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"Life Is Beautiful"
Date: 1 July 2007
Artist: Ryan Adams
Album: Cold Roses
Intro
 C   F   Em   Dmx2
Verse
AmYou plant a rose and if the rose comes up
CYou're thankful to God
And when it Dmdoesn't you cuss him
AmYou raise a child and when the child grows up
You got to Clearn to let go
if you Dmcan't learn to love him
Chorus
EmBut, oh, what a Fbeautiful thing when you Csing
Hear all them Embells ringing out in the Amstreet
Hammer strikes the Gmetal and it makes me Fbelieve
COh, hear all them Embells ringing out in the Amstreet
Blue sky Gcracking and it makes me Fbelieve
'Cause if I don't Ambelieve in love
Then I don't Cbelieve in you           FAnd I EmdoDm  
AmNow I'm not saying only bad news comes
For the Cpeople who want it Dmto
But you gotta Amplay that music for who's listening
You got to Chave someone you wanna Dmsing it to
Chorus
EmBut, oh, what a Fbeautiful thing when you Csing
Hear all them Embells ringing out in the Amstreet
Blue sky Gcracking and it makes me Fbelieve
COh, hear all them Embells ringing out in the Amstreet
Hammer strikes the Gmetal and it makes me Fbelieve
'Cause if I don't Ambelieve in love
Then I don't Cbelieve in you           FAnd I EmdoDm  
DmClose my eyes, see the glorious sunset
EmThrough the windows of a store and I want it
FAnyway, if I ever felt haunted
GYou were Dmthere for Gme
DmThese angry people who are waiting to judge you
EmHave their own judgment that they'll have live up to
FOpen your mouth and if nothing will come through
GRemember, You're the one that Dmsings
And it's a Ggift
And life's a beautiful Dmthing
Oh, don't Gwaste it doll
Solo
Verse
AmYou build a house and if the house comes up
You gotta Cwork on that house
wanna Dmmake it your home
Am'Cause everything inside that's not something you own
Is what you're Ctaking with you
On the Dmday that you go
Chorus
EmAnd oh, what a Fbeautiful world when we Csing
Hear all them Embells ringing out in the Amstreet
Hammer strikes the Gmetal and it makes me Fbelieve
COh, Hear all them Embells ringing out in the Amstreet
hammer strikes the Gmetal and it makes me Fbelieve
'Cause if I don't Ambelieve in love
Then I don't Cbelieve in you           FAnd I EmdoDm  
Outro

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Life Is Beautiful

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"Life Is Beautiful"

Date: 1 July 2007

Artist: Ryan Adams

Album: Cold Roses

Intro

C F Em Dm

Verse

You plant a rose and if the rose comes up

You're thankful to God

And when it doesn't you cuss him

You raise a child and when the child grows up

You got to learn to let go

if you can't learn to love him

Chorus

Em F C

But, oh, what a beautiful thing when you sing

Em Am

Hear all them bells ringing out in the street

G F

Hammer strikes the metal and it makes me believe

C Em Am

Oh, hear all them bells ringing out in the street

G F

Blue sky cracking and it makes me believe

'Cause if I don't believe in love

C F Em Dm

Then I don't believe in you And I do

Now I'm not saying only bad news comes

C Dm

For the people who want it to

But you gotta play that music for who's listening

C Dm

You got to have someone you wanna sing it to

Chorus

Em F C

But, oh, what a beautiful thing when you sing

Em Am

Hear all them bells ringing out in the street

G F

Blue sky cracking and it makes me believe

C Em Am

Oh, hear all them bells ringing out in the street

G F

Hammer strikes the metal and it makes me believe

'Cause if I don't believe in love

C F Em Dm

Then I don't believe in you And I do

Close my eyes, see the glorious sunset

Through the windows of a store and I want it

Anyway, if I ever felt haunted

G Dm G

You were there for me

These angry people who are waiting to judge you

Have their own judgment that they'll have live up to

Open your mouth and if nothing will come through

G Dm

Remember, You're the one that sings

And it's a gift

And life's a beautiful thing

Oh, don't waste it doll

Solo

Verse

You build a house and if the house comes up

You gotta work on that house

wanna make it your home

'Cause everything inside that's not something you own

Is what you're taking with you

On the day that you go

Chorus

Em F C

And oh, what a beautiful world when we sing

Em Am

Hear all them bells ringing out in the street

G F

Hammer strikes the metal and it makes me believe

C Em Am

Oh, Hear all them bells ringing out in the street

G F

hammer strikes the metal and it makes me believe

'Cause if I don't believe in love

C F Em Dm

Then I don't believe in you And I do

Outro

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