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Key
D Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Capo
None
Chords
D · A · Bm · G
Photograph Chords – Guitar
Ed Sheeran’s nostalgic ballad about love and memories captured in pictures. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the chord shapes below to match the original recording’s key of E.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
D
Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
Bm
But it’s the only thing that I know
G
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
A
It is the only thing makes us feel alive
Verse 2
D
We keep this love in a photograph
Bm
We made these memories for ourselves
G
Where our eyes are never closing
A
Hearts are never broken
G A
And time’s forever frozen still
Chorus
D
So you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone, wait for me to come home
Verse 3
D
Loving can heal, loving can mend your soul
Bm
And it’s the only thing that I know, know
G
I swear it will get easier,
A
Remember that with every piece of ya
Verse 4
D
And it’s the only thing we take with us when we die
Bm
We keep this love in this photograph
G
We made these memories for ourselves
A
Where our eyes are never closing
G
Hearts were never broken
A
And time’s forever frozen still
Chorus
D
So you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone, wait for me to come home
Bridge
G
And if you hurt me
A
That’s okay baby, only words bleed
D
Inside these pages you just hold me
Bm
And I won’t ever let you go
G
Wait for me to come home
A
Wait for me to come home
G
Wait for me to come home
A
Wait for me to come home
Chorus
D
You can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone
Chorus
D
And you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone
Outro
D
Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
Bm
But it’s the only thing that I know
G
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
A
It is the only thing makes us feel alive
D
We keep this love in a photograph
Bm
We made these memories for ourselves
G
Where our eyes are never closing
A
Hearts are never broken
G A D
And time’s forever frozen still
Practice tip: Master the D, Bm, G, A progression slowly before adding the strum pattern, as this sequence forms the entire song’s foundation.
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Key
D Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
D · A · Bm · G
Photograph Chords – Ukulele
Ed Sheeran’s nostalgic ballad about love and memories captured in pictures. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the chord shapes below to match the original recording’s key of E.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
D
Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
Bm
But it’s the only thing that I know
G
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
A
It is the only thing makes us feel alive
Verse 2
D
We keep this love in a photograph
Bm
We made these memories for ourselves
G
Where our eyes are never closing
A
Hearts are never broken
G A
And time’s forever frozen still
Chorus
D
So you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone, wait for me to come home
Verse 3
D
Loving can heal, loving can mend your soul
Bm
And it’s the only thing that I know, know
G
I swear it will get easier,
A
Remember that with every piece of ya
Verse 4
D
And it’s the only thing we take with us when we die
Bm
We keep this love in this photograph
G
We made these memories for ourselves
A
Where our eyes are never closing
G
Hearts were never broken
A
And time’s forever frozen still
Chorus
D
So you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone, wait for me to come home
Bridge
G
And if you hurt me
A
That’s okay baby, only words bleed
D
Inside these pages you just hold me
Bm
And I won’t ever let you go
G
Wait for me to come home
A
Wait for me to come home
G
Wait for me to come home
A
Wait for me to come home
Chorus
D
You can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone
Chorus
D
And you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone
Outro
D
Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
Bm
But it’s the only thing that I know
G
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
A
It is the only thing makes us feel alive
D
We keep this love in a photograph
Bm
We made these memories for ourselves
G
Where our eyes are never closing
A
Hearts are never broken
G A D
And time’s forever frozen still
Practice tip: Master the D, Bm, G, A progression slowly before adding the strum pattern, as this sequence forms the entire song’s foundation.
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Key
D Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
D · A · Bm · G
Photograph Chords – Piano
Ed Sheeran’s nostalgic ballad about love and memories captured in pictures. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the chord shapes below to match the original recording’s key of E.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
D
Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
Bm
But it’s the only thing that I know
G
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
A
It is the only thing makes us feel alive
Verse 2
D
We keep this love in a photograph
Bm
We made these memories for ourselves
G
Where our eyes are never closing
A
Hearts are never broken
G A
And time’s forever frozen still
Chorus
D
So you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone, wait for me to come home
Verse 3
D
Loving can heal, loving can mend your soul
Bm
And it’s the only thing that I know, know
G
I swear it will get easier,
A
Remember that with every piece of ya
Verse 4
D
And it’s the only thing we take with us when we die
Bm
We keep this love in this photograph
G
We made these memories for ourselves
A
Where our eyes are never closing
G
Hearts were never broken
A
And time’s forever frozen still
Chorus
D
So you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone, wait for me to come home
Bridge
G
And if you hurt me
A
That’s okay baby, only words bleed
D
Inside these pages you just hold me
Bm
And I won’t ever let you go
G
Wait for me to come home
A
Wait for me to come home
G
Wait for me to come home
A
Wait for me to come home
Chorus
D
You can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone
Chorus
D
And you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone
Outro
D
Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
Bm
But it’s the only thing that I know
G
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
A
It is the only thing makes us feel alive
D
We keep this love in a photograph
Bm
We made these memories for ourselves
G
Where our eyes are never closing
A
Hearts are never broken
G A D
And time’s forever frozen still
Practice tip: Master the D, Bm, G, A progression slowly before adding the strum pattern, as this sequence forms the entire song’s foundation.
