Ne Yo - Beautiful Monster Acoustic

this is an acoustic version of the song , as played by ’busker one’
so please don’t comment saying that some of the chords are not
identical to the original as it is deliberate!

please feel free to check out a video of them performing it live at

song played in standard tuning in the original key .

[ verse 1 ]
F#m7 A7
all my life , and the hereafter ,
E7 F#m7
i’ve never seen , seen one like you .
F#m7 A7
you’re a knife , sharp and deadly ,
E7 F#m7
and it’s me , that you cut into .
F#m7 A7
but i don’t mind , in fact i like it ,
E7 F#m7
though i’m terrified , i’m turned on but scared of you .

[ chorus ]
F#m7
she’s a monster
Dmaj7
beautiful monster
E7
beautiful monster
F#m7 C#7
but i don’t mind
F#m7
and i need her
Dmaj7
said i need her
E7
beautiful monster
F#m7 C#7
but i don’t mind

[ verse 2 ] same chords as verse 1
in her eyes , there’s love and fire ,
in my heart , she’s burning through .
but i don’t mind , in fact i like it ,
though i’m terrified , i’m turned on but scared of you .

[ chorus ] same as previous chorus
she’s a monster
beautiful monster
beautiful monster
but i don’t mind
and i need her
said i need her
beautiful monster
but i don’t mind

[ bridge ] these chords are in tab at the end
F#m7
and i don’t mind i don’t i don’t mind
F#m7/E
no i don’t mind i don’t i don’t mind
F#m7/D#
no i don’t mind i don’t i don’t mind
F#m7/D
no i don’t mind i don’t i don’t mind
F#m7
playing with my heart
Dmaj7
and she’s playing with my mind
E7
and i don’t mind
F#m7
no i don’t i don’t mind
F#m7
i don’t mind i don’t i don’t mind
F#m7/E
no i don’t mind i don’t i don’t mind
F#m7/D#
no i don’t mind i don’t i don’t mind
F#m7/D
no i don’t mind i don’t i don’t mind

[ outro ]
F#m7
she’s a monster
Dmaj7
beautiful monster
E7
beautiful monster
F#m7 C#7
but i don’t mind
F#m7
i don’t mind

that’s all of it!
hope you enjoy playing it!

[ chords for the middle 8 )
F#m7 F#m7/E F#m7/D# F#m7/D
E | – – 0 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
B | – – 10 – – – – – – – – 10 – – – – – – – – 10 – – – – – – – 10 – – – – – – |
G | – – 11 – – – – – – – – 11 – – – – – – – – 11 – – – – – – – 11 – – – – – – |
D | – – 11 – – – – – – – – 11 – – – – – – – – 11 – – – – – – – 11 – – – – – – |
A | – – 9 – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – x – – – – – – – – x – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11 – – – – – – – 10 – – – – – – |

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