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This should be played on a 12 string guitar with capo at 3rd fret (Eb)
This is what I was able to see looking at Steven Rothery while playing live and acoustic in Riccione some
7 years ago.
I'm afraid I have no youtube video to attach to this: I was too busy enjoying the set to film it, sorry...
CEverybody Em7knows we live in a Amworld where they give GbaGadd11d names Gto F/CbeauC6add11tiful thF/CingsG  Gadd11  G6  
CEverybody Em7knows we live in a Amworld where we don't gGivGadd11e beautGiful F/CthiC6add11ngs a seF/Ccond glanceG  Gadd11  G6  
CHeaven onlEm7y knows we live in Ama world where what we GcaGadd11ll beauGtifuF/Cl is C6add11just soF/Cmething on sGalGadd11eG6  
CPeople lauEm7ghing behind their Amhands As the fragile aGnd Gadd11the seGnsitF/Cive C6add11are giveF/Cn no chanceG  Gadd11  G6  
CAnd the leaves Em7turn from Amred to GbrGadd11ownG  
F/CTo be C6add11trodden F/Cdown
GTo be Gadd11trodden G6down
CAnd the leaves Em7turn from Amred to GbrGadd11ownG  
F/CFall C6add11to the F/Cground
GFall tGadd11o the grG6ound
CWe don't have to Em7live in a Amworld GwhGadd11ere we Ggive F/Cbad C6add11names to F/CbeaGutiful Gadd11thingsG6  
CWe should Em7live in a Ambeautiful GwoGadd11rldG  
F/CWe shC6add11ould give F/Cbeautiful a Gsecond Gadd11glanceG6  
CAnd the leaves Em7fall from Amred to GbrGadd11ownG  
F/CTo be C6add11trodden F/Cdown
GTroddeGadd11n downG6  
CAnd the leaves Em7turn green Amto red GtGadd11o brownG  
F/CFall tC6add11o the grF/Cound
GAnd geGadd11t kicked G6around
Am7You strong Dadd11enough to F7be..
Am7Have you the Dadd11faith to F7be..
Am7Sane Dadd11enough to F7be ..
F7Honest enough to Am7say..
Am7Don't have Dadd11to be the F7same..
Am7Don't have Dadd11to be this F7way
Am7C'mon and Dadd11sign your F7name
FYou wild enough Gto remain Embeautiful?
FBeautifulG  Em  
CAll the leaves Em7turn from Amred to GbrGadd11ownG  
F/CTo be C6add11trodden F/Cdown
GTroddeGadd11n downG6  
CAnd we all fall Em7green to Amred to GbrGadd11ownG  
F/CFall tC6add11o the grF/Cound
GBut we can Gadd11turn it G6around
Am7You Dadd11strong F7enough to be..
Am7Why Dadd11don't yF7ou stand up and say
Am7Give Dadd11yourseF7lf a break
Am7They Dadd11laugh F7at you anyway
FSo GwEmhy don't you stand up and be
FBeGauEmtiful.
CBlack, white, rEm7ed, gold, Amand broGwnGadd11  G  
F/CWe're C6add11stuck in F/Cthis world
GNowherGadd11e to goG6  
CTurnin' aroundEm7  Am  G  Gadd11  G  
F/CWhat aC6add11re you sF/Co afraid of?
GShow uGadd11s what yG6ou're made of
CBe yourself and Em7be beautiAmfulG  Gadd11  G  
F/CBeautiC6add11fulF/C  

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Beautiful

by Marillion

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Gadd11

F/C

C6add11

Am7

Dadd11

This should be played on a 12 string guitar with capo at 3rd fret (Eb)

This is what I was able to see looking at Steven Rothery while playing live and acoustic in Riccione some

7 years ago.

I'm afraid I have no youtube video to attach to this: I was too busy enjoying the set to film it, sorry...

C Em7 Am G Gadd11 G F/C C6add11 F/C G Gadd11 G6

Everybody knows we live in a world where they give bad names to beautiful things

C Em7 Am G Gadd11 G F/C C6add11 F/C G Gadd11 G6

Everybody knows we live in a world where we don't give beautiful things a second glance

C Em7 Am G Gadd11 G F/C C6add11 F/C G Gadd11 G6

Heaven only knows we live in a world where what we call beautiful is just something on sale

C Em7 Am G Gadd11 G F/C C6add11 F/C G Gadd11 G6

People laughing behind their hands As the fragile and the sensitive are given no chance

C Em7 Am G Gadd11 G

And the leaves turn from red to brown

F/C C6add11 F/C

To be trodden down

G Gadd11 G6

To be trodden down

C Em7 Am G Gadd11 G

And the leaves turn from red to brown

F/C C6add11 F/C

Fall to the ground

G Gadd11 G6

Fall to the ground

C Em7 Am G Gadd11 G F/C C6add11 F/C G Gadd11 G6

We don't have to live in a world where we give bad names to beautiful things

C Em7 Am G Gadd11 G

We should live in a beautiful world

F/C C6add11 F/C G Gadd11 G6

We should give beautiful a second glance

C Em7 Am G Gadd11 G

And the leaves fall from red to brown

F/C C6add11 F/C

To be trodden down

G Gadd11 G6

Trodden down

C Em7 Am G Gadd11 G

And the leaves turn green to red to brown

F/C C6add11 F/C

Fall to the ground

G Gadd11 G6

And get kicked around

Am7 Dadd11 F7

You strong enough to be..

Am7 Dadd11 F7

Have you the faith to be..

Am7 Dadd11 F7

Sane enough to be ..

F7 Am7

Honest enough to say..

Am7 Dadd11 F7

Don't have to be the same..

Am7 Dadd11 F7

Don't have to be this way

Am7 Dadd11 F7

C'mon and sign your name

F G Em

You wild enough to remain beautiful?

F G Em

Beautiful

C Em7 Am G Gadd11 G

All the leaves turn from red to brown

F/C C6add11 F/C

To be trodden down

G Gadd11 G6

Trodden down

C Em7 Am G Gadd11 G

And we all fall green to red to brown

F/C C6add11 F/C

Fall to the ground

G Gadd11 G6

But we can turn it around

Am7 Dadd11 F7

You strong enough to be..

Am7 Dadd11 F7

Why don't you stand up and say

Am7 Dadd11 F7

Give yourself a break

Am7 Dadd11 F7

They laugh at you anyway

F G Em

So why don't you stand up and be

F G Em

Beautiful.

C Em7 Am G Gadd11 G

Black, white, red, gold, and brown

F/C C6add11 F/C

We're stuck in this world

G Gadd11 G6

Nowhere to go

C Em7 Am G Gadd11 G

Turnin' around

F/C C6add11 F/C

What are you so afraid of?

G Gadd11 G6

Show us what you're made of

C Em7 Am G Gadd11 G

Be yourself and be beautiful

F/C C6add11 F/C

Beautiful

About Beautiful Chords by Marillion

Learn how to play Beautiful by Marillion with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Beautiful chords”, “Beautiful guitar chords”, or “Marillion Beautiful chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Beautiful chords and for experienced players who want accurate Beautiful lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Eb, C, Em7, Am, G, Gadd11.

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The chords for "Beautiful" show the original chord names (including Eb, C, Em7, Am, G, Gadd11). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.