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Beautiful Things

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Key: G  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 G-  320033
 D-  xx0232
 Em- 022000
 C-  x32010
Intro:
G--
G--Em-- x2
Verse 1:
  GTypewriter tell me
what Emyear it was
  GTyping to the rhythm
of a century Emon the cusp
  CWe were out there smoking
on the Dsidewalks CWe were
lovers drinking to aGnother
song on the Djukebox
Chorus 1:
EmDon't Ckill all the
Gbeautiful Dthings
I was Emsearching for
Ctruth in the Gdust
of my Ddays EmI was
so Clost and GI
was so CyoungG  Em  G  Em  
Verse 2:
  GCinematic I was cynical
on the Emcity bus
  Gliterary wrote lyrics
like I Emthought I was
  Cwe were sleeping racing
for the Dfuture Cbicycle
tires spinning reGvolutionD  
Chorus 2:
EmDon't Ckill all the
Gbeautiful Dthings
I was Emsearching for
Ctruth in the Gdust
of my Ddays EmI was
so Clost and GI
was so CyoungG  Em  D  C  
Bridge:
  EmThe city was Csweating
in the Emsummer heatC  
I wrote  Emmelodies of
regCret to a Emdeaf
and empty sCtreet
EmI was so Clonely it
sGtarted to Drain
the Emlightning and
Cthunder were 
Gsinging my Dname
I thought Emthose
songs could Csave me
I thought Emthose
songs could Csave me
Chorus 3:
EmDon't Ckill all the
Gbeautiful Dthings
I was Emsearching for
Ctruth in the Gdust
of my Ddays EmI was
so Clost and GI
was so Cyoung
  EmWe were so Dlost
and Gwe were so CyoungG  Em  G  Em  
GDon't Emkill all the
         D  C(hold)
beautiful things

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Beautiful Things

by The Lawrence Arms

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 320033

- xx0232

- 022000

- x32010

Intro:

G--

G--Em-- x2

Verse 1:

Typewriter tell me

what year it was

Typing to the rhythm

of a century on the cusp

We were out there smoking

D C

on the sidewalks We were

lovers drinking to another

song on the jukebox

Chorus 1:

Em C

Don't kill all the

G D

beautiful things

I was searching for

C G

truth in the dust

D Em

of my days I was

C G

so lost and I

C G Em G Em

was so young

Verse 2:

Cinematic I was cynical

on the city bus

literary wrote lyrics

like I thought I was

we were sleeping racing

D C

for the future bicycle

G D

tires spinning revolution

Chorus 2:

Em C

Don't kill all the

G D

beautiful things

I was searching for

C G

truth in the dust

D Em

of my days I was

C G

so lost and I

C G Em D C

was so young

Bridge:

Em C

The city was sweating

Em C

in the summer heat

I wrote melodies of

C Em

regret to a deaf

and empty street

Em C

I was so lonely it

G D

started to rain

the lightning and

thunder were

G D

singing my name

I thought those

songs could save me

I thought those

songs could save me

Chorus 3:

Em C

Don't kill all the

G D

beautiful things

I was searching for

C G

truth in the dust

D Em

of my days I was

C G

so lost and I

was so young

Em D

We were so lost

G C G Em G Em

and we were so young

G Em

Don't kill all the

D C

(hold)

beautiful things

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