Masterpiece
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D#m B
If you were the Mona Lisa
C# F# C#
You’d be hanging in the Louvre
D#m B
Everyone would come to see you
C# F# C#
You’d be impossible to move
D#m B
It seems to me is what you are
C# F# C#
A rare and priceless work of art
D#m B
Stay behind your velvet rope
C# F# C#
But I will not renounce all hope
B F#
And I’m right by your side
C#
Like a thief in the night
D#m C#
I stand in front of a masterpiece
B F#
And I can’t tell you why
C#
It hurts so much
D#m C#
To be in love with the masterpiece
B A#
‘Cause after all
D#m
Nothing’s indestructible
D#m B
From the moment I first saw you
C# F# C#
All the darkness turned to light
D#m B
An impressionistic painting
C# F# C#
Tiny particles of light
D#m B
It seem to me is what you’re like
C# F# C#
The “look but please don’t touch me” type
D#m B
And honestly it can’t be fun
C# F# C#
To always be the chosen one
B F#
And I’m right by your side
C#
Like a thief in the night
D#m C#
I stand in front of a masterpiece
B F#
And I can’t tell you why
C#
It hurts so much
D#m C#
To be in love with the masterpiece
B A#
‘Cause after all
Nothing’s indestructible
C#
Nothing’s indestructible
D#m
Nothing’s indestructible
B F#
And I’m right by your side
C#
Like a thief in the night
D#m C#
I stand in front of a masterpiece
B F#
And I can’t tell you why
C#
It hurts so much
D#m C#
To be in love with the masterpiece
B F#
And I’m right by your side
C#
Like a thief in the night
D#m C#
I stand in front of a masterpiece
B F#
And I can’t tell you why
C#
It hurts so much
D#m C#
To be in love with the masterpiece
B A#
‘Cause after all
D#m
Nothing’s indestructible
B A#
‘Cause after all
D#m
Nothing’s indestructible
How to play Masterpiece
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 D#m. 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.