Standard tuning
(If you want easier chords,
Capo 1st fret and F#5 , Ab5 , Bb5 and C#5 become F5 , G5 , A5 and C5 respectively)
Verse 1:
F#5 Ab5
It's in living every moment
Bb5 C#5
Like it could be our last
F#5 Ab5
For our hearts are restless
Bb5 C#5
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#5 Ab5
It's why we wake up every morning
Bb5 C#5
It's why we seek each other's smile
F#5 Ab5
It's why we know that it's all worth it
Bb5 C#(hold)
It's why we hold on, we make the sacrifice
Chorus 1:
F#5 Ab5
It's in the eyes of a child
Bb5 C#5
As you hold her in your arms
F#5 Ab5 Bb5 C#5
And your heart starts to beat once again
F#5 Ab5
And your world is reborn
Bb5 C#5
In the freshness of her song
F#(hold) Ab(hold)
Smile, it's a beautiful life
F#5 Ab5 Bb5 C#5 (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#5 Ab5
It's in the tears of a friend
Bb5 C#5
As you finally make amends
F#5 Ab5 Bb5 C#5
And your soul starts to breathe once again
F#5 Ab5
And the weight of the world
Bb5 C#5
Falls away with one word
F#(hold) Ab(hold)
Smile, it's a beautiful life
F#5 Ab5 Bb5 C#5 (x2)
F#5 Ab5
Oh woah Oh...
Bb5 C#5
Oh woah oh...
F# G#(strum twice and hold)
Oh woah
Chorus 3:
F#5 Ab5
It's in the touch of her lips
Bb5 C#5
As she leans in for a kiss
F#5 Ab5 Bb5 C#5
And your world starts to spin once again
F#5 Ab5
And two hearts become one
Bb5 C#5
As a dream is begun
F#(hold) Ab(hold)
Smile, it's a beautiful life
F#5 Ab5 Bb5
C#5 F#5 Ab5 Bb5
It's a beautiful life
C#5 F#5 Ab5 Bb5
It's a beautiful life
C#5 F#5 Ab5 Bb5 (fade out)
It's a beautiful life