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BEAUTIFUL
[Intro]
A  Emaj7  A  Emaj7  A  G#m  F#m  E
AShe lay in bed all night watching the Emaj7colors change
AShe lay in bed all night watching the Emaj7morning change
AShe lay in bed all night watching the G#mmorning change 
into F#mgreen and goldE  
AThe doctor told her years ago that sEmaj7he was ill
AThe doctor told her years ago to takEmaj7e a pill
AThe doctor told her years ago that sG#mhe'd go blind if she F#wasn't careful
C#m7They let Lisa go bBlind
AThe world was at her feet and she was G#looking down
C#m7They let Lisa go bBlind
AAnd everyone she knew thought she was Amaj7beautiful
Only sElightly mental
Amaj7Beautiful
Only Etempermental
Amaj7Beautiful
Only sElightly mental
Amaj7Beautiful
AShe thought it would be fun to try Emaj7photograghy
AShe thought it would be fun to try Emaj7pornography
AShe thought it would be fun to try most G#manything
She was F#tired of sleeping
C#m7They let Lisa go bBlind, let Lisa go Ablind, let Lisa go G#blind
C#m7They let Lisa go bBlind
She's Alooking like a queen
But if you kEnew what's going on in her Alife
There'd be a F#mthousand barren mothers there to Btalk to her
If you knEew what's going on in her Alife
There'd be two F#mhundred troubled teenagers to Bsit with her
And Btalk to her
If you Eknew what's going on in her Dlife
What's going on in her Alife
There would be a C#documentary on RF#adio 4
A  E  A  E  A  E  A  B
E  B  C#m7  G#m  C#m7  G#m  A  E
E  B  C#m7  G#m  A  E  A E A B C#
She Amade herself a pair of orthEmaj7opaedic shoes
She Athought it was an answer to the Emaj7fashion blues
She Athought it was an answer to the Emaj7fashion blues
But she wF#alked with a limp
C#m7They let Lisa go Bblind, let Lisa go Ablind, let Lisa go G#blind...
C#m7repeatBs tAo tG#he end

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Beautiful

by Belle and Sebastian

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Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

G#m

F#m

C#m7

Amaj7

BEAUTIFUL

[Intro]

A Emaj7 A Emaj7 A G#m F#m E

A Emaj7

She lay in bed all night watching the colors change

A Emaj7

She lay in bed all night watching the morning change

A G#m

She lay in bed all night watching the morning change

F#m E

into green and gold

A Emaj7

The doctor told her years ago that she was ill

A Emaj7

The doctor told her years ago to take a pill

A G#m F#

The doctor told her years ago that she'd go blind if she wasn't careful

C#m7 B

They let Lisa go blind

A G#

The world was at her feet and she was looking down

C#m7 B

They let Lisa go blind

A Amaj7

And everyone she knew thought she was beautiful

Only slightly mental

Amaj7

Beautiful

Only tempermental

Amaj7

Beautiful

Only slightly mental

Amaj7

Beautiful

A Emaj7

She thought it would be fun to try photograghy

A Emaj7

She thought it would be fun to try pornography

A G#m

She thought it would be fun to try most anything

She was tired of sleeping

C#m7 B A G#

They let Lisa go blind, let Lisa go blind, let Lisa go blind

C#m7 B

They let Lisa go blind

She's looking like a queen

E A

But if you knew what's going on in her life

F#m B

There'd be a thousand barren mothers there to talk to her

E A

If you knew what's going on in her life

F#m B

There'd be two hundred troubled teenagers to sit with her

And talk to her

E D

If you knew what's going on in her life

What's going on in her life

C# F#

There would be a documentary on Radio 4

A E A E A E A B

E B C#m7 G#m C#m7 G#m A E

E B C#m7 G#m A E A E A B C#

A Emaj7

She made herself a pair of orthopaedic shoes

A Emaj7

She thought it was an answer to the fashion blues

A Emaj7

She thought it was an answer to the fashion blues

But she walked with a limp

C#m7 B A G#

They let Lisa go blind, let Lisa go blind, let Lisa go blind...

C#m7 B A G#

repeats to the end

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