Polaroid Picture Chords
by Frank Turner42,087 views, added to favorites 955 times
| Difficulty: | absolute beginner |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | no capo |
Author Unregistered. 1 contributor total, last edit on Dec 31, 2023
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This is just what I can gather from the live videos shown so far, Frank hasn't
actually released the song yet.
[Verse 1]
(chords at the start are palm muted until chorus)
Em
Man, we used to be brothers
D G
Superheroes and warriors
Em D
Cowboys and Indians, train drivers
G
Everything rolling through the endless summers
Em
But everything changes
D G
You got married, had children
Em
And I don't have your number
D G
The one I can remember is that place you used to live with your parents
[Chorus]
(open strumming)
C D Em G D
But in the stillness of the moment it takes for a Polaroid picture
To capture our faces forever and
C D Em
The world has turned a touch on its axis
G D
And the only thing certain is
That everything changes
[Verse 2]
(PM)
Em
And they closed the Astoria
D G
At the end of last summer
Em
The place we earned our pedigrees
D
Scene of our victories
G
Sanctuary in the centre of London
Em
Now they're building a railway
D G
To track the vanquished to Versailles
Em
And the singalongs go on
D
But they're singing different songs
G
In rooms that we don't know on the other side of the city
[Chorus]
(open)
C D Em G D
But in the stillness of the moment it takes for a Polaroid picture
To capture our faces forever and
C D Em
The world has turned a touch on its axis
G D
And the only thing certain is
That everything changes
[Bridge]
C
So honey I just need a little time
Em D
To take a little time today
C Em
To saviour all the triumphs and tragedies
D
Before they slip away
G (PM this section)
Before they slip away
G
Let go of the little distractions
D
Hold close to the ones that you love
C
Because we won't all be here this time next year
Em D
So while you can take a picture of us
G
Let go of the little distractions
D
Hold close to the ones that you love
C
Because we won't all be here this time next year
Em D
So while you can take a picture of us
(open)
G
Take a Polaroid picture
D
Take a Polaroid picture
C
Take a Polaroid picture
Em D
Take a Polaroid picture
G
Oh, please take a Polaroid picture
D
Take a Polaroid picture
C
Take a picture of us to show
Em D
We all want you to see where the time goes
[Chorus]
(open picking)
C D
So in the stillness of the moment
Em
Make sure you take a Polaroid picture
And keep it with you forever to
C D
Remind yourself that everything changes
But there was this one time
Man there was this one time
A7 (strummed, let ring)
When things were okay...
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4 comments
try playing the song with these variations of the chords
verse
Em = 0-7-5-0-0-0
D = 0-5-4-0-0-0
G = 0-10-9-0-0-0
then for the chorus
C = 3-3-2-0-1-0
D = 0-5-4-0-3-0
Em = 0-7-5-0-0-0
G = 0-10-9-0-0-0
then the bridge with standard chords and outro
I was playing the bridge with the C before but now that you mention it, Am does sound better.
when playing this way, the progression in the chorus just feels so nice and fun to play!
+3
hiya - it's great that somebody has already tabbed this before it has even been released :D do you have a vague idea of the strumming pattern at all? I'm not very good at picking them up by ear
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I'm pretty sure the chord progression in the chorus is C Bm Em G D instead of C D Em G D.
Also, in the bridge it's Am Em D instead of C Em D.
Otherwise: Great work, thank you!
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