The Smiths - Paint a Vulgar Picture: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Paint a Vulgar Picture" 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 Paint a Vulgar Picture 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 "Paint a Vulgar Picture" smoothly on your ukulele.

        D      G       A
At the record company meeting,
D         G              A
On their hands: a dead star.
    Bm         G              A
And ooh, the plans that they weave,
G   Bm        G          A   F#
And ooh, the sickening greed.

Chorus:
        B      E       F#
At the record company party
B         E             F#
On their hands: a dead star.
     G#m          E   F#
The sycophantic slags all say:
     E       B             E       F#
"I knew him first, and I knew him well."
   B          E          F#
Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package!
   B    E         F#
Re-evaluate the songs,
G#m     E           F#
Double pack with a photograph,
E       B           E     F#   A
Extra track (and a tacky badge.)

D          G
A-list, playlist,
                A
"Please them, please them, please them!"
  D      G             A
(Sadly, this was your life)
         Bm              G            A
But you could have said no, if you'd wanted to,
G    Bm              G            A
You could have said no, if you'd wanted to.

BPI, MTV, BBC
"Please them! Please then!"
(sadly this was your life)
But you could have said no
If you'd wanted to
You could have walked away
...Couldn't you?

Chorus:
I touched you at the soundcheck
You had no real way of knowing
In my heart I begged "Take me with you...
I don't care where you're going... "
But to you I was faceless
I was fawning, I was boring
Just a child from those ugly new houses
Who could never begin to know

Who could never really know
Oh...

Chorus:
Best of! Most of!
Satiate the need
Slip them into different sleeves!
Buy both, and feel deceived

Climber - new entry, re-entry
World tour! ("media whore")
"Please the Press in Belgium!"
(This was your life...)
And when it fails to recoup ?
Well, maybe:
You just haven't earned it yet, baby

I walked a pace behind you at the soundcheck
You're just the same as I am
What makes most people feel happy
Leads us headlong into harm

So, in my bedroom in those 'ugly new houses'
I danced my legs down to the knees
But me and my 'true love'
Will never meet again...

Chorus:
At the record company meeting
On their hands - at last! - A dead star !
But they can never taint you in my eyes
No, they can never touch you now
No, they cannot hurt you, my darling
They cannot touch you now
But me and my 'true love'
Will never meet again

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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

G#m

Ukulele chord G#m

B

Ukulele chord B

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

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 "Paint a Vulgar Picture" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Paint a Vulgar Picture" by The Smiths.