this isn’t the exact song as lennon plays it , but this version is really nice to
play softly when you’re trying to get your twin boys to sleep ; )
D/B – basically just hammer off and on the B string as you strum a normal D chord .
E | – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – – |
B | – 0 – – 3h – 3 – 3 – – |
G | – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – – |
D | – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – – |
A | – x – – x – – x – x – – |
E | – x – – x – – x – x – – |
the rest of the chords are pretty much the conventional versions :
Em Bm B A7 G D F# E
E | – 0 – – – | E | – 2 – – – | E | – 2 – – – | E | – 0 – – – | E | – 3 – – – | E | – 2 – – – | E | – 2 – – – | E | – 0 – – – |
B | – 0 – – – | B | – 3 – – – | B | – 4 – – – | B | – 2 – – – | B | – 0 – – – | B | – 3 – – – | B | – 2 – – – | B | – 0 – – – |
G | – 0 – – – | G | – 4 – – – | G | – 4 – – – | G | – 0 – – – | G | – 0 – – – | G | – 2 – – – | G | – 3 – – – | G | – 1 – – – |
D | – 2 – – – | D | – 4 – – – | D | – 4 – – – | D | – 2 – – – | D | – 0 – – – | D | – 0 – – – | D | – 4 – – – | D | – 2 – – – |
A | – 2 – – – | A | – 2 – – – | A | – 2 – – – | A | – 0 – – – | A | – 2 – – – | A | – x – – – | A | – 4 – – – | A | – 2 – – – |
E | – 0 – – – | E | – 2 – – – | E | – 2 – – – | E | – x – – – | E | – 3 – – – | E | – x – – – | E | – 2 – – – | E | – 0 – – – |
D/B
close your eyes , have no fear
the monster’s gone , he’s on the run and your Daddy’s here
Em D/B
beautiful , beautiful , beautiful boy
Em D/B
beautiful , beautiful , beautiful boy
D/B
before you go to sleep , say a little prayer
every day , in every way , it’s getting better and better
Em D/B
beautiful , beautiful , beautiful boy
Em D/B
beautiful , beautiful , beautiful boy
Bm B
out on the ocean , sailing away
G D
i can hardly wait!
G D
to see you come of age!
G D A7 G F# E
but i guess we’ll both just have to have patience
G D
’cause it’s a long way to go
G D
a hard row to hoe
G D A7 G F# E
yes it’s a long way to go but in the meantime . . .
D/B
before you cross the street , take my hand
life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans
Em D/B
beautiful , beautiful , beautiful boy
Em D/B
beautiful , beautiful , beautiful boy
Em D/B
darling , darling , darling [ insert your boy’s name here ]
this isn’t the exact song as lennon plays it , but this version is really nice to
play softly when you’re trying to get your twin boys to sleep ; )
D/B – basically just hammer off and on the B string as you strum a normal D chord .
E | – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – – |
B | – 0 – – 3h – 3 – 3 – – |
G | – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – – |
D | – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – – |
A | – x – – x – – x – x – – |
E | – x – – x – – x – x – – |
the rest of the chords are pretty much the conventional versions :
Em Bm B A7 G D F# E
E | – 0 – – – | E | – 2 – – – | E | – 2 – – – | E | – 0 – – – | E | – 3 – – – | E | – 2 – – – | E | – 2 – – – | E | – 0 – – – |
B | – 0 – – – | B | – 3 – – – | B | – 4 – – – | B | – 2 – – – | B | – 0 – – – | B | – 3 – – – | B | – 2 – – – | B | – 0 – – – |
G | – 0 – – – | G | – 4 – – – | G | – 4 – – – | G | – 0 – – – | G | – 0 – – – | G | – 2 – – – | G | – 3 – – – | G | – 1 – – – |
D | – 2 – – – | D | – 4 – – – | D | – 4 – – – | D | – 2 – – – | D | – 0 – – – | D | – 0 – – – | D | – 4 – – – | D | – 2 – – – |
A | – 2 – – – | A | – 2 – – – | A | – 2 – – – | A | – 0 – – – | A | – 2 – – – | A | – x – – – | A | – 4 – – – | A | – 2 – – – |
E | – 0 – – – | E | – 2 – – – | E | – 2 – – – | E | – x – – – | E | – 3 – – – | E | – x – – – | E | – 2 – – – | E | – 0 – – – |
D/B
close your eyes , have no fear
the monster’s gone , he’s on the run and your Daddy’s here
Em D/B
beautiful , beautiful , beautiful boy
Em D/B
beautiful , beautiful , beautiful boy
D/B
before you go to sleep , say a little prayer
every day , in every way , it’s getting better and better
Em D/B
beautiful , beautiful , beautiful boy
Em D/B
beautiful , beautiful , beautiful boy
Bm B
out on the ocean , sailing away
G D
i can hardly wait!
G D
to see you come of age!
G D A7 G F# E
but i guess we’ll both just have to have patience
G D
’cause it’s a long way to go
G D
a hard row to hoe
G D A7 G F# E
yes it’s a long way to go but in the meantime . . .
D/B
before you cross the street , take my hand
life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans
Em D/B
beautiful , beautiful , beautiful boy
Em D/B
beautiful , beautiful , beautiful boy
Em D/B
darling , darling , darling [ insert your boy’s name here ]