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[INTRO]  Db   Ab   Bbm   Gbx2
[PRECHORUS]
There are Dbdays when I wake upAb  
That I don't know what I'm Bbmdoing hereGb  
I barely Dbrecognize the Abpair of eyes staring Bbmback at me in the Gbmirror
there was a Dbday that I was free
Not a Abcare that I could see
So good I Bbmbarely could believe that it was Gbhappening
Oh take me Dbback againAb  
[CHORUS]
I was sixDbteen with an open Abheart
windows Bbmdown in a beat up Gbcar
When I was Dbdumb and the world was Abyoung and she was BbmbeautifulGb  
She was DbbeautifulAb  
She was BbmbeautifulGb  
[VERSE]
How do we Dbend up like this?Ab  
Living lives that we don't Bbmcare about?Gb  
Too busy Dbfixing things
On Abcomputer screens
While the Bbmgrass grows green
Me, I'm Gbscreaming out
[PRECHORUS]
There was a Dbday that I was free
Not a Abcare that I could see
So good I Bbmbarely could believe that it was Gbhappening
Oh take me Dbback againAb  
[CHORUS]
I was sixDbteen with an open Abheart
windows Bbmdown in a beat up Gbcar
When I was Dbdumb and the world was Abyoung and she was BbmbeautifulGb  
She was DbbeautifulAb  
She was BbmbeautifulGb  
She was DbbeautifulAb  
She was BbmbeautifulGb  
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Db Ab Bbm Gb
[PRECHORUS]
There was a Dbday that I was free
Not a Abcare that I could see
So good I Bbmbarely could believe that it was Gbhappening
Oh take me Dbback againAb  
[CHORUS]
I was sixDbteen with an open Abheart
windows Bbmdown in a beat up Gbcar
When I was Dbdumb and the world was Abyoung and she was BbmbeautifulGb  
She was DbbeautifulAb  
She was BbmbeautifulGb  
It was Dbyou, it was Abyou, and you are Bbmbeautiful, Gbyeah
I was sixDbteen with an open Abheart
windows Bbmdown in a beat up Gbcar
When I was Dbdumb and the world was Abyoung and she was BbmbeautifulGb  
Ohhh

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Beautiful

by Ben Rector

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Bbm

Db Ab Bbm Gb

[INTRO] x2

[PRECHORUS]

Db Ab

There are days when I wake up

Bbm Gb

That I don't know what I'm doing here

Db Ab Bbm Gb

I barely recognize the pair of eyes staring back at me in the mirror

there was a day that I was free

Not a care that I could see

Bbm Gb

So good I barely could believe that it was happening

Db Ab

Oh take me back again

[CHORUS]

Db Ab

I was sixteen with an open heart

Bbm Gb

windows down in a beat up car

Db Ab Bbm Gb

When I was dumb and the world was young and she was beautiful

Db Ab

She was beautiful

Bbm Gb

She was beautiful

[VERSE]

Db Ab

How do we end up like this?

Bbm Gb

Living lives that we don't care about?

Too busy fixing things

On computer screens

Bbm

While the grass grows green

Me, I'm screaming out

[PRECHORUS]

There was a day that I was free

Not a care that I could see

Bbm Gb

So good I barely could believe that it was happening

Db Ab

Oh take me back again

[CHORUS]

Db Ab

I was sixteen with an open heart

Bbm Gb

windows down in a beat up car

Db Ab Bbm Gb

When I was dumb and the world was young and she was beautiful

Db Ab

She was beautiful

Bbm Gb

She was beautiful

Db Ab

She was beautiful

Bbm Gb

She was beautiful

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Db Ab Bbm Gb

[PRECHORUS]

There was a day that I was free

Not a care that I could see

Bbm Gb

So good I barely could believe that it was happening

Db Ab

Oh take me back again

[CHORUS]

Db Ab

I was sixteen with an open heart

Bbm Gb

windows down in a beat up car

Db Ab Bbm Gb

When I was dumb and the world was young and she was beautiful

Db Ab

She was beautiful

Bbm Gb

She was beautiful

Db Ab Bbm Gb

It was you, it was you, and you are beautiful, yeah

Db Ab

I was sixteen with an open heart

Bbm Gb

windows down in a beat up car

Db Ab Bbm Gb

When I was dumb and the world was young and she was beautiful

Ohhh

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