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James Arthur - Beautiful Lies Chords

Chord reference Am, G, Em, F, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am]They lay, [G]intoxicated [Em]together alone [F]As she cried in his arms [G] [Am]She claims to [G]love him oh, she [Em]bares her soul

[F]But he’s looking away, [G] [F]he’s falling into demise[G] [F]He’s tryna get trough the night, [G] [F]hold on ho, no [G]she says [C]Don’t look at [G]me again cause [Am]all i see Are your [F]beautiful [G]lies

And [C]don’t talk to me again cause [Am]all I see [F]Are your beautiful lies, [G] [F]are your beautiful lies[G] [F]Are your beautiful lies? [G] [Am]Forced laughter [G]followed by her [Em]plastic smile

[F]He’s screaming “let me inside” [G] [F]he’s tryna get though the night[G] [F]Ho, no, [G]he says..

[C]Don’t look at [G]me again cause [Am]all I see Are your [F]beautiful [G]lies And, [C]don’t look (Possibly a mistake by JA), Talk to me [G]again cause [Am]all i hear [F]Are your beautiful lies, [G] [F]are your beautiful lies[G] [F]Are your beautiful lies? [G] [F]oh, oh.. [G] [Am]Hold on [G] [Am]hold on [G] [Am]hold on [G] [G]Beautiful lies [C](till it fade out) …

Artist James Arthur
Album Single
Genres Pop
Year 2012
Key Am

How to Play Beautiful Lies on Guitar?

James Arthur - Beautiful Lies can be played in the key of Am using the Am, G, Em, F, C chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • 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 Lies with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.