Beautiful
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Intro
A C#m7 A C#m7 A G#m F#m E
A C#m7
She lay in bed all night watching the colors change
A C#m7
She lay in bed all night watching the morning change
A G#m
F#m E
She lay in bed all night watching the morning change into green and gold
A C#m7
The doctor told her years ago that she was ill
A C#m7
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 C#m7
But everyone she knew thought she was beautiful
E
Only slightly mental
C#m7
Beautiful
E
Only tempermental
Cm7
Beautiful
A C#m7
She thought it would be fun to try photograghy
A C#m7
She thought it would be fun to try pornography
A G#m
She thought it would be fun to try most anything
F#
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
C#m7 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
C#m7 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
B
And talk to her
E D
If you knew what's going on in her life
A
What's going on in her life
C#
There would be a documentary on Radio 4
(Trumpet solo spot...)
G# E G# E G# E G# B E B C#m7 B C#m7 B C#m7 B
E B C#m7 B C#m7 B C#m7 B C#
A C#m7
She made herself a pair of orthopaedic shoes
A C#m7
She thought is was the answer to the fashion blues
A G#m
She made herself a pair of orthopaedic shoes
F#
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
(for the little tidbit at the very end, just repeat the 1st chorus)
Belle & Sebastian fans would be well advised to browse Paul
Mitchell's appealing site 'Sinister' at
www.ph.ed.ac.uk/~mitchell/sinister/
How to play Beautiful
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.