Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Tab below includes the basic notes for the little pickup riff you hear at the beginning and in most
places with the G to C/E transition. On the C/E, I sometimes play just the bass note and sometimes I pluck
the notes in parentheses:
G C/E
e|-----------------|
B|-----0h1--(1)----|
G|-0h2------(0)----|
D|----------(2)----|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------0-----|
3 e + a 4 e + a
πΈ Verse 1:
G C/E F C/E G
Though we've not reached the end
Am F
We should take some time apart
C/E G
Leave here with no regrets
G C/E F
Knowing we gave our all
C/E G
Oh, I cannot pretend
Am F
That this won't break our hearts
C/E G
But we will meet again
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
G C/E Am
I know the order's tall
G F
But we could be so much more
πΈ Chorus:
C C/E F C
Out of the embers, we'll rise from the ashes
F C Gsus4
And write in the stars with our names
C F C
That we are here, we are bruised, we are damaged
Am G Dm
But the joy was worth the pain
F C/E G G C
Whoa-oh-oh, love's a beautiful game
πΈ Verse 2:
G C/E F C/E G
Oh, what a state we're in
Am F
But the war is far from won
C/E G
Yeah, we did everything
G C/E F
Anyone could have done
C/E G
We'll pick the pieces up
Am F
Put it together, we pray and hope it works
C/E G
They say it's in the blood
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
G C/E Am
I know the order's tall
G F
But we could be so much more
πΈ Chorus:
C F C
(Oh-oh-oh-oh) Out of the embers, we'll rise from the ashes
F C Gsus4
And write in the stars with our names
C F C
(Oh-oh-oh-oh) That we are here, we are bruised, we are damaged
Am G Dm
But the joy was worth the pain
F C/E G G C
Whoa-oh-oh, love's a beautiful game
πΈ Bridge:
C
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
F Am7 Gsus4 G
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, a beautiful game
C
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
F Am7 Gsus4 G
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, a beautiful game (It's just a beautiful game)
C
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
F Am7 Gsus4 G
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, a beautiful game (It's just a beautiful game)
C
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
F Am7 Gsus4 G
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, a beautiful game
πΈ Chorus:
C* F* C*
Out of the embers, we'll rise from the ashes
F* C* Gsus4*
And write in the stars with our names
C* F* C*
That we are here, we are bruised, we are damaged
Am* Gsus4* Dm*
But the joy was worth the pain
F* C/E* Gsus4* C*
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, love's a beautiful game
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| h Hammer-on
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Other versions of this song
- A Beautiful Game (Chords)
Song History
Published: June 3, 2023
Last Updated: February 8, 2026