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Maroon 5 - Beautiful Goodbye Chords

Chord reference G, D, Em, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G] [D] [Em] [C] [G]I count the [D]ways I let you [Em]down [C] [G]All my fingers and [D]toes but I’m [Em]running out [C] [G]Clever [D]words can’t help me [Em]now [C] [G]I grip you [D]tight but you’re [Em]slipping out [C]

And I [G]remember your [D]eyes were so [Em]bright [C] When I first [G]met you, so in [D]love that [Em]night [C] And now I’m [G]kissing your [D]tears [Em]goodnight [C] And I can’t [G]take it, you’re even [D]perfect when you [Em]cry [C]

Beautiful [G]good[D]bye, [Em] [C] It’s dripping from your [G] [D]eyes, [Em] [C] Your beautiful [G]good[D]bye, [Em] [C] It’s dripping from your [G] [D]eyes [Em] [C]

[G]When did [D]the rain become a [Em]storm? [C] [G]When did the [D]clouds begin to form? [Em] [C] [G]Yeah [D]we got knocked out of [Em]course [C]by a natural force [G]And well, [D]we’ll be swimming when [Em]it’s gone [C]

And I [G]remember your [D]eyes were so [Em]bright [C] When I first [G]met you, so in [D]love that [Em]night [C] And now I’m [G]kissing your [D]tears [Em]goodnight [C] And I can’t [G]take it, you’re even [D]perfect when you [Em]cry [C]

Beautiful good[G]bye[D], b[Em]ye, [C]bye It’s dripping from your [G] [D]eyes, [Em] [C] Your beautiful [G]good[D]bye, [Em] [C] It’s dripping from your [G] [D]eyes, [Em]oh [C]yeah

[D]All the pain you try to [Em]hide Shows through [C]your mascara [G]lines, As they [D]stream down from your [Em]eyes [C] [D]And let them go, let them [Em]fly Holding [C]back won’t turn back [G]time [D]Believe me, I’ve [Em]tried [C]

Your [G]eyes were so [D]bright [Em] [C] And I remember [G]your eyes [D]were so bright [Em] [C] And I [G]remember your eyes [D]were so [Em]bright [C] When I first [G]met you, how in love [D]were we that night [Em] [C]

And now I’m [G] [D]kissing [Em]your [C]tears goodnight And I can’t take it, you’re [G] [D] [Em]even [C]perfect when you cry Beautiful [G]goodbye, [D]bye, [Em]bye [C] It’s dripping from your [G] [D]eyes, [Em] [C]

Artist Maroon 5
Album Overexposed
Genres Pop, R&B
Year 2012
Key G

How to Play Beautiful Goodbye on Guitar?

Maroon 5 - Beautiful Goodbye can be played in the key of G using the G, D, Em, C chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Beautiful Goodbye with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.