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Sadly Beautiful

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DFrom the very first day that you were Gborn
Dto the very last time you waved and honked your Ghorn.
EmI had no chance at all to watch you Agrow.
Up so GsadG/F#ly beEmautiful, up so GsadG/F#ly beEmautiful.
DBaby needs a brand new pair of Geyes
D'cause the one's you've got now see only Ggoodbyes.
EmI had no chance at all to let you Aknow.
You left me GsadG/F#ly beEmautiful, GsadG/F#ly beEmautiful.
GWell you've got your fathers Dhair
Gand you've got your fathers Dnose
but you've Ggot my Dsoul.
SGadlG/F#y beaEmutiful.  SGadlG/F#y beaEmutiful.
G  G/F# Em             G  G/F# Em
DFrom the very last time you waved and honked your hoGrn,
Dto a face that turned away pale and Gwarm.
EmI had no chance at all to let you Aknow.
You left me GsadG/F#ly beEmautiful, left me GsadG/F#ly beEmautiful.
so GsadG/F#ly beEmautiful, so GsadG/F#ly beEmautiful......

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Sadly Beautiful

by The Replacements

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G/F#

D G

From the very first day that you were born

D G

to the very last time you waved and honked your horn.

Em A

I had no chance at all to watch you grow.

G G/F# Em G G/F# Em

Up so sadly beautiful, up so sadly beautiful.

D G

Baby needs a brand new pair of eyes

D G

'cause the one's you've got now see only goodbyes.

Em A

I had no chance at all to let you know.

G G/F# Em G G/F# Em

You left me sadly beautiful, sadly beautiful.

G D

Well you've got your fathers hair

G D

and you've got your fathers nose

G D

but you've got my soul.

G G/F# Em G G/F# Em

Sadly beautiful. Sadly beautiful.

G G/F# Em G G/F# Em

D G

From the very last time you waved and honked your horn,

D G

to a face that turned away pale and warm.

Em A

I had no chance at all to let you know.

G G/F# Em G G/F# Em

You left me sadly beautiful, left me sadly beautiful.

G G/F# Em G G/F# Em

so sadly beautiful, so sadly beautiful......

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