Pictures Of Matchstick Men Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays484

Pictures Of Matchstick Men by Status Quo is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, F, C, G, A and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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16
Speed
  			D             F 
When I look up to the skies 
   C              G             D     F-C-G 
I see your eyes a funny kind of yellow 
        D             F 
I rush home to bed I soak my head 
   C            G              D     F-C-G 
I see your face underneath my pillow 
   D                 F 
I wake next morning tired still yawning  
 C                  G                  D     F-C-G-D-D-D-D 
See your face come peaking through my window 
          
 G           A                  D   
Pictures of matchstick men and you 
 G          A                  D 
Mirages of matchstick men and you 
 G          A               D  F-C-G-D-F-C-G-D-D-D-D 
All I ever see is them and you 
          
(guitar intro again) 
 
 Bb           Bb 
Windows echo your reflection  
 F               F              C 
When I look in their direction gone 
 Bb             Bb 
When will this haunting stop 
      F                 F         A   A-D-D 
Your face it just wont leave me a-lone 
          
 G           A                  D   
Pictures of matchstick men and you 
 G          A                  D 
Mirages of matchstick men and you 
 G          A               D 
All I ever see is them and you 
          
    F               C                  G               D 
You in the sky you with this guy you make men cry you lie 
You in the sky you with this guy you make men cry you lie 
 
F  C  G  D 
 
(guitar intro - only first part)   
          
 D           F               C           G 
Pictures of matchstick men, Pictures of matchstick... 

    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante