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This is the correct version of Beginner’s Mind that Conor uses live.
Track 8 of The People's Key, Bright Eyes' final album.
Capo 4
DHold on tight beF#ginners mind,
The Bmwheel is spinning Atoo
EmFast to make your moveA  
The F#worst must be asBmsumed
Oh Dhow they'll try to F#pull and pry 
BmAway what you know Anow
EmBeat and beat it out A  
Leave a F#drum that makes no soundBm  
A Gsnuff film on a F#Jumbo-tron for Emall the world to seeA  
A Emcocktail napkin Aepitaph
Some Dpsychobabble Bmtelegram
MEmessage written in the Asand
The Dtide rolls inBm  
EmSwear you'll do the Aopposite
Of Dall those tangled Bmhypocrites
Who Emsay that the exAperiment has Dfailed
BmDon't go there
GYou're getting nowhere
AYou're getting nowhere
DStay a while my iF#nner child
I'd Bmlike to learn your Atrick
EmKnow what makes you tickA  
F#Nurse you when you're sBmick
Oh Dhow you've grown so F#cynical
Hard Bmlines carved in your faceA  
The Emsunshine so cliché A  
Just like F#love and Bmpain
You Gtried your best on the F#Rorschach test but there's Emjust nothing to seeA  
Heard Emterabytes of Aperfect pitch
Some Duniversal eleganceBm  
EmStack the seventh and the Afifth
ADlong the gridBm  
EmSwear you’ll be the oppoAsite
Of Dall the stilted Bmhypocrites
You Emknow what made you Ainfamous to Dthem, Bmdon't you?
GYou keep starting over
AYou keep starting over
F#You keep starting over
BmYou keep starting over
GKeep starting over
AKeep starting over
DHold on tight beF#ginners mind
The cuBmrrents far too sAtrong
It will Emcarry you alongA  
Till you're F#just like everyoneBm  
DStay a while my F#inner child
I'd Bmlike to learn your Atrick
EmKnow what makes you tickA  
F#Nurse you when you're sBmick
G F# Em A
The other Capo 1 version of this song has the right tonality, but in the wrong 
Capo position. I use Barre chords on the F#, Bm,  Gand the  Achord for the 
“getting nowhere” and “starting over” lines to give it a fuller sound. 

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Beginners Mind

by Bright Eyes

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

This is the correct version of Beginner’s Mind that Conor uses live.

Track 8 of The People's Key, Bright Eyes' final album.

Capo 4

D F#

Hold on tight beginners mind,

Bm A

The wheel is spinning too

Em A

Fast to make your move

F# Bm

The worst must be assumed

D F#

Oh how they'll try to pull and pry

Bm A

Away what you know now

Em A

Beat and beat it out

F# Bm

Leave a drum that makes no sound

G F# Em A

A snuff film on a Jumbo-tron for all the world to see

Em A

A cocktail napkin epitaph

D Bm

Some psychobabble telegram

Em A

Message written in the sand

D Bm

The tide rolls in

Em A

Swear you'll do the opposite

D Bm

Of all those tangled hypocrites

Em A D

Who say that the experiment has failed

Don't go there

You're getting nowhere

D F#

Stay a while my inner child

Bm A

I'd like to learn your trick

Em A

Know what makes you tick

F# Bm

Nurse you when you're sick

D F#

Oh how you've grown so cynical

Bm A

Hard lines carved in your face

Em A

The sunshine so cliché

F# Bm

Just like love and pain

G F# Em A

You tried your best on the Rorschach test but there's just nothing to see

Em A

Heard terabytes of perfect pitch

D Bm

Some universal elegance

Em A

Stack the seventh and the fifth

D Bm

Along the grid

Em A

Swear you’ll be the opposite

D Bm

Of all the stilted hypocrites

Em A D Bm

You know what made you infamous to them, don't you?

You keep starting over

Keep starting over

D F#

Hold on tight beginners mind

Bm A

The currents far too strong

Em A

It will carry you along

F# Bm

Till you're just like everyone

D F#

Stay a while my inner child

Bm A

I'd like to learn your trick

Em A

Know what makes you tick

F# Bm

Nurse you when you're sick

G F# Em A

The other Capo 1 version of this song has the right tonality, but in the wrong

F# Bm G A

Capo position. I use Barre chords on the , , and the chord for the

“getting nowhere” and “starting over” lines to give it a fuller sound.

About Beginners Mind Chords by Bright Eyes

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