Ryan Adams - Life Is Beautiful

ryan adams
life is beautiful
cold roses

tabbed by michael G . drexler ( with help from cannonball )

chord definitions :

D * 554030

intro :
C F Em Dm7 x 2

( verse 1 )

Am
you plant a rose and if the rose comes up
C D *
you’re thankful to god and when it doesn’t you cuss him
Am
you raise a child and when the child grows up
C D *
you gotta learn to let go , if you cant learn to love him
Em F C
oh what a beautiful thing when you sing

C C/B Am
here all them bells ringing out in the street
G F
hammer strikes the metal and it makes me believe
C C/B Am
oh hear all them bells ringing out in the street
G F
blue sky cracking and it makes me believe
Am ( C/B ) C F
cause if i don’t believe in love then i don’t believe in you
C
and i do

( verse 2 )

now i’m not saying only bad news comes for the people who want i to
Am C D *
but you gotta play that music for who’s listening
Am
you gotta have some one you wanna sing it to
C D *
and oh what a beautiful thing when you sing
Em F C

C C/B Am
here all them bells ringing out in the street
G F
blue sky cracking and it makes me believe
C C/B Am
oh hear all them bells ringing out in the street
G F
hammer strikes the metal and it makes me believe
Am ( C/B ) C F
cause if i don’t believe in love then i don’t believe in you
C
and i do

( bridge )

Dm7
close my eyes see the blurried sunsets
Em
through the windows , i don’t want it
F
anyway if i ever felt lonely
G F ( G )
you were there for me
Dm7
cause every people who are waiting to judge you
Em
have their own judgment they’ll have to live up to
F
open your mouth and if nothing will come through
Dm7 G
remember your the one to choose
Dm7
and it’s a gift
G
life’s a beautiful thing
C
oh don’t waste it , doll

( guitar solo )
C F Em Dm7 ( x2 )

( verse 3 )

you build a house and if the house comes up
Am
you got to work on that house wanna make it your home
C D *
cause everything inside that’s not something you own
Am
is what you’re taking with you on the day that you go
C D *
oh what a beautiful world when you sing
Em F C

C C/B Am
here all them bells ringing out in the street
G F
hammer strikes the metal and it makes me believe
C C/B Am
oh hear all them bells ringing out in the street
G F
hammer strikes the metal and it makes me believe
Am ( C/B ) C F
cause if i don’t believe in love then i don’t believe in you
C F
and i do

C F Em Dm7
i believe in youuuu i do

outro :

C F Em Dm7
C F Em Dm7 ( then A Dm7 3th fret and picking into A C )