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Key
D Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
D · A · Bm · G
Photograph Chords – Banjo
Ed Sheeran’s nostalgic ballad about love and memories captured in pictures. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the chord shapes below to match the original recording’s key of E.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
D
Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
Bm
But it’s the only thing that I know
G
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
A
It is the only thing makes us feel alive
Verse 2
D
We keep this love in a photograph
Bm
We made these memories for ourselves
G
Where our eyes are never closing
A
Hearts are never broken
G A
And time’s forever frozen still
Chorus
D
So you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone, wait for me to come home
Verse 3
D
Loving can heal, loving can mend your soul
Bm
And it’s the only thing that I know, know
G
I swear it will get easier,
A
Remember that with every piece of ya
Verse 4
D
And it’s the only thing we take with us when we die
Bm
We keep this love in this photograph
G
We made these memories for ourselves
A
Where our eyes are never closing
G
Hearts were never broken
A
And time’s forever frozen still
Chorus
D
So you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone, wait for me to come home
Bridge
G
And if you hurt me
A
That’s okay baby, only words bleed
D
Inside these pages you just hold me
Bm
And I won’t ever let you go
G
Wait for me to come home
A
Wait for me to come home
G
Wait for me to come home
A
Wait for me to come home
Chorus
D
You can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone
Chorus
D
And you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone
Outro
D
Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
Bm
But it’s the only thing that I know
G
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
A
It is the only thing makes us feel alive
D
We keep this love in a photograph
Bm
We made these memories for ourselves
G
Where our eyes are never closing
A
Hearts are never broken
G A D
And time’s forever frozen still
Practice tip: Master the D, Bm, G, A progression slowly before adding the strum pattern, as this sequence forms the entire song’s foundation.
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Key
D Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
D · A · Bm · G
Photograph Chords – Mandolin
Ed Sheeran’s nostalgic ballad about love and memories captured in pictures. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the chord shapes below to match the original recording’s key of E.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
D
Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
Bm
But it’s the only thing that I know
G
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
A
It is the only thing makes us feel alive
Verse 2
D
We keep this love in a photograph
Bm
We made these memories for ourselves
G
Where our eyes are never closing
A
Hearts are never broken
G A
And time’s forever frozen still
Chorus
D
So you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone, wait for me to come home
Verse 3
D
Loving can heal, loving can mend your soul
Bm
And it’s the only thing that I know, know
G
I swear it will get easier,
A
Remember that with every piece of ya
Verse 4
D
And it’s the only thing we take with us when we die
Bm
We keep this love in this photograph
G
We made these memories for ourselves
A
Where our eyes are never closing
G
Hearts were never broken
A
And time’s forever frozen still
Chorus
D
So you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone, wait for me to come home
Bridge
G
And if you hurt me
A
That’s okay baby, only words bleed
D
Inside these pages you just hold me
Bm
And I won’t ever let you go
G
Wait for me to come home
A
Wait for me to come home
G
Wait for me to come home
A
Wait for me to come home
Chorus
D
You can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone
Chorus
D
And you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone
Outro
D
Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
Bm
But it’s the only thing that I know
G
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
A
It is the only thing makes us feel alive
D
We keep this love in a photograph
Bm
We made these memories for ourselves
G
Where our eyes are never closing
A
Hearts are never broken
G A D
And time’s forever frozen still
Practice tip: Master the D, Bm, G, A progression slowly before adding the strum pattern, as this sequence forms the entire song’s foundation.
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Key
D Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
D · A · Bm · G
Photograph Chords – Harmonica
Ed Sheeran’s nostalgic ballad about love and memories captured in pictures. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the chord shapes below to match the original recording’s key of E.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
D
Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
Bm
But it’s the only thing that I know
G
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
A
It is the only thing makes us feel alive
Verse 2
D
We keep this love in a photograph
Bm
We made these memories for ourselves
G
Where our eyes are never closing
A
Hearts are never broken
G A
And time’s forever frozen still
Chorus
D
So you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone, wait for me to come home
Verse 3
D
Loving can heal, loving can mend your soul
Bm
And it’s the only thing that I know, know
G
I swear it will get easier,
A
Remember that with every piece of ya
Verse 4
D
And it’s the only thing we take with us when we die
Bm
We keep this love in this photograph
G
We made these memories for ourselves
A
Where our eyes are never closing
G
Hearts were never broken
A
And time’s forever frozen still
Chorus
D
So you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone, wait for me to come home
Bridge
G
And if you hurt me
A
That’s okay baby, only words bleed
D
Inside these pages you just hold me
Bm
And I won’t ever let you go
G
Wait for me to come home
A
Wait for me to come home
G
Wait for me to come home
A
Wait for me to come home
Chorus
D
You can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone
Chorus
D
And you can keep me
Bm
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
G
Holding me closer ’til our eyes meet
A
You won’t ever be alone
Outro
D
Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
Bm
But it’s the only thing that I know
G
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
A
It is the only thing makes us feel alive
D
We keep this love in a photograph
Bm
We made these memories for ourselves
G
Where our eyes are never closing
A
Hearts are never broken
G A D
And time’s forever frozen still
Practice tip: Master the D, Bm, G, A progression slowly before adding the strum pattern, as this sequence forms the entire song’s foundation.