Pablo Picasso
(Appears on Live at the Long Branch Saloon, Live at the Longbranch and More, Precise Modern Lovers Order, Radio On, Roadrunner, The Modern Lovers, A Plea For Tenderness, The Jonathan Richman Songbook, Best of Jonathan Richman / I Must Be King, 23 Great Recordings, Buzz Buzz Buzz , Live in New York 1980, Take me to the Plaza, The Modern Lovers (castle), Roadrunner Roadrunner and The Beserkely Years)
Unknown versions - The Jonathan Richman Songbook
The Modern Lovers version - Chords
This song has only one chord, which makes it a bit easy to play. The basic riff is an E chord (an Em, I think) with a G bass note on the third beat. This is played over and over throughout the entire song.
Em (?)
e-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0--|-----------------------
B-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0--|-----------------------
G-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0--|-----------------------
D-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-REPEAT-AD-INFINITUM---
A-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-----------------------
E-0-0-3-0--|-0-0-3-0--|-0-0-3-0--|-----------------------
To be honest, I can not tell whether that is an E or an E minor, but I
like the sound of the E minor better. Your call . . .
The solos are in E, and consist of a lot of E's. Try the E minor
pentatonic scale on the twelfth fret.
Em (see riff above)
Well some people try to pick up girls
And get called assholes
This never happened to Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare and
So Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole
Well the girls would turn the color
Of the avacado when he would drive
Down their street in his El Dorado
He could walk down you street
And girls could not resist his stare
Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole
Not like you
Alright
Well he was only 5'3"
But girls could not resist his stare
Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole
Not in New York
Oh well be not schmuck, be not abnoxious,
Be not bellbottom bummer or asshole
Remember the story of Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare
Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole
Alright this is it
Some people try to pick up girls
And they get called an asshole
This never happened to Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare and so
Pablo Picasso was never called...
The Modern Lovers version - Lyrics
Well, some people try to pick up girls
And get called assholes
This never happened to Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare and so
Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole
Well the girls would turn the color
Of the avacado when he would drive
Down their street in his El Dorado
He could walk down you street
And girls could not resist his stare
Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole
Not like you
Alright
Well he was only 5'3"
But girls could not resist his stare
Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole
Not in New York
Oh well be not schmuck, be not obnoxious,
Be not bellbottom bummer or asshole
Remember the story of Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare
Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole
Alright this is it
well Some people try to pick up girls
And they get called an asshole
This never happened to Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare and so
Pablo Picasso was never called
Live at the Longbranch and More version - Chords
Live at the Longbranch and More version - Lyrics
Now, some people try to pick up girls
And get called assholes
This never happened to Pablo Picasso
He was only 5'3''
but women could not resist his stare
and Pablo Picasso was never called anything like that
Now in Paris and in New York
the girls would turn the colour of the avacado
when he would drive down their street
in his Eldorado
and he was only 5'3''
but women could not resist his stare
and all the problems that young men of New York city have with women were not those of Pablo Picasso
and we have a song about it that starts as follows
Well, some guys try to pick up girls
And they get called the asshole
but uh, This never happened to Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And they could not resist his stare and so
Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole
well
Well the girls would turn the color
Of the avacado when he would drive
Down their street in his El Dorado
He could walk down your street
And they could not resist his stare
and so Pablo Picasso never got called ...
well
well new york city, some guys try to pick up girls
it's unsuccessful [???]
they don't realise, It's all in the eyes
of Pablo Picasso who was never called an asshole
he was only 5'3"
But girls could not resist his stare
so Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole
all right, now for that New york subway sound
well
so be not schmuck, be not obnoxious,
Be not bellbottom bummer or asshole now
Remember the lesson of Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And they could not resist his stare
and so Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole
well
well Some people try to pick up girls
And they get called the asshole
but This never happened to Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare and so
Pablo Picasso was never called
(thank you very much)
Live in New York 1980 version - Chords
Live in New York 1980 version - Lyrics
resist his stare and so
Pablo Picasso never got called asshole
this is about self confidence you know
you see some guys try to pick up girls
but it's all unsuccessful trys
cause they did not realise
that it was all in the eyes
of old Pablo Picasso
he had a penetrating stare as you know
we're at 34'th street station now
in the subway
hear that rumblin sound in the subway now
and some guys are out there tryin to pick up girls
but they're jerks now
way down
they have no self confidence
this never happened to Pablo Picasso you know
Well the girls would turn the color
Of the avacado when he'd drive
Down their street in his El Dorado
He could walk down the street
And girls could not resist his stare and so
Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole
Not usually
now he was only 5'3"
But still had some confidence
he did not feel betrayed by nature
he just used what he had now
so Pablo Picasso now
well he had the passion
and so the girls took to old Picasso
in the admirable fashion
i say all right
here we go now, we're gonna rock it home
good night
Take me to the Plaza version - Chords
Take me to the Plaza version - Lyrics
some people try to pick up girls
And get called assholes
This never happened to the young Pablo Picasso
He would walk down your street
And girls would not resist his stare
So Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole
Now the girls would turn the color
Of the avacado when he would drive
Down their street in his El Dorado
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare
So, Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole
Not like you
some guys worry how they look
well they should know
they got some handsome local boy like ???
Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare
some guys try to pick up girls
it's unsuccessful
they don't realise
that there was somethin of self confidence
about Pablo Picasso
now he was only 5'3"
But girls could not resist his stare
he had self confidence
Some guys try to pick up girls
And get called an asshole
This never happened to young Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare and so
Pablo Picasso was never called...