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Bad Self Portraits by Lake Street Dive
Bad Self Portraits
Tuning: E A D G B E
The E and B sound better as barre chords on the 7th fret.
Chords used:
E x79997
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]
E B
I bought this camera
E B
to take pictures of my love
G#m F#
Now that he's gone
*
I don't have anybody to take pictures of
E B
Along some highway
E B
is pretty good subjects
G#m F# *
I'm gonna make myself make use of this thing
[Chorus]
C#m
(ooh-ooh) I'm taking landscapes
C#m
(ooh-ooh) I'm taking still lifes
C#m 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# *
[Verse]
E B
I've spent my life
E B
so lost on lovin'
G#m F# &
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#
Gone are the days of me being so reticent
[Chorus]
C#m
(ooh-ooh) I'm taking night classes
C#m
(ooh-ooh) I'm making sculptures
C#m 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 B E B G#m F# *
[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#m
through with this love
[Bridge]
C#m
(ooh-ooh) Stuck taking landscapes
C#m
(ooh-ooh) Stuck taking still lifes
C#m
(ooh-ooh)Stuck making sculptures
C#m 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
[Outro]
E B E B G#m F# x2
B
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