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Intro
| C | Am | Em | G |
| C | Am | Em | F |
verse 1
C Am
A long, long time ago,
Em G
When we were young and pretty
C Am
We ruled the world, we stopped the time, we knew it all
Em G
We owned this city
C Caug Am D
Running with the crowd, carefree and proud, I heard somebody say
C
Take a picture of this
G F
Take a picture of this
verse 2
C Am
The years went rushing by
Em G
In the twinkling of an eye, we rolled with the changes
C Am
The life we knew was gone
Em G
Our friends had all moved on, time rearranges
C Caug
But on our wedding day
Am D
They all came back to say, ?Congratulations'
C
Take a picture of this
G C
Take a picture of this
Bridge
F Fm C
Then, we raised a family of our own
C7
We were so happy, baby
F Bb9 Am D
But now those kids are grown and gone
Instrumental
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Bridge 2
G Am C F
I gave it everything I had
G Am F C
Through the good times and the bad
G Am C F
But now, I'm down here on the floor
G Am F
'Cause I don't know you anymore
verse 3
C Am Em G
Yeah, that's a suitcase, yeah, that's a ticket for a plane
C Am Em G
There's no one here to talk to, no reason to remain
C Caug C6
When you spend all your time living in the past
C6 D
With all those pictures that you took
Am D
Here's one more for the book
C G
Take a picture of this, this is me leaving
F C
Take a picture of this, this is me walking away
Coda
| C | Csus4 |
C Csus4
Take a picture of this
C Csus4
Take a picture of this
C Csus4 C
Take a picture of this
Written by Don Henley/Stan Lynch