The Smiths - Paint a Vulgar Picture: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Paint a Vulgar Picture" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Paint a Vulgar Picture Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Smiths
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Paint a Vulgar Picture" smoothly on your guitar.
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D G A At the record company meeting, D G A On their hands: a dead star. Bm G A And ooh, the plans that they weave, G Bm G A F# And ooh, the sickening greed. Chorus: B E F# At the record company party B E F# On their hands: a dead star. G#m E F# The sycophantic slags all say: E B E F# "I knew him first, and I knew him well." B E F# Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package! B E F# Re-evaluate the songs, G#m E F# Double pack with a photograph, E B E F# A Extra track (and a tacky badge.) D G A-list, playlist, A "Please them, please them, please them!" D G A (Sadly, this was your life) Bm G A But you could have said no, if you'd wanted to, G Bm G A You could have said no, if you'd wanted to. BPI, MTV, BBC "Please them! Please then!" (sadly this was your life) But you could have said no If you'd wanted to You could have walked away ...Couldn't you? Chorus: I touched you at the soundcheck You had no real way of knowing In my heart I begged "Take me with you... I don't care where you're going... " But to you I was faceless I was fawning, I was boring Just a child from those ugly new houses Who could never begin to know Who could never really know Oh... Chorus: Best of! Most of! Satiate the need Slip them into different sleeves! Buy both, and feel deceived Climber - new entry, re-entry World tour! ("media whore") "Please the Press in Belgium!" (This was your life...) And when it fails to recoup ? Well, maybe: You just haven't earned it yet, baby I walked a pace behind you at the soundcheck You're just the same as I am What makes most people feel happy Leads us headlong into harm So, in my bedroom in those 'ugly new houses' I danced my legs down to the knees But me and my 'true love' Will never meet again... Chorus: At the record company meeting On their hands - at last! - A dead star ! But they can never taint you in my eyes No, they can never touch you now No, they cannot hurt you, my darling They cannot touch you now But me and my 'true love' Will never meet again You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  C  D  E  F#  G  G#m  B  Bm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Paint a Vulgar Picture" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Paint a Vulgar Picture" by The Smiths.