Beauty Queen
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[Verso 1]
C G
She was my whole October
D G
That girl I never saw coming
C G D
Think she might be my drug
C G
I was basically sober
D
Six months, a year I could've gone
C G D
But her eyes shoot me up with something
[Pré-Refrão]
C G D
And I didn't think that I would fall this hard
[Refrão]
C G
My god, this girl, this beauty queen she knows
C G
That I can't breathe
C
Her hold on my neck
G
My shoulders, arms and back
C G
She plays me like a tambourine
C G
And I don't think she means to be that mean
[Verso 2]
C
And I just try to remember
D G
My heart don't match what my head knows
C G D
She drives me all kinds of crazy, baby
C G
Stayin' up past my bedtime
D
They say no good comes from late nights
C D
I should go home, go to sleep, stop talkin' but
[Refrão]
C G D
I didn't think that I would fall this hard
C G
My god, this girl, this beauty queen she knows
C G
That I can't breathe
C
Her hold on my neck
G
My shoulders, arms and back
C G
She plays me like a tambourine
C G
And I don't think she means to be that mean
[Ponte]
D Em
You've got a long way to go until you figure this out
C G
I'm really trying not to lose myself
D
You're all the wrong kind of trouble
Em
Got me so full of doubts
C G
I'm really trying not to lose myself
D
And you're a whole lot of messy
Em
So I'm just bowing out
C
I'm really trying not to lose it
C
I'm trying not to lose it, I'm trying not to lose it
D
Now
[Refrão]
C G
My god, this girl, this beauty queen she knows
C G
That I can't breathe
C
Her hold on my neck
G
My shoulders, arms and back
C G
She plays me like a tambourine
C G
And I don't think she means to be that mean
How to play Beauty Queen
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.