Artist: John Prine | Song: The Picture Show

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Song: The Picture Show Tab

By John Prine

(G)A young man from a small town
With a ve(C)ry large imaginat(G)ion
Lay al(C)one in his room with his ra(G)dio on
Looking for another sta(D)tion
When the st(G)atic from the mouthpiece
Gave w(C)ay to the sound be(G)low
James D(C)ean went out to H(G)ollywood
And put his pi(D)cture in a Picture Sh(G)ow.
James De(C)an went out to Ho(G)llywood
And put his pi(D)cture in a Picture Sh(G)ow.

(Chorus)
And It's (G)Oh Daddy get off of your knees
Mam(C)ma why'd you have to g(G)o
Your dar(C)ling Jim is o(G)ut a limb
I put my pi(D)cture in a Picture S(G)how
Whoa Ho! Put my pic(D)ture in a Picture Sh(G)ow

H(G)amburgers Cheesburgers
Wi(C)lbur and Orville Wri(G)ght
Jo(C)hn Garfield in the aft(G)ernoon
Montgomery Clift at ni(D)ght
When the st(G)atic hit the mouthpiece
Gave w(C)ay to the sound be(G)low
James De(C)an went out to Ho(G)llywood
And put his pic(D)ture in a Picture Sh(G)ow.
(Repeat Chorus)

(Instrumental)
(G)
(C)     (G)
(C)     (G)    (D)
(G)
(C)     (G)
(C)     (G)    (D)     (G)

A M(G)occa man in a wigwam sit(C)ting on a Reser(G)vation.
With a big bl(C)ack hole in the be(G)lly of his soul
Waiting on an explan(D)ation
While the wh(G)ite man sits on his fat can
And takes pic(C)tures of the Na(G)vajo
Every ti(C)me he clicks his Ko(G)diac pics
He st(D)eals a little bit of s(G)oul.
Every ti(C)me he clicks his Kod(G)iac pics
He ste(D)als a little bit of s(G)oul.
(Repeat Chorus)
(Ending)
Yie Hi! Put my pi(D)cture in a Picture S(G)how
Let's go!

(Instrumental)
(G)
(C)     (G)
(C)     (G)    (D)
(G)
(C)     (G)
(C)     (G)    (D)     (G)
(C)     (G)    (D)     (G)
(C)     (G)    (D)     (G)

A yo(G)ung man from a small town
With a ve(C)ry large imaginati(G)on