Undeveloped Film
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G
Sorting through my things the other day
C G
I found an old film camera that I thought I'd thrown away
But there it was covered in dust
C G
I checked it and the film inside still had a few pictures left
So I just snapped it off and then
C G
I found a place on the high street that could still develop them
I dropped them off and clean forgot,
C Em
It wasn't until this morning that I picked the pictures up
Am
And there before my eyes in vivid colour
C G Em
Pictures of her stood smiling bold on the edge of a cliff by the sea
Am
On the south coast somewhere,
C G C
Wind in her hair, wrapped against the cold
G
There were many other pictures in the set,
C G
Most of them were taken in the first months after we met
When we were lovers like happy drunks
C G
Stumbling for each other with each step, each breath in our lungs
Pictures of nights from soho bars
C G
A weekend in the country when we borrowed my sister's car,
Her naked, serene on a hotel bed
C Em
Smiling at the camera, her beauty like a word unsaid
Am
And there before my eyes on the glossy paper
C G Em
Quiet whispers of something I had lost or put aside
Am
For the longest time
C G C
The hope that I might find some kind of peace
Em D
Oh oh oh where did it go go go
Em Ab7
I used to know exactly where I kept it
Em D
There right there under the stairs oh please
Em Ab7
Darling I swear swear swear that's where I left it
Em D
Secret little things that you keep locked away
Em Ab7 Em
In a small wooden box that you barely even mention to yourself
D Em
It's not exactly hope, nothing quite as simple as youth
Ab7 C
Perhaps it's just a way of looking past the truth
D
We're all fading away
Ab7 Em C
The truth I can see in the very last frame of that long lost roll of film
D Ab7
A picture of me, a young man holding a camera up to a mirror
Em Am
And there before my eyes in that old reflection
C G Em
A declaration bold: We won't stay gold
All that's left of her and the rest
Am C G C G
Is a small locked box of undeveloped film and photographs
How to play Undeveloped Film
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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.