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The World Is Ugly

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Capo 2
[Verse 1]
AmThese are the eyes and the lies of the taGken
FThese are their hearts but their hearts don't bGeat like oDmurs
They bGurn 'cause they are all aAmfraid
For every oGne of Fus, there's an arGmy of themAm  
But you'll never fiGght alonFe
Cause I wanGted you to know
[Chorus]
CThat the world is uGglyAm  
But you're beautifGul to mFe
Well are you thiGnking of me Amnow (now)
[Verse 2]
AmThese are the nights and the lights that Gwe fade in
FThese are the words but the words arenG't coming Dmout
GThey burn 'cause they Amare hard to say
For eGvery failing Fsun, there's a morAmning after
TGhough I'm empty when you Fgo
I just Gwanted you to know
[Chorus]
CThat the world is uGglyAm  
But you're beautifGul to mFe
Well are you thiGnking of meAm  
Like I'm thinking oGf youF  
I would sGay I'm sorry, thAmough
Though I really nGeed to goF  
I just wantGed you to knowAm  
[Bridge]
I wanted yGou to kFnow
I wanted yGou to kDmnow
I'm thiGnking of you eAmvery night, every Gday
[Verse 3]
AmThese are the eyes and the lies of the tGaken
FThese are their hearts but their hearts don't Gbeat like oursDm  
They bGurn 'cause they are all afAmraid
When mGine beats twice as hCard
[Chorus]
'Cause the world is ugly
But you're beautiful to mFe
Are you thiGnking of meAm  
Like I'm thinking of GyouF  
I would sGay I'm sorry, thAmough
Though I really nGeed to Fgo
I just wanGted you to kCnow
That the woFrld is uGgly (I Cjust wanted you to know)
But you're FbeautiGful to Amme (I just wanted you to know)
Are you tFhinking oGf me
CStop your crying, Fhelpless Gfeeling
CDry your eyes and sFtart belGieving
AmThere's one thing they'll nevFer takGe from youC  
[Outro]
(One day like this
We'll never be the same
Never forever
Like ghosts in the snow
Like ghosts in the sun)

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The World Is Ugly

by My Chemical Romance

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2

[Verse 1]

Am G

These are the eyes and the lies of the taken

F G Dm

These are their hearts but their hearts don't beat like ours

G Am

They burn 'cause they are all afraid

G F G Am

For every one of us, there's an army of them

G F

But you'll never fight alone

Cause I wanted you to know

[Chorus]

C G Am

That the world is ugly

G F

But you're beautiful to me

G Am

Well are you thinking of me now (now)

[Verse 2]

Am G

These are the nights and the lights that we fade in

F G Dm

These are the words but the words aren't coming out

G Am

They burn 'cause they are hard to say

G F Am

For every failing sun, there's a morning after

G F

Though I'm empty when you go

I just wanted you to know

[Chorus]

C G Am

That the world is ugly

G F

But you're beautiful to me

G Am

Well are you thinking of me

G F

Like I'm thinking of you

G Am

I would say I'm sorry, though

G F

Though I really need to go

G Am

I just wanted you to know

[Bridge]

G F

I wanted you to know

G Dm

I wanted you to know

G Am G

I'm thinking of you every night, every day

[Verse 3]

Am G

These are the eyes and the lies of the taken

F G Dm

These are their hearts but their hearts don't beat like ours

G Am

They burn 'cause they are all afraid

G C

When mine beats twice as hard

[Chorus]

'Cause the world is ugly

But you're beautiful to me

G Am

Are you thinking of me

G F

Like I'm thinking of you

G Am

I would say I'm sorry, though

G F

Though I really need to go

G C

I just wanted you to know

F G C

That the world is ugly (I just wanted you to know)

F G Am

But you're beautiful to me (I just wanted you to know)

F G

Are you thinking of me

C F G

Stop your crying, helpless feeling

C F G

Dry your eyes and start believing

Am F G C

There's one thing they'll never take from you

[Outro]

(One day like this

We'll never be the same

Never forever

Like ghosts in the snow

Like ghosts in the sun)

About The World Is Ugly Chords by My Chemical Romance

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The chords for "The World Is Ugly" show the original chord names (including Am, G, F, Dm, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.