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You're Beautiful

James Blunt
Pop essentials 90s & 2000s Slow & emotional
KeyC
Capo3
LevelEasy
Transpose C 0
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Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point
James Blunt - 'You're Beautiful'
From 'Back to Bedlam'
 
A rare tab from Worzell - (Actually my only tab - frustrated at not being able to find
it anywhere on the internet, I actually bothered to write it down - good song).There's
two Guitars - Both have a Capo on the 3rd Fret, everything written relative to capo:
 
Hammer on & Pull off twice on each chord of the verse:
C (hammer on & pull off on the D string)
G (hammer on & pull off on the A string)
Am (hammer on & pull off on the D string)
F (hammer on & pull off on the G string)
 
 

Intro Lead

 
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---1-0-1----1-0-1-3--1-0-1----|---1-0-1----1-0-1-3--1-0-1----|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-2--------2----------------2-3|-2-------2-----------------2-3|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 

Verse

C
My life is brilliant.
G
My love is pure.
Am
I saw an angel,
F
Of that I'm sure.
C
She smiled at me on the subway.
G
She was with another man.
Am
But I won't lose no sleep on that,
F
'Cause I've got a plan.
 

Chorus

FGC
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
FGC
You're beautiful, it's true.
FGCC/BAm
I saw your face in a crowded place,
FGAm
And I don't know what to do,
FGC
'Cause I'll never be with you.
 
 

Bridge Lead

 
e|------------------------------|
B|---1-0-1----1-0-1-3--1-0-1----|
G|------------------------------|
D|----------2----------------2-3|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
 

Verse

C
Yeah, she caught my eye,
G
As we walked on by.
Am
She could see from my face that I was,
F
Fucking high.
CG
And I don't think that I'll see her again,
AmF
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.
 

Chorus

FGC
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
FGC
You're beautiful, it's true.
FGCC/BAm
I saw your face in a crowded place,
FGAm
And I don't know what to do,
FGC
'Cause I'll never be with you.
 

Bridge

FAmFAmFAmG
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la
 
 

Chorus

FGC
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
FGC
You're beautiful, it's true.
FGCC/BAm
There must be an angel with a smile on her face,
FGCGAm
When she thought up that I should be with you.
FGAm
But it's time to face the truth,
FGC
I will never be with you.
End

How to play You're Beautiful chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of You're Beautiful by James Blunt is presented in the key of C, with a capo at the 3rd fret. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

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