How Beautiful You Are
View chords used in this chart
G -0-|-2--2--2--2-4-|-4------------|--------------|-------------0-|
D ---|--------------|----2--2--0-2-|--------------|-2--0--2-0-2---|
A ---|--------------|--------------|-0--0--0--0-0-|---------------|
E ---|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
The chords are:
Intro: Am D C D (4x)
Am D
You want to know why I hate you?
C D
Well I~ll try and explain...
Am D
You remember that day in Paris
C D
When we wandered through the rain
Am D
And promised to each other
C D
That we~d always think the same
Am D C
And dreamed that dream to be two souls as one
Am D
And stopped just as the sun set
C D
And waited for the night
Am D
Outside a glittering building
C D
Of glittering glass and burning light...
And in the road before us stood a weary greyish man
Who held a child upon his back
A small boy by the hand
The three of them were dressed in rags and thinner than air
And all six eyes stared fixedly on you
Bm A
The father~s eyes said beautiful
Bm A
How beautiful you are
Bm A
The boy~s eyes said how beautiful
Bm
She shimmers like a star
Am Em
The child~s eyes uttered nothing
F
But mute and utter joy
Am Em
And filled my heart with shame for us
F
For the way we are
Am Em F
(The way we are)
D Am D Am D Am F F
Am D
I turned to look at you
C D
To read my thoughts upon your face
Am D
And gazed so deep into your eyes
C D
So beautiful and strange
Am D C D
Until you spoke and showed me understanding is a dream
Am D
-I hate these people staring
C D
Make them go away from me-
The father~s eyes said beautiful
How beautiful you are
The boy~s eyes said how beautiful
She shimmers like a star
The child~s eyes uttered nothing
But pride and utter joy
And stilled my heart with sadness
For the way we are
D Am
And this is why I hate you
D Am
And how I understand
D Am F
That no-one ever knows or loves another
Am
Or loves another
How to play How Beautiful You Are
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 G. 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.