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Chords used in this song:
B
Ebm (can be substituted with F#/Eb)
Abm
 E(can be substituted with Esus2)
C#m
F#
 E7(Major 7th)
Intro:  B   Ebm(or F#/Eb)  Abm   E(or Esus2)
[1st verse]
BSlow Ebmdown
AbmThis is such a blur
 E(or Esus2)             B  
Tell me what's the hurry now
Have Ebmwe been Abmrunning round in circles
EMissing all that we could F#be
You E7say it's F#not too E7late
[Chorus:]
AbmWe aEre wBords
On B/F#pages that we've Abmleft EuntBurned
An F#ending no one's C#mever Abmheard
We are a Estory slowly unC#mfolding
Beautiful words
[2nd verse]
I could walk across the ocean
With you walking next to me
And you could melt away this winter
Now we're starting over
We will see it's not too late
[Chorus]
AbmWe aEre wBords
On B/F#pages that we've Abmleft EuntBurned
An F#ending no one's C#mever Abmheard
We are a Estory slowly unC#mfolding
Beautiful Ebmwords (go right into bridge)
[Bridge]
That Abmlast when everything Ebmelse has Abmpassed
Even when Eall the stars are F#gone
I know Eevery single beautiful F#word that we were will live BonEbm  Abm  E  
[Pre-Chorus]
  F#I know E7it's noF#t too E7late
[Chorus]
AbmWe aEre wBords
On B/F#pages that we've Abmleft EuntBurned
An F#ending no one's C#mever Abmheard
We are a Estory slowly unC#mfolding
                 B  B/E  
Beautiful words
                       E   C#m(let ring)
We are a story slowly unfolding
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Beautiful Words

by The Afters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

Esus2

C#m

Ebm

B/F#

Chords used in this song:

F# Eb

Ebm (can be substituted with /)

Abm

E Esus2

(can be substituted with )

C#m

(Major 7th)

B Ebm F# Eb Abm E Esus2

Intro: (or /) (or )

[1st verse]

B Ebm

Slow down

Abm

This is such a blur

E Esus2 B

(or )

Tell me what's the hurry now

Ebm Abm

Have we been running round in circles

E F#

Missing all that we could be

E7 F# E7

You say it's not too late

[Chorus:]

Abm E B

We are words

B/F# Abm E B

On pages that we've left unturned

F# C#m Abm

An ending no one's ever heard

E C#m

We are a story slowly unfolding

Beautiful words

[2nd verse]

I could walk across the ocean

With you walking next to me

And you could melt away this winter

Now we're starting over

We will see it's not too late

[Chorus]

Abm E B

We are words

B/F# Abm E B

On pages that we've left unturned

F# C#m Abm

An ending no one's ever heard

E C#m

We are a story slowly unfolding

Ebm

Beautiful words (go right into bridge)

[Bridge]

Abm Ebm Abm

That last when everything else has passed

E F#

Even when all the stars are gone

E F# B Ebm Abm E

I know every single beautiful word that we were will live on

[Pre-Chorus]

F# E7 F# E7

I know it's not too late

[Chorus]

Abm E B

We are words

B/F# Abm E B

On pages that we've left unturned

F# C#m Abm

An ending no one's ever heard

E C#m

We are a story slowly unfolding

B B E

Beautiful words

E C#m

(let ring)

We are a story slowly unfolding

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