Intro: Gbm D Bm Db7 Ah, ah, ah-ah, ah Gbm D Bm Db7 Ah, ah, ah-ah, ah Verse 1: Gbm D She looked like a painting by a Pre-Raphaelite Bm Db7 With red hair cascadin', past her slopin' sad eyes, if Gbm D Rossetti could've seen her, how he would've cried, and Bm Db7 He didn't have words like mine Gbm Auburn hair tucked into the neck of her D Bm Father's blue cable-knit fisherman vest, so when Db7 I tuck my locks into the collar of my shirt Gbm From time to time, I think of her Pre-chorus: Bm Gbm And I'm everything that she isn't, and I would Db7 Make myself in her image if I could Gbm If I didn't know better, if I didn't know more Bm Gbm She sits on velvet in candlelight Db7 Collaterally illuminating all my Gbm Inadequacies, I spent my life building pedestals *= single strum Chorus: D Gbm And I get the feeling that when it's dark, she glows D Gbm She dances naked, my body, I could never show D Gbm She's in a painting and I'm out of it D Gbm And I make things, but she's made out of it Post-chorus: (nc) D Gbm She's made out of it, out of it D Gbm She's made out of it, out of it Gbm She's made out of it Verse 2: Gbm I once watched as we sat by the stream D Her pluck a pink magnolia straight from the tree Bm Without a care in the world, that flower, she did eat Db7 Gbm So nonchalant, speaking to me Pre-chorus: Bm Gbm And there was a time I was certain, I was sure Db7 She grew straight from the earth on her pedestal Gbm But here in the dirt, I know her better, I know her more Bm Gbm And I'd be subject to her laughter, if she ever did know Db7 Those things shaped me after into my skin sewn Gbm Even she is a patchwork and how I enjoy the fall Chorus: D Gbm I get the feeling that when it's dark, she glows D Gbm It's in her nature, not any kind of show D Gbm She's in a painting, and I'm out of it D Gbm And I make things, and she's made out of it Post-chorus: (nc) D Gbm She's made out of it, out of it D Gbm She's made out of it, out of it (nc) She's made out of it Bridge: (nc) Red hair tucked into a blue sweater (nc) Hand-knit pink magnolia petals (nc) And men swear blood oaths for their Helen Bsus2 But she needs no such defender Gbm E Spider writing on her letters D Bm I know her more, I know her better Gbm E I know her flaws, and I've known heaven D Bm I know her more, and Chorus: D (nc) Gbm I get the feeling that when it's dark, she glows D Gbm That it's in her nature, not any kind of show D Gbm She's in a painting, and I'm out of it D Gbm And I make things, and she's made out of it Post-chorus: (nc) D Gbm She's made out of it, out of it D Gbm She's made out of it, out of it (nc) She's made out of it This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Pre‐Raphaelite chords by Paris Paloma
How to play Pre‐Raphaelite on ukulele
You are playing it in Gb minor. The chords put it squarely at the skilled level. Want friendlier shapes? Drop it 2 half-steps, then a capo on fret 2 restores the key you see here.
6 ukulele chords used in "Pre‐Raphaelite" by Paris Paloma: Bm, Bsus2, Db7, D, E and Gbm
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