Beautiful World Chords by John Prine

Tempo:
116.45 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

D

Em

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Beautiful World John Prine chords
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[E] [G]
[C]
[G] [D]
[G]
[C]
[Em] [D]
[G]
Some of us spend the hours in front of a Friday [C] night mirror
Trying [Em] [D] to figure out the kind of world where the [G] beautiful [C] [G] prosper
Slicking up the kind of hair that the magazine says are [C] lost cause
[D] Picking out the kind of girl in your mind to go [G] walking with you
Beautiful [C] world, beautiful [G]
world
Sending me [C]
dreams, touching [G] my head
Making [C] me cry, so I know [Am] I'm alive
Beautiful [C]
world, [Em] [D] why do [G] I hide?
[C]
[D]
[G]
I don't know why I should spend so much time [C] feeling sad
I
[D] got everything a sinner could hope for this [Am] side of [G] Eden
Maybe someday I'll wake up and do what [C] I should
Write [D] a song to make heaven and earth go all [G] sane in time
Beautiful [C] world, beautiful [G] world
Sending [C] me dreams, touching [G] my head
Making [C] me cry, so I know [Am] I'm alive
Beautiful [C] world,
[D] why do [G] I hide?
[C]
[D]
[Em] [G]
[C]
[D]
[G]
Beautiful [C] world, beautiful [G] world
Sending [C] me dreams, touching [G] my head
Making [Em] me cry, [C]
so I know [A] I'm [Am] alive
[C] Beautiful world,
[D] [G] beautiful world
[C]
[Em] [D]
[G]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
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To learn John Prine - Beautiful World chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, G, C, D, G, Em and D of chords. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 58 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 116 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: G Major.

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_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Some of us spend the hours in front of a Friday [C] night mirror _
Trying _ _ _ [Em] [D] to figure out the kind of world where the [G] beautiful [C] _ [G] prosper
_ _ Slicking _ _ _ up the kind of hair that the magazine says are [C] lost cause
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Picking out the kind of girl in your mind to go [G] walking with you
_ _ _ _ Beautiful [C] world, _ _ _ _ beautiful [G] _
world
_ _ _ Sending me [C]
dreams, _ _ _ touching [G] my head
_ _ _ Making [C] me cry, _ _ _ so I know [Am] I'm alive
_ _ _ _ Beautiful [C]
world, _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ why do [G] I hide? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I don't know why I should spend so much time _ [C] feeling sad
I _ _ _
_ _ [D] got everything a sinner could hope for this [Am] side of [G] Eden
_ Maybe _ _ _ _ _ someday I'll wake up and do what [C] I should
Write _ _ _ _ [D] a song to make heaven and earth go all [G] sane in time _ _
_ _ Beautiful [C] world, _ _ _ _ beautiful [G] world _ _
_ _ Sending [C] me dreams, _ _ _ _ touching [G] my head _
_ _ Making [C] me cry, _ _ _ so I know [Am] I'm alive _ _
_ _ Beautiful [C] world, _ _ _
[D] _ _ why do [G] I hide? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Beautiful [C] world, _ _ _ _ beautiful [G] world _
_ _ _ Sending [C] me dreams, _ _ _ touching [G] my head _
_ _ Making [Em] me cry, [C] _ _
_ so I know [A] I'm [Am] alive _
_ _ _ [C] Beautiful world, _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] beautiful world _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Lucky 13 album.

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