The Kinks - Picture Book: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Picture Book" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Picture Book ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Picture Book" smoothly on your ukulele.

 E           A          D            G  E A D G
Picture yourself when you're getting old
 E          A        D        G E A D G
Sat by the fireside pondering on
 C
Picture book
 F                C    F             C
Pictures of your mama taken by your papa
   F          C
a long time ago
 C
Picture book
    F               C          F
of people with each other to prove
                C        F          C
they loved each other a long time ago
F         C
La la la la la la
F         C                A  D G C
La la la la la la Picture Book
         A  D G C
Picture Book

A picture of you in your birthday suit
Sat in the sun on a hot afternoon
Picture Book
Your mama and papa and fat old uncle
Charlie a-boozing with their friends
Picture Book
A holiday in August outside a bed and
breakfast in sunny south end
Picture Book
When you were just a baby those days
when you were happy a long time ago
La la la la la la
La la la la la la Picture Book
Picture Book
Picture Book

C
Picture Book
F      C     F     C
La la la la La la la la
F             C
Scooby dooby do
Picture Book
La la la la La la la la
Scooby dooby do

Picture Book
Pictures of your mama taken by your papa
a long time ago
F     C
long time ago
F     C
long time ago
F     C
long time ago
              A D G C
yeah yeah yeah

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Picture Book" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Picture Book" by The Kinks.

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