Picture Show Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays367

Picture Show by John Prine is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G 
A young man from a small town 
         C                G 
With a very large imagination 
      C                          G 
Lay alone in his room with his radio on 
                       D 
Looking for another station 
            G 
When the static from the mouthpiece 
     C                  G 
Gave way to the sound below 
      C                G 
James Dean went out to Hollywood 
               D                 G 
And put his picture in a Picture Show. 
      C                G 
James Dean went out to Hollywood 
               D                 G 
And put his picture in a Picture Show. 


Chorus:

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante