Beautiful Boy tab by John Lennon

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Beautiful Boy - John Lennon
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Tabbed by: Adam Schweitzer
Email: [email protected]


:Intro:
e|----7---5---2----------0--------0h2---------0-----7---5---2----------------|
BB|------------------0--3------3----------3--------------------3-0-3----------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-2p0----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----3--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------4p2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

:Verse 1:

D/B(Strum through sentence)
Close your eyes[Riff 1]...have no fear.[Riff 1] The monster's gone, he's on the run and
daddy's here.

:Chorus:
E minor 7Em7                    D MajorD
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy.[Riff 2]
                      D MajorD
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy.
**Riff 2**[Do this slide thing twice while playing chorus]
e|-----7/////2------5/////0--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------7/////3---------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

:Verse 2:(Play with same chords and all that stuff.
Before you go to sleep[Riff 1], say a little prayer [Riff 1]
Everyday, in every way it's getting better and better

:Chorus:
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy[Riff 2]
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy[Riff 2]

:Bridge:
B minorBm     B minorBm Bm/ABm/A   BB
Out on the ocean,  sailing away
G+G      D MajorD  [Riff 3]
I can hardly wait
G+G         D MajorD [Riff 3]
to see you come of age
G+G         D MajorD          A7A7    [Riff 4]
But I guess we'll both just have to be patient!
      G+G      D MajorD G+G       D MajorD       G+G      D MajorD
Cos it's a long way to go![Riff 3] A augmentedA hard row to hoe![Riff 3] Yes it's a long way to go
      A7A7    [Riff 4]
But in the meantime..

:Verse 3: (Same chords as always)
Before you cross the street[Riff 1] Take my hand [Riff 1]
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans

:Chorus:
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy[Riff 2]
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy[Riff 2]

E minor 7Em7                D~~~~~~~~~~~
Darling, Darling, Darlin', Darlin' Boyyy....

*Whispers* "Goodnight Sean. Sweet Dreams. See you in the morning."

:Riff 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----9/2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

:Riff 2:

e|-----7/////2------5/////0--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------7/////3---------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

:Riff 3:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---3--1--0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------2h4-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------4h5----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

:Riff 4:
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|----2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------------|
G+G|---------------------2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note

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