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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Capo
None
Chords
E · A · B · F#m
Paul Simon’s nostalgic ode to the vivid colors of Kodachrome film and youthful memories. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play C, F, and G chords if these E-family chords are too difficult; it will sound in the same key.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
E A E
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
B A
It’s a wonder I can think at all
E A E
And though my lack of edu-cation hasn’t hurt me none
B A
I can read the writing on the wall
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Verse 2
E A E
If you took all the girls I knew when I was single
B A
And brought them all to-gether for one night
E A E
I know they’d never match my sweet imagi-nation
B A
And everything looks worse in black and white
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Bridge
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Verse 3 / Outro
E A E
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
B A
It’s a wonder I can think at all
E A E
And though my lack of edu-cation hasn’t hurt me none
B A
I can read the writing on the wall
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Practice tip: The chord progression E-A-E-B-A repeats often; get comfortable with that core sequence before adding the lyrics.
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Atap to play
Btap to play
F#mtap to play
Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
E · A · B · F#m
Paul Simon’s nostalgic ode to the vivid colors of Kodachrome film and youthful memories. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play C, F, and G chords if these E-family chords are too difficult; it will sound in the same key.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
E A E
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
B A
It’s a wonder I can think at all
E A E
And though my lack of edu-cation hasn’t hurt me none
B A
I can read the writing on the wall
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Verse 2
E A E
If you took all the girls I knew when I was single
B A
And brought them all to-gether for one night
E A E
I know they’d never match my sweet imagi-nation
B A
And everything looks worse in black and white
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Bridge
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Verse 3 / Outro
E A E
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
B A
It’s a wonder I can think at all
E A E
And though my lack of edu-cation hasn’t hurt me none
B A
I can read the writing on the wall
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Practice tip: The chord progression E-A-E-B-A repeats often; get comfortable with that core sequence before adding the lyrics.
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Btap to play
F#mtap to play
Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
E · A · B · F#m
Paul Simon’s nostalgic ode to the vivid colors of Kodachrome film and youthful memories. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play C, F, and G chords if these E-family chords are too difficult; it will sound in the same key.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
E A E
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
B A
It’s a wonder I can think at all
E A E
And though my lack of edu-cation hasn’t hurt me none
B A
I can read the writing on the wall
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Verse 2
E A E
If you took all the girls I knew when I was single
B A
And brought them all to-gether for one night
E A E
I know they’d never match my sweet imagi-nation
B A
And everything looks worse in black and white
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Bridge
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Verse 3 / Outro
E A E
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
B A
It’s a wonder I can think at all
E A E
And though my lack of edu-cation hasn’t hurt me none
B A
I can read the writing on the wall
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Practice tip: The chord progression E-A-E-B-A repeats often; get comfortable with that core sequence before adding the lyrics.
Etap to play
Atap to play
Btap to play
F#mtap to play
Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
E · A · B · F#m
Paul Simon’s nostalgic ode to the vivid colors of Kodachrome film and youthful memories. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play C, F, and G chords if these E-family chords are too difficult; it will sound in the same key.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
E A E
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
B A
It’s a wonder I can think at all
E A E
And though my lack of edu-cation hasn’t hurt me none
B A
I can read the writing on the wall
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Verse 2
E A E
If you took all the girls I knew when I was single
B A
And brought them all to-gether for one night
E A E
I know they’d never match my sweet imagi-nation
B A
And everything looks worse in black and white
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Bridge
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Verse 3 / Outro
E A E
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
B A
It’s a wonder I can think at all
E A E
And though my lack of edu-cation hasn’t hurt me none
B A
I can read the writing on the wall
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Practice tip: The chord progression E-A-E-B-A repeats often; get comfortable with that core sequence before adding the lyrics.
Etap to play
Atap to play
Btap to play
F#mtap to play
Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
E · A · B · F#m
Paul Simon’s nostalgic ode to the vivid colors of Kodachrome film and youthful memories. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play C, F, and G chords if these E-family chords are too difficult; it will sound in the same key.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
E A E
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
B A
It’s a wonder I can think at all
E A E
And though my lack of edu-cation hasn’t hurt me none
B A
I can read the writing on the wall
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Verse 2
E A E
If you took all the girls I knew when I was single
B A
And brought them all to-gether for one night
E A E
I know they’d never match my sweet imagi-nation
B A
And everything looks worse in black and white
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Bridge
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Verse 3 / Outro
E A E
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
B A
It’s a wonder I can think at all
E A E
And though my lack of edu-cation hasn’t hurt me none
B A
I can read the writing on the wall
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Practice tip: The chord progression E-A-E-B-A repeats often; get comfortable with that core sequence before adding the lyrics.
Etap to play
Atap to play
Btap to play
F#mtap to play
Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
E · A · B · F#m
Paul Simon’s nostalgic ode to the vivid colors of Kodachrome film and youthful memories. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play C, F, and G chords if these E-family chords are too difficult; it will sound in the same key.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
E A E
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
B A
It’s a wonder I can think at all
E A E
And though my lack of edu-cation hasn’t hurt me none
B A
I can read the writing on the wall
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Verse 2
E A E
If you took all the girls I knew when I was single
B A
And brought them all to-gether for one night
E A E
I know they’d never match my sweet imagi-nation
B A
And everything looks worse in black and white
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Bridge
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
B A
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Verse 3 / Outro
E A E
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
B A
It’s a wonder I can think at all
E A E
And though my lack of edu-cation hasn’t hurt me none
B A
I can read the writing on the wall
Chorus
E
Kodachrome
A E
They give us those nice bright colors
B A
They give us the greens of summers
E A E B
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
A
I got a Nikon camera
E A
I love to take a pho-tograph
E B A
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Practice tip: The chord progression E-A-E-B-A repeats often; get comfortable with that core sequence before adding the lyrics.