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Song: Pictures Of Matchstick Men Artist: Status Quo Album: Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo Release Year: 1967 Two guitarists may be required to play this song. After all, Francis and Rick are both guitarists and have been together for over forty years. This is why some of the bars are doubled; each represents a guitarist’s part; one of them playing the chords (where the vertical digits are located), the other playing the melody (the 12-12-13-13, etc bit). I have joined them together using the | symbol in-between the two. The double : symbol indicates the repeat. Have fun! Intro: e|-------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12----------|------------------------------| B|-15-15-15-15-15-13-13-13-|----------------15-15-15-|--13-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|:----------------------------:| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|:----------------------------:| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 D F C G D e|-5-----5-----1-----1-----|-3-----3-----3-----3-----|-5--------5-----5-----5-----| B|-7-----7-----1-----1-----|-5-----5-----3-----3-----|-7--------7-----7-----7-----| G|-7-----7-----2-----2-----|-5-----5-----4-----4-----|-7--------7-----7-----7-----| D|-7-----7-----3-----3-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|-7--------7-----7-----7-----| A|-5-----5-----3-----3-----|-3-----3-----5-----5-----|-5--------5-----5-----5-----| E|-------------1-----1-----|-------------3-----3-----|----------------------------| | e|-------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12----------|----------------------------| B|-15-15-15-15-15-13-13-13-|----------------15-15-15-|-13-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 D e|-5--------5-----5-----5-----| B|-7--------7-----7-----7-----| G|-7--------7-----7-----7-----| D|-7--------7-----7-----7-----| A|-5--------5-----5-----5-----| E|----------------------------| | e|----------------------------| B|-13-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| 1 2 3 4 Verse:
DWhen I look up tFo the sky CI see your eyes, aG funny kind of yellow D F C G DRush home to bed, IF soak my head CI see your face uGnderneath my pillow D F C G DI wake next mornFing, I'm still yawning CI see your face loGoking through my window D F C G
D e|-5---5---5----5--------|-5---5---5----5--------| B|-7---7---7----7--------|-7---7---7----7--------| G|-7---7---7----7--------|-7---7---7----7--------| D|-7---7---7----7--------|-7---7---7----7--------| A|-5---5---5----5--------|-5---5---5----5--------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| | e|-----------------------|-----------------------| B|-----------12-13-12-13-|-----------12-13-12-13-| G|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Chorus 1:
GPictures of Amatchstick men and you D e|-5---5---5----5--------| B|-7---7---7----7--------| G|-7---7---7----7--------| D|-7---7---7----7--------| A|-5---5---5----5--------| E|-----------------------| | e|-----------------------| B|-----------12-13-12-13-| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| 1 2 3 4
GImages of Amatchstick men and you D e|-5---5---5----5--------| B|-7---7---7----7--------| G|-7---7---7----7--------| D|-7---7---7----7--------| A|-5---5---5----5--------| E|-----------------------| | e|-----------------------| B|-----------12-13-12-13-| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| 1 2 3 4
GAlls I ever Asee is them and you D F C G (x2)
D e|--5--5-------------| B|--7--7-------------| G|:-7--7------------:| D|:-7--7------------:| A|--5--5-------------| E|-------------------| | e|-------------------| B|--------7-8-7-5-7--| G|:-----------------:| D|:-----------------:| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| 1 2 3 4 Repeat Intro Bridge:
BbWindows echo your reflection FWhen I look in their direction, now
C e|--3---3---3----3--------| B|--5---5---5----5--------| G|:-5---5---5----5-------:| D|:-5---5---5----5-------:| A|--3---3---3----3--------| E|------------------------| | e|------------------------| B|------------10-11-10-11-| G|:----------------------:| D|:----------------------:| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| 1 2 3 4
BbThere're faces haunting me FYour face just won't leave me alone
A e|-5--5------------| B|-5--5------------| G|-6--6------------| D|-7--7------------| A|-7--7------------| E|-5--5------------| | e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-------6-7-6-4-6-| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| 1 2 3 4 D e|-5--5------------| B|-7--7------------| G|-7--7------------| D|-7--7------------| A|-5--5------------| E|-----------------| | e|-----------------| B|-------7-8-7-5-7-| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| 1 2 3 4 Chorus 2:
GPictures of Amatchstick men and you D e|-5---5---5----5--------| B|-7---7---7----7--------| G|-7---7---7----7--------| D|-7---7---7----7--------| A|-5---5---5----5--------| E|-----------------------| | e|-----------------------| B|-----------12-13-12-13-| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| 1 2 3 4
GImages of Amatchstick men and you D e|-5---5---5----5--------| B|-7---7---7----7--------| G|-7---7---7----7--------| D|-7---7---7----7--------| A|-5---5---5----5--------| E|-----------------------| | e|-----------------------| B|-----------12-13-12-13-| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| 1 2 3 4
GAlls I ever Asee is them and yDou You're iFn the sky You're wCith the sky You Gmake men cry You Dare, you're iFn the sky You're wCith the sky You Gmake men cry
D F C G Outro: e|-------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12----------|------------------------------| B|-15-15-15-15-15-13-13-13-|----------------15-15-15-|--13-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|:----------------------------:| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|:----------------------------:| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 D F C G e|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----|-3-----3-----3-------------3-----| B|-7-----7-----1-------------1-----|-5-----5-----3-------------3-----| G|-7-----7-----2-------------2-----|-5-----5-----4-------------4-----| D|-7-----7-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----5-------------5-----| A|-5-----5-----3-------------3-----|-3-----3-----5-------------5-----| E|-------------1-------------1-----|-------------3-------------3-----| | e|---------------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12------------------| B|-15-15-15-15-15-----13-----13-13-|--------------------15-----15-15-| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Pic - tures of matchstick men Pic - tures of matchstick men (repeat till fade)