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Things That Make You Beautiful

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 When I Dhold back the tears you know the words my heart speaks
 And the miles they are long but it feels
 like you're standing D/Bnext to me D/Gand no one elsDe
 The way you Dsay how you feel exposed but not defenceless
 There's a place with a door no one knows
 You're trusting me Emwith the key A2/F#to your inseA2curities
 DSo if you worry that your DM7/C#looks will fade
 G2Rest assured it will Em7never change
 The Dthings that A4make you G2beautifulG2  
 When the Dmusic stops you're the only left dancing
 Through the night out of sight and the light
 Of the sun helps the D/Bmoon to shine D/GunselfishlyD  
 Incredibly EmI'm living a A2/F#fantasy G6in realityA2  
 DSo if you worry that your DM7/C#looks will fade
 G2Rest assured it will Em7never change
 The Dthings that A4make you G2beautifulG2  
 You're my Dhardest goodbye my DM7/C#favourite hello
 G2After all these years You Em7still don't know
 The Dthings that A4make you G2beautifulG2  
 One Emlife one F#mhope one G2truth one A2love
 One Emlife one F#mhope one G2truth...
 When the Dmusic stops you're the only that's listening
 Through the night out of sight and the light
 Of the sun helps the Emmoon to A2/F#shine
 The sun helps the G2moon...
D                          DM7C#
 So if you worry that your looks will fade
 G2Rest assured it will Em7never change
 The Dthings that A4make you G2beautifulG2  
 You're my Dhardest goodbye my DM7/C#favourite hello
 G2After all these years You Em7still don't know
 The Dthings that A4make you G2beautifulG2  
 The Dthings that A4make you G2beautifulG2  
 It's Dyou that A4makes you G2beautifulG2  

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Things That Make You Beautiful

by John Adams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/B

D/G

A2/F#

DM7/C#

Em7

F#m

When I hold back the tears you know the words my heart speaks

And the miles they are long but it feels

D/B D/G D

like you're standing next to me and no one else

The way you say how you feel exposed but not defenceless

There's a place with a door no one knows

Em A2/F# A2

You're trusting me with the key to your insecurities

D DM7/C#

So if you worry that your looks will fade

G2 Em7

Rest assured it will never change

D A4 G2 G2

The things that make you beautiful

When the music stops you're the only left dancing

Through the night out of sight and the light

D/B D/G D

Of the sun helps the moon to shine unselfishly

Em A2/F# G6 A2

Incredibly I'm living a fantasy in reality

D DM7/C#

So if you worry that your looks will fade

G2 Em7

Rest assured it will never change

D A4 G2 G2

The things that make you beautiful

D DM7/C#

You're my hardest goodbye my favourite hello

G2 Em7

After all these years You still don't know

D A4 G2 G2

The things that make you beautiful

Em F#m G2 A2

One life one hope one truth one love

Em F#m G2

One life one hope one truth...

When the music stops you're the only that's listening

Through the night out of sight and the light

Em A2/F#

Of the sun helps the moon to shine

The sun helps the moon...

D DM7C#

So if you worry that your looks will fade

G2 Em7

Rest assured it will never change

D A4 G2 G2

The things that make you beautiful

D DM7/C#

You're my hardest goodbye my favourite hello

G2 Em7

After all these years You still don't know

D A4 G2 G2

The things that make you beautiful

D A4 G2 G2

The things that make you beautiful

D A4 G2 G2

It's you that makes you beautiful

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