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Intro: 
    F     F/E     Dm7  C4/  E(2x) 
Verse 1: 
              F          F/E      Dm7  C4/ E  
    As I look into the stars 
                 F        F/E        Dm7  C4/ E  
    Pondering how far away they are 
                     F          F/E       Dm7  C4/ E  
    How You hold them in Your hands 
                      F      F/E       Dm7  C4/ E  
    And still You know this man 
                F          F/E         Dm7  C4/ E  
    You know my inner most being, oh 
                F      F/E                  Dm7  C4/ E  
    Even better than I know, than I know myself 
CHORUS -----------------------------------------
           F     F/E      Dm7  C4/ E  
What a beautiful God 
           F     F/E      Dm7  C4/ E  
What a beautiful God 
Bb2And what am CI, that I mDm7ight be called Your chFild 
What am Bb2I, what am CI 
That You Dm7might know me, my KiFng 
                Bb2            C      F      F/E     Dm7  C4/ E  
What am I, what am I, what am I
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Verse 2: 
                F           F/E        Dm7  C4/ E  
   As I look off into the distance 
               F           F/E        Dm7  C4/ E  
   Watching the sun roll on by 
             F           F/E        Dm7  C4/ E  
   Beautiful colors all around me, oh 
              F         F/E        Dm7  C4/ E  
   Painted all over the sky 
             F           F/E            Dm7  C4/ E  
   The same hands that created all of this 
               F       F/E        Dm7  C4/ E  
   They created you and I 
Bridge: 
FWhat am BbI, what am CI 
That YDm7ou might die, that I might lFive 
What am BbI, what am CI, what am Dm7I, what am FI 
Bb2Oh       CODm7h          F  Bb9Oh         C  Dm7Oh F  
What am BbI C  
What am BbI C  
What am BbI C  
  Bb2What am CI 
What am FI &#6F/E5279;F  

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Beautiful

by Shawn McDonald

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/E

Dm7

Bb2

Bb9

Intro:

F F/E Dm7 C4 E

/ (2x)

Verse 1:

F F/E Dm7 C4 E

As I look into the stars

F F/E Dm7 C4 E

Pondering how far away they are

F F/E Dm7 C4 E

How You hold them in Your hands

F F/E Dm7 C4 E

And still You know this man

F F/E Dm7 C4 E

You know my inner most being, oh

F F/E Dm7 C4 E

Even better than I know, than I know myself

CHORUS -----------------------------------------

F F/E Dm7 C4 E

What a beautiful God

F F/E Dm7 C4 E

What a beautiful God

Bb2 C Dm7 F

And what am I, that I might be called Your child

Bb2 C

What am I, what am I

Dm7 F

That You might know me, my King

Bb2 C F F/E Dm7 C4 E

What am I, what am I, what am I

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Verse 2:

F F/E Dm7 C4 E

As I look off into the distance

F F/E Dm7 C4 E

Watching the sun roll on by

F F/E Dm7 C4 E

Beautiful colors all around me, oh

F F/E Dm7 C4 E

Painted all over the sky

F F/E Dm7 C4 E

The same hands that created all of this

F F/E Dm7 C4 E

They created you and I

Bridge:

F Bb C

What am I, what am I

Dm7 F

That You might die, that I might live

Bb C Dm7 F

What am I, what am I, what am I, what am I

Bb2 C Dm7 F Bb9 C Dm7 F

Oh Oh Oh Oh

Bb C

What am I

Bb C

What am I

Bb C

What am I

Bb2 C

What am I

F F/E F

What am I 

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