• Song:

    Beautiful

  • Artist:

    The View

  • Album:

    Bread and Circuses

Acoustic Intro Riff:

Just hold a D chord shape and pick the following pattern

e -------------------------------|
b ---------------3---------------|
g --------2----------2-----2-----|
d -----0-----0----------0--------|  x 4
a -------------------------------|
e -------------------------------|

Then The Electric lead Riff comes in (this is just a rough guess at it)
e --------------------------------------|
b ------------10------------------------|
g ----------------9h10p9----------------|
d -----2s12----------------7s12--12-----| x3
a --------------------------------------|
e --------------------------------------|
(The chords under this electric riff are F, G, Dm listen to the song to work out the 
timing of the changes)

The Final Time the riff changes after the 9h10p9 to this:

e -------------------------------------|
b --------10s15v--15s17-17-17-17v-17s0-|
g -------------------------------------|
d -------------------------------------|
a -------------------------------------|
e -------------------------------------|



Dm (xx0231@1)                                      AmBoy (x02210@1)you've dug your head out of a thousand holes
Dm (xx0231@1)                                      AmYou've (x02210@1)gotta stand up, you gotta take the blows
Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1)                            CCos (x32010@1)if you don't take the blows then the girl won't sing
        EmAnd (022000@1)the grass won't grow

Dm (xx0231@1)                     AmSometimes (x02210@1)I think that I think too much
Dm (xx0231@1)                          AmAnd (x02210@1)that it's all in my head, and I can't touch
           F (133211@1)                     CCos (x32010@1)if you touch too much then the lights won't go on
        EmAnd (022000@1)the water won't flush

D (xx0232@1)                    BmAnd (x24432@1)I'm chasing all my cares away
D (xx0232@1)                  BmFighting (x24432@1)for freedom for one day
D (xx0232@1)                BmI'm (x24432@1)chasing all my cares away
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)               DSo (xx0232@1)take me to that beautiful way

Interlude Chords over the Lead riff: F, G, Dm x 3

Dm (xx0231@1)                    AmNigel (x02210@1)said my eyes look blank too much
Dm (xx0231@1)                 AmAnd (x02210@1)if I carry on my mind will turn to mush
          F (133211@1)                    CAnd (x32010@1)if it turns to mush then the strings won't rattle
        EmAnd (022000@1)the paint won't brush

Dm (xx0231@1)                                 AmHe (x02210@1)said you're only happy when you're pissed
Dm (xx0231@1)                 AmI (x02210@1)said "No I'm not", he said "I insist"
    F (133211@1)                        CHow (x32010@1)many times should you have blown a kiss
    EmBut (022000@1)instead you swung your fist

D (xx0232@1)                    BmAnd (x24432@1)I'm chasing all my cares away
D (xx0232@1)                  BmFighting (x24432@1)for freedom for one day
D (xx0232@1)                BmI'm (x24432@1)chasing all my cares away
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)               DSo (xx0232@1)take me to that beautiful way

Dm (xx0231@1)                   A#What (x1333x@1)was that dripping away?
                   FOh (133211@1)was it water or time?
                    CWas (x32010@1)it a stunt or a crime?
Dm (xx0231@1)                   A#You (x1333x@1)can only own your own life
         F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)           ASo (x02220@1)I own mine, I own miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine

Chords under lead riff: Dm, F, G x 4

D (xx0232@1)                    BmAnd (x24432@1)I'm chasing all my cares away
D (xx0232@1)                  BmFighting (x24432@1)for freedom for one day
D (xx0232@1)                BmI'm (x24432@1)chasing all my cares away
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)               DSo (xx0232@1)take me to that beautiful way
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)               DSo (xx0232@1)take me to that beautiful way
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)               DSo (xx0232@1)take me to that beautiful way
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)               DSo (xx0232@1)take me to that beautiful way
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