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Intro
G C G C
[Verso 1]
G C G C
You say you want diamonds on a ring of gold.
G C G C
You say you want your story to remain untold.
[Refrão]
Em C
But all the promises we make,
Em C
from the cradle to the grave,
G C G C
when all I want is you.
[Verso 2]
G C
I've been looking so long at these pictures of you
G C
that I almost believe that they're real.
G C
I've been living so long with my pictures of you
G C G C G C
that I almost believe that the pictures are all I can feel.
G C
Remembering you standing quiet in the rain
G C
as I ran to your heart to be near.
G C
And we kissed as the sky fell in, holding you close.
G C
How I always held close in your fear.
[Verso 3]
G C G C
You say you'll give me a highway with no one on it.
G C
A treasure just to look upon it.
G C
All the riches in the night.
G C G C
You say you'll give me eyes in a moon of blindness.
G C
A river in a time of dryness.
G C
A harbor in the tempest.
[Refrão]
Em C
But all the promises we make,
Em C
from the cradle to the grave,
G C G C
when all I want is you.
[Verso 4]
G C
Remembering you, running soft through the night.
G C
You were bigger and brighter and whiter than snow.
G C
And screamed at the make believe, screamed at the sky.
G C C
And you finally found all your courage to let it all go.
[Refrão]
D C
If only I'd thought of the right words,
D C
I could have held on to your heart.
D C
If only I'd thought of the right words,
D C
I wouldnt be breaking apart
G C
all my pictures of you.
[Verso 5]
G C G C
You say you want your love to work out right,
G C
to last with me through the night.
G C G C
You say you want diamonds on a ring of gold,
G C
your story to remain untold,
G C
your love not to grow cold.
[Refrão]
Em C
But all the promises we break,
Em C
from the cradle to the grave,
G C G
when all I want is you.
[Verso 6]
G C
Looking so long at these pictures of you,
G C
but I never held on to your heart.
G C
Looking so long for the words to be true,
G C
but always just breaking apart.
G Am7 Bm7 C
My pictures of you.
Outro
G Am
There is nothing in the world that I ever wanted more
G C
than to feel you deep in my heart.
G C
There is nothing in the world that I ever wanted more
D C
than to never feel the breaking apart,
G C
all my pictures of you.
(You -- hou)
G C
All I want is you -- hou...
(All my pictures of you)
G C
All I want is you -- hou...
(All my pictures of you)
G C
All I want is you -- hou...
(All my pictures of you)
G
All my pictures of you
How to play U2
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.