Beautiful Strange

Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste Beautiful, Strange is a gem of a song within a gem of an album. I only discovered it two days ago and cannot for the life of me stop listening. This tablature is written from the original album release: https://youtu.be/dlz0CqqZ0Xg?si=5DZ1sPTJ1pOHTb2m Chords marked in the lyrics correspond with the following arpeggio patterns. Each arpeggio is composed of four eigth notes, with each third note being a light slap on the strings. C major arpeggio e|-------s-----------s-----|--------s-----------s-----| B|-------s--1--------s--1--|--------s--1--------s--1--| G|-------s-----------s-----|--------s-----------s-----| D|----2--s--------2--s-----|-----2--s--------2--s-----| A|-3-----s-----3-----s-----|--3-----s-----3-----s-----| E|-------s-----------s-----|--------s-----------s-----| A minor arpeggio * = second measure is silent e|-------s-----------s-----|--------s-----------s-----| B|-------s-----------s-----|--------s-----------s-----| G|-------s--2--------s--0--|--------s--2--------s--0--| D|-------s-----------s-----|--------s-----------s-----| A|----3--s--------3--s-----|-----3--s--------3--s-----| E|-5-----s-----5-----s-----|--5-----s-----5-----s-----| F major arpeggio e|-------s--0--------s--3--|--------s--0--------s-----| B|-------s-----------s-----|--------s-----------s-----| G|----2--s-----------s-----|--------s-----------s--2--| D|-3-----s--------3--s-----|-----3--s--------3--s-----| A|-------s-----------s-----|--------s-----------s-----| E|-------s-----------s-----|--------s-----------s-----| F* e|-------------------------|--0-----------------------| B|-------------------------|--------------------------| G|-------------------------|--------------------------| D|-3-----------------------|--------------------------| A|-------------------------|--------------------------| E|-------------------------|--------------------------| ************************************ | s Slap ************************************ [Intro] C Am C Am * [Verse 1] C Sometimes I sit and think about the way folks cover up their Am mouth when they're laughing, as though their joy's something to hide C And maybe they're afraid, if their hand ain't in the way, they'll Am lose a bit, lose a bit, lose a bit of whatever lets them laugh C When I laugh I'm unashamed hoping they might change their Am ways if they see me laughing so freely and still whole C Sometimes I sit and think about the way folks cover up their Am souls at it's most beautiful C And other times it gets to me, the way folks insist that they're free but Am can't afford travel and don't perceive a cage C As though the only means of keeping folks from living dreams is Am * physical, my bank account's a cell C I'm glad your hometown's heavenly you have all you need there to feel Am free but you don't see those of us who live through hell C Sometimes I sit and think about the way folks want us in our Am * shell, oh well [Chorus] C Ain't people beautiful, ain't people strange Am Met a million at least, no two of them the same, C and I'd count my lucky stars F to meet a million more C Ain't people beautiful, ain't people strange Am Met a million at least, no two of them the same, C and I'd count my lucky stars F to meet a million more [Verse 2] C Sometimes it's all-encompassing when folks insist that they can't Am sing but they're speaking, so I know they've got a voice C We're not some chosen few it's just a thing the voices do Am so raise your voice and lower your guard, list some notes and hit it hard, singing is a choice C When I sing I choose to belt like everything I've ever felt Am could be conveyed to a stranger like we're friends C Sometimes I sit and think about Am * the way a chorus always blends so perfectly [Chorus] C Ain't people beautiful, ain't people strange Am Met a million at least, no two of them the same, C and I'd count my lucky stars F to meet a million more C Ain't people beautiful, ain't people strange Am Met a million at least, no two of them the same, C and I'd count my lucky stars F*