I Wish I Was Picasso Chords
I Wish I Was Picasso by Elliott Murphy is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords D, G, A, Bm and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
e|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|--------------0-|-------------0-|-------------2-|-------------2-|
D|----------0h2---|---------0h2---|---------2h4---|---------2h4---|
A|------0h2-------|-----0h2-------|-0---3h4-------|-0---3h4-------|
E|--3-------------|-3-------------|---------------|---------------|
verse 1
D G
I wish I was Picasso
A Bm D
so I could paint a portrait of you
G A
And the world would see you as I do
G D
With your pretty smile
Bm G
Brown brown eyes
D F#m Bm A G
Just like Mona Lisa in the Louvre
Interlude:
G G A A x2
+ intro melody
verse 2
D G
If I was the ocean
A Bm D
I would cover every part of you
G A
When you dive into me
G D
With your so soft skin
Bm G
Black black hair
D F#m Bm A G
I'm the wave that's gonna take you to my sea
Interlude 2
G G A A x2
+ intro melody
verse 3
D G
If I was in St. Louis
A Bm D
I would stand under the arc
G A
Of the great wide Mississippi
G D
Watching that river flow
Bm G
To the gulf of Mexico
D F#m Bm A
That's how strong I long for
D F#m Bm A
That's how strong I long for
D F#m Bm A
That's how strong I long for
G A
You to be next to me
Outro
D G Bm G
I wish I was Picasso
D G Bm G
I wish I was Picasso
D G Bm G
I wish I was Picasso
D G Bm
I wish I was Picasso