Standard tuning
(If you want easier chords,
Capo 1st fret and F# , Ab , Bbm and C# become F , G , Am and C respectively)
Verse 1:
F# Ab
It's in living every moment
Bbm C#
Like it could be our last
F# Ab
For our hearts are restless
Bbm C#
Till they rest in love's caress
And the moments we remember
They interweave our hearts
Like a tapestry surrounding us
That we forget to touch
Bridge:
F# Ab
It's why we wake up every morning
Bbm C#
It's why we seek each other's smile
F# Ab
It's why we know that it's all worth it
Bbm C#(hold)
It's why we hold on, we make the sacrifice
Chorus 1:
F# Ab
It's in the eyes of a child
Bbm C#
As you hold her in your arms
F# Ab Bbm C#
And your heart starts to beat once again
F# Ab
And your world is reborn
Bbm C#
In the freshness of her song
F#(hold) Ab(hold)
Smile, it's a beautiful life
F# Ab Bbm C# (x2)
Verse 2 (repeat the chord pattern):
It's in the hope of the poor man
As he struggles to make ends meet
It's in the laughter of his children
As they play in the street
Don't need a million dollars
To raise a happy child
You just need a pair of loving arms
And thhe time to make her smile
Bridge
Chorus 2:
F# Ab
It's in the tears of a friend
Bbm C#
As you finally make amends
F# Ab Bbm C#
And your soul starts to breathe once again
F# Ab
And the weight of the world
Bbm C#
Falls away with one word
F#(hold) Ab(hold)
Smile, it's a beautiful life
F# Ab Bbm C# (x2)
F# Ab
Oh woah Oh...
Bbm C#
Oh woah oh...
F# G#(strum twice and hold)
Oh woah
Chorus 3:
F# Ab
It's in the touch of her lips
Bbm C#
As she leans in for a kiss
F# Ab Bbm C#
And your world starts to spin once again
F# Ab
And two hearts become one
Bbm C#
As a dream is begun
F#(hold) Ab(hold)
Smile, it's a beautiful life
F# Ab Bbm
C# F# Ab Bbm
It's a beautiful life
C# F# Ab Bbm
It's a beautiful life
C# F# Ab Bbm (fade out)
It's a beautiful life