I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive Chords by Teenage Fanclub

I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive chords by Teenage Fanclub

Guitar chords with lyrics

Intro: D6  Amadd4 (x4)

verse 1
D       Amadd4  D   Amadd4
What if I could sail away
D         Amadd4  D   Amadd4
From this island of imagined yesterdays

D  Amadd4  D  Amadd4
F  C/F   F  C/F

D       Amadd4  D    Amadd4
What if I could fly away
D      Amadd4  D        Amadd4
I'd be flying higher than high

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              F    C/F          F  C/F
Because I was beautiful when I was alive
C                       D
      Going to close my eyes

D  Amadd4 D  Amadd4 (x4)

verse 2
D       Amadd4  D  Amadd4
Sail on through imagination
   D  Amadd4       D  Amadd4
I don't expect no explanation


      F    C/F         F  C/F
I was beautiful when I was alive
C                  D
        Open up my eyes

Lead Break
D  Amadd4 D  Amadd4 (x4)


        F    C/F       F  C/F
I was beautiful when I was alive
 F    C/F         F  C/F
Beautiful when I was alive

Dsus4/A  Dadd4/A A5 Asus4 A (x2)

Outro
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A
What are you going to do
A5       Asus4        A
What are you going to do about it
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A
What are you going to do
A5       Asus4        A
What are you going to do about it
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A
What are you going to do
A5       Asus4        A
What are you going to do about it
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A
What are you going to do
A5       Asus4        A
What are you going to do about it
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A
What are you going to do
A5       Asus4        A
What are you going to do about it
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A
What are you going to do (I'm not selling out)
A5       Asus4        A
What are you going to do about it (My imagination)
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A
What are you going to do (I'm not selling out)
A5       Asus4        A
What are you going to do about it (My imagination)
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A
What are you going to do (I'm a citizen)
A5       Asus4        A
What are you going to do about it (Of the human nation)
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A
What are you going to do (I'm not selling out)
A5       Asus4        A
What are you going to do about it (My imagination)
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A
What are you going to do (I'm a citizen)
A5       Asus4        A
What are you going to do about it (Of the human nation)
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A
What are you going to do (I'm not selling out)
A5       Asus4        A
What are you going to do about it (My imagination)
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A
What are you going to do (I'm a citizen)
A5       Asus4        A
What are you going to do about it (Of the human nation)
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A
What are you going to do (I'm not selling out)
A5       Asus4        A
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A
What are you going to do (I'm a citizen)
A5       Asus4        A
What are you going to do about it (Of the human nation)
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A
What are you going to do (I'm not selling out)
A5       Asus4        A
What are you going to do about it (My imagination)

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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