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Polaroids chords by
Shawn Colvin
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Key: F# major•
Intro 1
D
D

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Dsus4
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G
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Dsus4
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Em
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Verse 1
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D

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Please no more therapy

Mother take care of me

Piece me together with a
Em
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Needle and thread
D
D

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Wrap me in eiderdown

Lace from your wedding gown

Fold me and lay me down
Em
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On your bed
G
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Or liken me to a shoe
D
D

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Blackened and spit-shined through

through
F
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Kicking back home to you

Smiling back home
A
A

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D
D

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Singing back home to you

Laughing back home to you
Em
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Dragging back home to you
Verse 2

I was so wary then

The ugly American

Thinner than oxygen
A
A

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D

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Em
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Tough as a whore
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D

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I said you can lie to me

I own what's inside of me
G
G

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And nothing surprises me anymore
Em
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But forests in Germany
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D

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Kids in the Tuileries
F
F

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Broken-down fortresses

fortresses
A
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In old Italy
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And claiming his victory

Shrouded in mystery
Em
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He went run ning away
Asus4
Asus4

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with me
Verse 3
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Back in our home New York
Asus4
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Walking these streets forlorn
A
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D

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We all in our uniforms
Em
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Black and black
D
D

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Doing that slouch and jive

The artist must survive

We've got all we need we cried
Em
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And we don't look back
G
G

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Thinking we had it made
D
D

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Poised for the hit parade
F
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Knee deep in accolades
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D

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The conceptual pair
A
A

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D

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But ever the malcontent

He left without incident
Em
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Vanished into thin air
Interlude 1
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Asus4
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Em
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Em
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D

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Now
Verse 4
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F
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A
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D
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Em
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Asus4
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I am always amazed

Words can fill up a page

Pages fill up the days
Em
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Between him and me
D
D

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But the vows that we never keep
A
A

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From bedrooms to business-speak
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D

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Make Make me remember how cheap
Em
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Words can be
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G

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And the letters I wrote you of
D
D

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Were those of the desperate stuff
F
F

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Like begging for love in a suicide threat
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A

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But I am too young to die

Too old for a lullaby
Asus4
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Em
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Too tired for life on the ledge
A
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But
Verse 5
D
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I had a dream last night

Of lovers who walked the plank

Out on the edge of time
Em
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Amidst ridicule
D
D

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They laughed as they rocked and reeled
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Over the mining fields
Em
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Coming to rest on this ship of fools
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G

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But he just took Polaroids
D
D

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Of her smile in the light
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A
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Of the dawn of the menacing sky
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And before they went overboard
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She turned and held up a card
Em
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And it said Valentine
Outro 1
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Asus4
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G
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Em
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Em
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A
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Dsus4

  • G

  • Em

  • F

  • A

  • Asus4

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Polaroids by Shawn Colvin is F# major.

The primary chords used in Polaroids are F#, F#sus4, B, G#m, A, C#.

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

Yes, this version uses open chords like F#, F#sus4, B, G#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Polaroids is approximately 86 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Polaroids using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Polaroids. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Shawn Colvin.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add Polaroids to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

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