse 2
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Loving can heal, loving can mend  your soul
B B 
 
And it's the only thing that I know, know
Asus2 Asus2 
 
E E 
 
I swear it will get easier
C#m C#m 
 
Remember that with every piece of ya
B B 
 
Hmm, and it's the only thing we take
Asus2 Asus2 
 
with us when we die

Pre-chorus 2
Hmm
C#m C#m 
 
Asus2 Asus2 
 
We keep this love in a photograph
E E 
 
B B 
 
We made these memories for ourselves
C#m C#m 
 
Where our eyes  are never closing
Asus2 Asus2 
 
Hearts   are never broken
E E 
 
B B 
 
And time's forever frozen, still

Chorus 2
E E 
 
So you can keep me
B B 
 
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
C#m C#m 
 
Holding me closer 'til our eyes  meet
Asus2 Asus2 
 
You won't ever be alone
E E 
 
And if you hurt me
B B 
 
That's okay, baby, only words bleed
C#m C#m 
 
Inside these pages, you just hold  me
Asus2 Asus2 
 
And I won't ever let you go

Bridge 1

C#m

Wait for me to come home

Asus2

Wait for me to come home

E

Wait for me to come home

B

Wait for me to come home

Chorus 3
E E 
 
Oh, you can fit me
Inside the necklace you got
B B 
 
when you were sixteen
C#m C#m 
 
Next to your heartbeat where I should be
Asus2 Asus2 
 
Keep it deep within your soul
E E 
 
And if you hurt me
B B 
 
Well, that's okay, baby, only words bleed
C#m C#m 
 
Inside these pages, you just hold  me
Asus2 Asus2 
 
And I won't ever let you go

Outro 1
E E 
 
When I'm away,
B B 
 
I will remember how you kissed me
C#m C#m 
 
Under the lamppost back on Sixth street
Asus2 Asus2 
 
Hearing you whisper through the phone
"Wait for me to come home"

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE C#m Bsus4 Asus2 B

Chords

E
C#m
Bsus4
Asus2
B

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
Bsus4: x-2-4-4-5-x
Asus2: x-0-2-2-0-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Photograph by Ed Sheeran, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It suits players who want to learn Photograph the way Ed Sheeran intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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