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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 guitarists 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]
D F
When I look up to the sky
C G D F C G
I see your eyes, a funny kind of yellow
D F
Rush home to bed, I soak my head
C G D F C G
I see your face underneath my pillow
D F
I wake next morning, I'm still yawning
C G D F C G
I see your face looking through my window

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]
G A
Pictures of matchstick 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

G A
Images of matchstick 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

G A
Alls I ever see 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]
Bb
Windows echo your reflection
F
When 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

Bb
There're faces haunting me
F
Your 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]
G A
Pictures of matchstick 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

G A
Images of matchstick 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

G A D
Alls I ever see is them and you
F
You're in the sky
C
You're with the sky
G
You make men cry
D F
You are, you're in the sky
C
You're with the sky
G
You make 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

Whatever you want



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[Intro]

e|-3-----3-------------3-------2-----2-----3-----2-----|
B|-1-1-----1---0h1p0-----0-------3-----3-----3-----3---|
G|-----0-----0-------0-----0-------2-----2-----2-----2-| X 2
D|---------------------------0-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----------7-|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0---------7-|
D|---------------------------------7-|
A|-3-----3-----2-----2-----------5-5-|
D|-------------------------3p2-0-----|

e|--------------| e|--------------|
B|--------------| B|--------------|
G|------------5-| G|--------------|
D|-0-00-00-00-5-| X 7 D|-0-00-00------|
A|--------------| A|--------------|
D|--------------| D|--------------|

[Riff 1]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7-|
D|-9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-2---2---2--8-8-7-7-10--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7----------|
G|-7-7-7-7-2---2---2--7-7-7-7-9---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7----------|
D|-9-9-7-7-2---2---2--9-9-7-7-11--9-9-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----------|
A|---------0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 2]

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7-|
D|-9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-2--------8-8-7-7-10--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-2-----2--7-7-7-7-9---7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7--------------|
D|-9-9-7-7-2-5-4-2--9-9-7-7-11--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------------|
A|---------0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 3]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4---------------------------0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-| x2
D|-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0---0-----0h2-5-4-2--0h2-5-4-2--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-|
A|--------------------------------------------0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------2-3------------------------------------------|

[Riff 4]

e|------13--8---------10--------8---------10-----------|
B|-----13---8---------10--------10--------10-----------|
G|----14----9---------11--------10--------11-----------|
D|---15-----10--------12--------10--------12-----------|
A|--15------10--12-12-12--12-12-8---12-12-12--12-12-12-|
E|-13-------8---10-10-10--10-10-----10-10-10--10-10-10-|

e|------13-------------------------------------------|
B|-----13-----------------------------------/10-10-8-|
G|----14--------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---/9--9--9-|
D|---15----10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7----------|
A|--15-----10-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|-13------8--7---------------------------5----------|

Repeat Riff2

[Riff 2]

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7-|
D|-9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-2--------8-8-7-7-10--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-2-----2--7-7-7-7-9---7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7--------------|
D|-9-9-7-7-2-5-4-2--9-9-7-7-11--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------------|
A|---------0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Solo]

(F-F-F-F-G-C-F-E-A)

F
e|--------------------------------------13-----------13----------------|
B|-----------------------------------13-----------13-------------------|
G|-------13-13---------13-13--15(17)-------15(17)-------15(17)15-13----|
D|-13-15---------13-15----------------------------------------------15-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

F G
e|-----------------------------------------------15-----------15----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------15-----------15-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------17(19)-------17(19)-------17(19)17-15----|
D|-------13-13---------13-13-------15----------------------------------------17-|
A|-13-15---------13-15-------13/15----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C F E A
e|-----8----------------------------------------------13-12-------------------------------|
B|---8---11-10-8--------------------------------------------15-13(15)13-12--15(17)-15(17)-|
G|/9-------------11-10-8-----------------10-----12-14-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------10-------7-8-10-10-/14-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------8--8---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff3

[Riff 3]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4---------------------------0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-|
D|-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0---0-----0h2-5-4-2--0h2-5-4-2--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-|
A|--------------------------------------------0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------2-3------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff4

[Riff 4]

e|------13--8---------10--------8---------10-----------|
B|-----13---8---------10--------10--------10-----------|
G|----14----9---------11--------10--------11-----------|
D|---15-----10--------12--------10--------12-----------|
A|--15------10--12-12-12--12-12-8---12-12-12--12-12-12-|
E|-13-------8---10-10-10--10-10-----10-10-10--10-10-10-|

e|------13-------------------------------------------|
B|-----13-----------------------------------/10-10-8-|
G|----14--------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---/9--9--9-|
D|---15----10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7----------|
A|--15-----10-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|-13------8--7---------------------------5----------|

Repeat Riff2 (partly !)

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-7--6-6-5-5-5--1-1-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-9-9-7-7-7--7-7-5-5-5--2-2-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Riff1 (with variation on A (G-F#-E)) twice, fade out...

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