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Beast And Beauty

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Cthere once lived a beast... Fand beauty,
Cpainter of paints, Fshe was a cutie,
Cthe canvas was hers, Fpassion was found...
Gand the rain came down,
Fthe rain came down...
Cthere once lived the beast... Fand beauty,
Cin a forest of trees where the Ffruit was so fruity...
Cpicked one and ate Fto feed his doubt
Gso she put him out, Fshe put him out...
Amoh Gno, Emmy low and Flonely friend
Amhow Gslow are Fwe gonna take this bend,
Amit's a long Groad with a Emcold and Fstony end,
Amwhere do Gyou go to Fpretend?
Cthere once lived a beast and Fbeauty,
Cpainter of paints, Fand she was a cutie,
Cshe left him before the Fmoon was full,
because sGhe knew his Ffault,
she Gknew his Ffault...
she Gknew his Ffault,
she Gknew his Ffault...
Amoh Gno, my lEmow and loFnely friend
Amhow Gslow are Fwe gonna take this bend,
it's a Amlong Groad with a Emcold and Fstony end,
where Amdo Gyou Fgo to pretend?
Amoh Gno, my lEmow and loFnely friend
Amhow Gslow are Fwe gonna take this bend,
it's a Amlong Groad with a Emcold and Fstony end,
where Amdo Gyou Fgo to pretend?
it's a long road with a cold and stony end,
where do you go to pretend?

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Beast And Beauty

by Damien Rice

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

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Capo 2

C F

there once lived a beast... and beauty,

C F

painter of paints, she was a cutie,

C F

the canvas was hers, passion was found...

and the rain came down,

the rain came down...

C F

there once lived the beast... and beauty,

C F

in a forest of trees where the fruit was so fruity...

C F

picked one and ate to feed his doubt

G F

so she put him out, she put him out...

Am G Em F

oh no, my low and lonely friend

Am G F

how slow are we gonna take this bend,

Am G Em F

it's a long road with a cold and stony end,

Am G F

where do you go to pretend?

C F

there once lived a beast and beauty,

C F

painter of paints, and she was a cutie,

C F

she left him before the moon was full,

G F

because she knew his fault,

G F

she knew his fault...

G F

she knew his fault,

G F

she knew his fault...

Am G Em F

oh no, my low and lonely friend

Am G F

how slow are we gonna take this bend,

Am G Em F

it's a long road with a cold and stony end,

Am G F

where do you go to pretend?

Am G Em F

oh no, my low and lonely friend

Am G F

how slow are we gonna take this bend,

Am G Em F

it's a long road with a cold and stony end,

Am G F

where do you go to pretend?

it's a long road with a cold and stony end,

where do you go to pretend?

About Beast And Beauty Chords by Damien Rice

Learn how to play Beast And Beauty by Damien Rice with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Beast And Beauty chords”, “Beast And Beauty guitar chords”, or “Damien Rice Beast And Beauty 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 Beast And Beauty chords and for experienced players who want accurate Beast And Beauty lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, G, Am, Em.

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What key is "Beast And Beauty" in?

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