Photograph

Cipt: Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake
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#Rock #Alternative Rock
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Intro:
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Verse 1:
Look at this photograph
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Every time I do, it makes me laugh
E
How did our eyes get so red?
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And what the hell is on Joey's head?
D

And this is where I grew up
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I think the present owner fixed it up
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I never knew we'd ever went without
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The second floor is hard for sneaking out
D

Verse 2:
And this is where I went to school
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Most of the time had better things to do
E
Criminal record says I broke in twice
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I must have done it half a dozen times
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I wonder if it's too late
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Should I go back and try to graduate?
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Life's better now than it was back then
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If I was them, I wouldn't let me in
D

Pre-Chorus:
Oh, whoa, whoa
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Oh, God, I...
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Chorus:
Every memory of looking out the back door
A
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
E
It's hard to say it, time to say it
F#m
Goodbye, goodbye
D

Every memory of walking out the front door
A
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
E
It's hard to say it, time to say it
F#m
Goodbye, goodbye
D

Outro Chorus:
Goodbye
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Verse 3:
Remember the old arcade
A
Blew every dollar that we ever made
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The cops hated us hangin' out
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They say, "Somebody went and burned it down"
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We used to listen to the radio
A
And sing along with every song we know
E
We said, "Someday we'd find out how it feels
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To sing to more than just the steering wheel"
D

Verse 4:
Kim's the first girl I kissed
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I was so nervous that I nearly missed
E
She's had a couple of kids since then
F#m
I haven't seen her since God knows when
D

Pre-Chorus:
Oh, whoa, whoa
A E
Oh, God, I...
F#m D

Chorus:
Every memory of looking out the back door
A
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
E
It's hard to say it, time to say it
F#m
Goodbye, goodbye
D

Every memory of walking out the front door
A
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
E
It's hard to say it, time to say it
F#m
Goodbye, goodbye
D

Bridge:
I miss that town, I miss the faces
A
You can't erase, you can't replace it
E
I miss it now, I can't believe it
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So hard to stay, too hard to leave it
D

If I could relive those days
A
I know the one thing that would never change
E

Chorus:
Every memory of looking out the back door
A
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
E
It's hard to say it, time to say it
F#m
Goodbye, goodbye
D

Every memory of walking out the front door
A
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
E
It's hard to say it, time to say it
F#m
Goodbye, goodbye
D

Outro:
Look at this photograph
A
Every time I do, it makes me laugh
E
Every time I do, it makes me...
F#m D
A

Makna & Cerita di Balik Lagu

Lagu "Photograph" karya Nickelback menyajikan sebuah refleksi emosional yang mendalam mengenai nostalgia, berlalunya waktu, dan kenangan masa kecil yang membentuk kedewasaan seseorang. Melalui medium sebuah foto lama, sang penutur lagu menelusuri kembali lembaran masa lalu—mulai dari tempat tinggal, masa sekolah, hingga persahabatan lama—dengan perpaduan rasa humor, kerinduan, dan sedikit penyesalan. Lagu ini menyampaikan pesan bahwa meskipun masa lalu tidak dapat diulang dan terkadang dipenuhi dengan kepolokan remaja, kenangan tersebut tetap menjadi bagian esensial dari identitas kita yang takkan pernah bisa dihapus atau digantikan.

Fakta & Trivia Menarik

"Photograph" dirilis pada tahun 2005 sebagai singel utama dari album studio kelima Nickelback yang bertajuk "All the Right Reasons". Lagu bergenre post-grunge dan alternative rock ini sukses besar secara komersial di seluruh dunia, merajai berbagai tangga lagu internasional, dan menjadi salah satu lagu signature paling ikonik dari band asal Kanada tersebut. Video musiknya yang bernuansa nostalgia masa kecil juga sangat melekat di memori para penggemar musik rock era 2000-an.