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The Beat Goes On

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     C(x32010) for intro-> (x35553)
 Csus4(x35563) 
 Csus2(x35533)
   G/B(x20033)
   C/G(3x2010)
  D/F#(2x0230)
  E/G#(4x2450)
    A7(x02020)
    Am(x02210)
     G(320033)
[Intro]
C Csus4 C Csus2
[Verse 1]
CThought G/Bthat I died Amtoday
C/GWalked off the D/F#stage
Faded aE/G#way into the cAmlouds
To the C/Ggig in the sD/F#ky
And when I arGrived
The aE/G#ngels were singing a Amsong
Yeah yoC/Gu know the D/F#one
Are you singing Galong?
CThought I'd G/Bknow just wAmhat to do
C/GThat it would D/F#be
how I wanted it E/G#to be of so nAmew
But C/Gcounting me iD/F#n
I had to givGe in
Make the thuE/G#nder and lightAmning sing
In the C/Geye of the sD/F#torm 
there's no right and no Gwrong
[Chorus]
SCo long, so lCong
Someday all the wForld will sing my sCongCsus4  
CStill lG/Bife remaA7ins
Somewhere in my heFart the bGeat goes Con
[Verse 2]
CThought it was the enG/Bd of the woAmrld
C/GDeep with guitD/F#ars 
and all that I unE/G#derstand is heAmre
Through menC/Gtal un wD/F#ord 
I'm mis undeGrstood
  E/G#Wasting my money and Amfame
I'd thC/Grow it aD/F#way just to prove that GI can
I'm the lE/G#ast of a dying Ambreed
And it's nC/Got the eD/F#nd of the world, oh Fno
It's not eveGn the end of the Cday
[Chorus]
SCo long, so lCong
Someday all the wForld will sing my sCongCsus4  
CStill lG/Bife remaA7ins
Somewhere in my heFart the bGeat goes Con
SCo long, so lCong
Someday all the wForld will sing my sCongCsus4  
CStill lG/Bife remaA7ins
Somewhere in my heFart the bGeat goes Con
SCo long, so lCong
Someday all the wForld will sing my sCongCsus4  
CStill lG/Bife remaA7ins
Somewhere in my heFart the bGeat goes Con

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The Beat Goes On

by Beady Eye

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus4

Csus2

G/B

C/G

D/F#

E/G#

(x32010) for intro-> (x35553)

Csus4

(x35563)

Csus2

(x35533)

G/B

(x20033)

C/G

(3x2010)

D/F#

(2x0230)

E/G#

(4x2450)

(x02020)

(x02210)

(320033)

[Intro]

C Csus4 C Csus2

[Verse 1]

C G/B Am

Thought that I died today

C/G D/F#

Walked off the stage

E/G# Am

Faded away into the clouds

C/G D/F#

To the gig in the sky

And when I arrived

E/G# Am

The angels were singing a song

C/G D/F#

Yeah you know the one

Are you singing along?

C G/B Am

Thought I'd know just what to do

C/G D/F#

That it would be

E/G# Am

how I wanted it to be of so new

C/G D/F#

But counting me in

I had to give in

E/G# Am

Make the thunder and lightning sing

C/G D/F#

In the eye of the storm

there's no right and no wrong

[Chorus]

C C

So long, so long

F C Csus4

Someday all the world will sing my song

C G/B A7

Still life remains

F G C

Somewhere in my heart the beat goes on

[Verse 2]

C G/B Am

Thought it was the end of the world

C/G D/F#

Deep with guitars

E/G# Am

and all that I understand is here

C/G D/F#

Through mental un word

I'm mis understood

E/G# Am

Wasting my money and fame

C/G D/F# G

I'd throw it away just to prove that I can

E/G# Am

I'm the last of a dying breed

C/G D/F# F

And it's not the end of the world, oh no

G C

It's not even the end of the day

[Chorus]

C C

So long, so long

F C Csus4

Someday all the world will sing my song

C G/B A7

Still life remains

F G C

Somewhere in my heart the beat goes on

C C

So long, so long

F C Csus4

Someday all the world will sing my song

C G/B A7

Still life remains

F G C

Somewhere in my heart the beat goes on

C C

So long, so long

F C Csus4

Someday all the world will sing my song

C G/B A7

Still life remains

F G C

Somewhere in my heart the beat goes on

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