Bad Self Portraits

Lake Street Dive

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Key:
B 799877
G#m 466444
F# 244322 D#m x68876 C#m x46654 D# x68886 When you see the * play this riff:
E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|--6b7b6-4-4s6v--| A|----------------| E|----------------|
[Intro]
E B E B G#m F# & Then this little riff on the D string (denoted by &). (Also at the end of every 4 bars except when playing *). Note: This varies throughout the song, feel free to improvise.
E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|--6h7p6---------| A|----------------| E|----------------|
[Verse 1]
E B I bought this camera
E B to take pictures of my love
G#m F# Now that he's gone
E* I don't have anybody to take pictures of
E B Along some highway
E B is pretty good subjects
G#m F# E* I'm gonna make myself make use of this thing [Chorus]
C# (ooh-ooh) I'm taking landscapes
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C# (ooh-ooh) I'm taking still lifes
C# E D#m C#m (ooh-ooh) I'm taking bad self portraits
F# of a lonely woman [Instrumental]
E B E B G#m F# E* [Verse 2]
E B I've spent my life
E B so lost on lovin'
G#m F# E& I could have been a painter or a president
E B But after twenty-five years
E B I should be good at something
G#m F# E Gone are the days of me being so reticent [Chorus]
C# (ooh-ooh) I'm taking night classes
C# (ooh-ooh) I'm making sculptures
C# E D#m C#m (ooh-ooh) I'm painting bad self portraits
F# of a lonely woman [Solo]
E B E B G#m F# E &
E B E B G#m F# E* [Bridge] N.C. I bought this camera N.C. to take pictures of my love N.C. Now that he's gone N.C. I don't know what to do with this thing
B D# G# F# I don't care about the time or money
E D#m I just never thought that I'd be
C# B through with this love [Chorus]
C# (ooh-ooh) Stuck taking landscapes
C# (ooh-ooh) Stuck taking still lifes
C# (ooh-ooh) Stuck making sculptures
C# E D#m C#m (ooh-ooh) I'm out here taking bad self portraits
F# of a lonely woman
E B C#m F# Bad self portraits of a lonely girl
E D#m C#m F# Sad self portraits of a lonely woman [Other] E B E B G#m F# x2
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