Beauty Chords

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                             Beauty - Tim Minchin
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This song is actually in the key of Eflat, however I have tabbed it out in D.
This allows you to play most of the chords open and it sounds much better.
To play the song in its original key, put a capo on the first fret.
 
The song should be picked, not strummed.  Listen to it to get a better idea.
 
Chords:
Gadd#11: 355633
 
          D      Bm      G      Gm
 
e|--------2--------2-------3--------3----------|
B|--------3--------3-------3--------3----------|
G|--------2--------4-------4--------3----------|
D|--------0--------4-------5--------5----------|
A|-----------------2-------5--------5----------|
E|-----------------2-------3--------3----------|
 
 
         Bbdim/F# (with F#)      Bm          Bm/A
 
e|-------------0--------------------2--------------2---------------|
B|-------------2--------------------3--------------3---------------|
G|----------------------------------4--------------4---------------|
D|-------------2--------------------4--------------4---------------|
A|-------------1--------------------2--------------0---------------|
E|-------------2--------------------2------------------------------|
 
         Gadd#11                   F#m
 
e|---------3-------------------------2---------------------------|
B|---------3-------------------------2---------------------------|
G|---------6-------------------------2---------------------------|
D|---------5-------------------------4---------------------------|
A|---------5-------------------------4---------------------------|
E|---------3-------------------------2---------------------------|
 
         Em          A                  Bbdim7/A7
 
e|---------0------------0------------------0-/-0----------|
B|---------0------------2------------------2-/-2----------|
G|---------0------------2------------------0-/-0----------|
D|---------2------------2------------------2-/-2----------|
A|---------2------------0------------------1-/-0----------|
E|---------0------------0------------------x-/-----------|
 
Gadd#11: 355633
 
 
D            Bm
Beauty is a harlot
 
          G       Gm    Dsus4   D
She will dance with any bastard
 
        Bbdim/F#                    Bm     Bm/A
She's undiscerning in her choice of partners
 
        Gadd#11
I could have her of course if I wish
 
       F#m
But I object to her promiscuousness
 
Em                  A    Bbdim7
Beauty just doesn't suit me
 
 
 
 
       D         Bm
For beauty is a harlot
 
     G   Gm       Dsus4   D
An easy lay for lazy artists
 
 
           Bbdim/F#             Bm      Bm/A
I won't be fooled by her vulgar charm
 
          Gadd#11
It is the easiest trick in the book
 
F#m
Music's the worm and beautys the hook
 
      Em
And I know you would swallow her whole
 
        A                   Bbdim7
But Im not here to pander to souls
 
 
 
 
      D          Bm
For beauty is a siren
 
            G     Gm           Dsus4  D
Trying to draw me from my chosen mission
 
            Bbdim/F#                Bm   -   Bm/A
I won't be tempted by her seductive singing
 
     Gadd#11                F#m
On principle I refuse to be party to her abuse
 
      Em
It is not my job to squat in the gutter
 
 F#m
Sharing the teat with you beauty drunk suckers
 
     G
You paid to see satire and rage
 
        A                                   Bbdim7
I swear I won't let beauty set foot on this stage
 
 
 
 
      D           Bm
For beauty is a siren
 
      G     Gm               Dsus4  D
A spotlight hungry superficial harlot
 
        Bbdim/F#                  Bm        Bm/A
She will toy with your defenceless heart and leave you
 
G(add#11)
Tear streaked when the lights come on
 
    F#m
You look around to find her gone
 
      Em
And despite your sighs you've not a clue
 
              A                  A7
That as you fell from her she stole from you
 
 
 
 
      D           Bm
For beauty is a harlot
 
          G     Gm          Dsus4  D
She will lie with any two bit artist
 
        Bbdim/F#         Bm      Bm/A
And for all those other bastards
 
              G      Gm       D    -   Bm
She seems to come so easily
 
         G       A7     D
But she comes too hard for me
 
 
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Tab by Brynn McCullagh
 
email:  brynnmccullagh [at] hotmal [dot] com
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