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 (xx0232@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) De|-5-----5-----1-----1-----|-3-----3-----3-----3-----|-5--------5-----5-----5-----| (xx0232@1)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 De|-5--------5-----5-----5-----| (xx0232@1)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 (xx0232@1) FWhen (133211@1)I look up to the sky C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DF CG I see your eyes, a funny kind of yellow D (xx0232@1) FRush (133211@1)home to bed, I soak my head C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DF CG I see your face underneath my pillow D (xx0232@1) FI (133211@1)wake next morning, I'm still yawning C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DF CG I see your face looking through my window De|-5---5---5----5--------|-5---5---5----5--------| (xx0232@1)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 (320003@1) APictures (x02220@1)of matchstick men and you De|-5---5---5----5--------| (xx0232@1)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 (320003@1) AImages (x02220@1)of matchstick men and you De|-5---5---5----5--------| (xx0232@1)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 (320003@1) AAlls (x02220@1)I ever see is them and you D F C G (x2) De|--5--5-------------| (xx0232@1)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 (x1333x@1)echo your reflection FWhen (133211@1)I look in their direction, now Ce|--3---3---3----3--------| (x32010@1)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 (x1333x@1)faces haunting me FYour (133211@1)face just won't leave me alone Ae|-5--5------------| (x02220@1)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 De|-5--5------------| (xx0232@1)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 (320003@1) APictures (x02220@1)of matchstick men and you De|-5---5---5----5--------| (xx0232@1)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 (320003@1) AImages (x02220@1)of matchstick men and you De|-5---5---5----5--------| (xx0232@1)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 (320003@1) A (x02220@1) DAlls (xx0232@1)I ever see is them and you FYou're (133211@1)in the sky CYou're (x32010@1)with the sky GYou (320003@1)make men cry D (xx0232@1) FYou (133211@1)are, you're in the sky CYou're (x32010@1)with the sky GYou (320003@1)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 (xx0232@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Ge|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----|-3-----3-----3-------------3-----| (320003@1)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)