Chords for SONNY & CHER "A BEAUTIFUL STORY" -1967 SINGLE
Tempo:
159.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
D
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
What's your name?
Is it Jane?
Would you mind sitting next to a silly old fool?
[Am]
Just that I'm tired [D] of wasting my hours [G]
talking to trees, [C]
watching the flowers grow.
[D]
Watching birds chasing [G] bees, little boys scraping [E] knees, even my tears [Am] have all dried.
[D]
Can I sit [G] by your side?
Don't [C] misunderstand me, [Am] I'm just an old man [G] with no place to go.
And if you'll [C]
oblige me, [Am] sit here beside me, [G] I'll tell you a story, [E] a beautiful story [Am] that you might not know.
[D]
[G] Please don't go.
[Am]
[E]
[Am]
[D]
[G]
Pardon me, Mr.
Tree, I hope that I didn't offend you before.
[Am]
You were my friend, [D] but I wanted much more.
[G] Now I'm back once again, just [Am] like always before.
Watching birds chasing [G]
bees, little boys scraping [E]
knees, even my tears [Am] have all dried.
[D]
Can I sit [G] by your side?
Don't [C]
misunderstand me, [Am]
I'm just an old man [G] with no place to go.
And if you'll [C]
oblige me, [Am]
sit here [F] beside [G] me, I'll tell you a [E] story, a beautiful story [Am]
that you might not [D] know.
[G] Please don't go.
[Am]
[E]
[Am]
[D] [G]
[N]
What's your name?
Is it Jane?
Would you mind sitting next to a silly old fool?
[Am]
Just that I'm tired [D] of wasting my hours [G]
talking to trees, [C]
watching the flowers grow.
[D]
Watching birds chasing [G] bees, little boys scraping [E] knees, even my tears [Am] have all dried.
[D]
Can I sit [G] by your side?
Don't [C] misunderstand me, [Am] I'm just an old man [G] with no place to go.
And if you'll [C]
oblige me, [Am] sit here beside me, [G] I'll tell you a story, [E] a beautiful story [Am] that you might not know.
[D]
[G] Please don't go.
[Am]
[E]
[Am]
[D]
[G]
Pardon me, Mr.
Tree, I hope that I didn't offend you before.
[Am]
You were my friend, [D] but I wanted much more.
[G] Now I'm back once again, just [Am] like always before.
Watching birds chasing [G]
bees, little boys scraping [E]
knees, even my tears [Am] have all dried.
[D]
Can I sit [G] by your side?
Don't [C]
misunderstand me, [Am]
I'm just an old man [G] with no place to go.
And if you'll [C]
oblige me, [Am]
sit here [F] beside [G] me, I'll tell you a [E] story, a beautiful story [Am]
that you might not [D] know.
[G] Please don't go.
[Am]
[E]
[Am]
[D] [G]
[N]
Key:
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ What's your name?
_ Is it Jane?
_ Would you mind sitting next to a silly old fool?
[Am]
Just that I'm tired [D] of wasting my hours [G] _
talking to trees, [C] _
watching the flowers grow.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
Watching birds chasing [G] bees, little boys scraping [E] knees, even my tears [Am] have all dried.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Can I sit [G] by your _ _ side? _ _ _
Don't _ [C] misunderstand _ _ _ me, [Am] I'm just an old man [G] with no place to go. _ _
And if you'll [C] _ _
oblige me, [Am] sit here beside me, [G] I'll tell you a story, [E] a beautiful story [Am] that you might not know.
[D] _ _
_ _ [G] Please don't go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Pardon _ me, Mr.
Tree, _ _ _ _ I hope that I didn't offend you before.
[Am]
You were my friend, [D] but I wanted much more.
[G] Now I'm back once again, just [Am] like always _ before. _
Watching birds chasing [G]
bees, little boys scraping [E]
knees, even my tears [Am] have all dried.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ Can I sit [G] by your _ side? _ _ _
_ Don't _ _ [C]
misunderstand _ _ me, [Am]
I'm just an old man [G] with no place to go.
And _ _ if you'll [C] _
_ oblige me, [Am]
sit here [F] beside [G] me, I'll tell you a [E] story, a beautiful story [Am]
that you might not [D] know.
_ _ _ _ [G] Please don't go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ What's your name?
_ Is it Jane?
_ Would you mind sitting next to a silly old fool?
[Am]
Just that I'm tired [D] of wasting my hours [G] _
talking to trees, [C] _
watching the flowers grow.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
Watching birds chasing [G] bees, little boys scraping [E] knees, even my tears [Am] have all dried.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Can I sit [G] by your _ _ side? _ _ _
Don't _ [C] misunderstand _ _ _ me, [Am] I'm just an old man [G] with no place to go. _ _
And if you'll [C] _ _
oblige me, [Am] sit here beside me, [G] I'll tell you a story, [E] a beautiful story [Am] that you might not know.
[D] _ _
_ _ [G] Please don't go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Pardon _ me, Mr.
Tree, _ _ _ _ I hope that I didn't offend you before.
[Am]
You were my friend, [D] but I wanted much more.
[G] Now I'm back once again, just [Am] like always _ before. _
Watching birds chasing [G]
bees, little boys scraping [E]
knees, even my tears [Am] have all dried.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ Can I sit [G] by your _ side? _ _ _
_ Don't _ _ [C]
misunderstand _ _ me, [Am]
I'm just an old man [G] with no place to go.
And _ _ if you'll [C] _
_ oblige me, [Am]
sit here [F] beside [G] me, I'll tell you a [E] story, a beautiful story [Am]
that you might not [D] know.
_ _ _ _ [G] Please don't go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _