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Walker Hayes - Beautiful Chords

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

[Dm] [C] [G] [Dm] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [Am] Rode [C]all the way down memory lane where [Am]65 [F]ends Wondering [C]how it’d feel to [G]see the one that [Am]got away [F]again Hoping [C]it might go down like that hometown [Am]unanswered [F]prayer My [C]hero sang [G]about on an old b[Am]urned [F]CD we [C]shared [Am]

Something [C]on the interstate told me, I was headed straight for [Am]your pretty [F]storm That the [C]hurt was still gonna be [G]there, just like your [Am]name on my [F]arm [C]Even got real with a [G]girl, I [Am]chill with up in Chapel H[F]ill Told her [C]you were gonna be here [G]just in case, my [Am]heart was [F]still in Mobile.. [C] [Am]

Baby, [C]why do [G]you have to [Am]be [F]so [C] [G]beautiful [Am] [F] Baby, [C]why do [G]you have to [Am]be [F]so [C] [G]beautiful [Am] [F]

Ain’t [C]no tellin’, girl, how [G]long it’s been since we [Am]did all that [F]shouting Prolly, [C]10 months [G]27 days, something like [C]that but hey, who’s countin’ [C]Oh, you know, just [G]living the dream, [Am]home is where the [F]bus is I could [C]say time looks fine [G]on you [Am]but [F] it wouldn’t do it [C]justice, it wouldn’t do it [Am]justice

Baby, [C]why do [G]you have to [Am]be [F]so [C] [G]beautiful [Am] [F] Baby, [C]why do [G]you have to [Am]be [F]so [C] [G]beautiful [Am] [F]

[C]I don’t think your [G]stomach’s supposed to hurt [Am]quite like t[F]his When you run into a girl you [C]forgot you missed It’s like the [Am]space between us [F]only made me numb [C]Thought I could just [G]see you and be o[Am]kay but I’m [F]not okay girl [C]Tell me that smile on [G]your face is so [Am]fake and that [F]It’s all coming [C]back, coming back, coming back [Dm]I just have [C]to ask, have to [Am]ask, have to ask

Baby, [C]why do [G]you have to [Am]be [F]so [C] [G]beautiful [Am] [F] Baby, [C]why do [G]you have to [Am]be [F]so [C] [G]beautiful [Am] [F] Baby, [C]why do [G]you have to [Am]be [F]so [C] [G]beautiful [Am] [F] Baby, [C]why do [G]you have to [Am]be [F]so [C] [G]beautiful [Am] [F]

Artist Walker Hayes
Album 8Tracks, Vol. 1: Good Shit
Genres Country
Year 2016
Key Dm

How to Play Beautiful on Guitar?

Walker Hayes - Beautiful can be played in the key of Dm using the Dm, C, G, Am, F chords.

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

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

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