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Beautiful Despair (For James) easy guitar chords by 
Rodney Crowell
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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Beautiful despair is hearing Dylan
When you're drunk at 3 a.m.
Knowing that the chances are
No matter what you'll never
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Cm
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Cm
write like him
Verse 2
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Oh, brother
Verse 3
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Beautiful despair is why you lean
Into this world without
restraint
'Cause somewhere out before you
Lies the masterpiece you'd
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sell your soul to paint
Verse 4
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C
Oh, brother
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C
G
What do we laugh or cry
Interlude 1
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C
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C
Verse 5
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Beautiful despair
Beautiful despair
Verse 6
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Beautiful despair is slouching forward
Toward a past you might regret
All to suck the marrow out
Of every magic moment
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Cm
that you get
Verse 7
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Beautiful despair is playing safe
When you were once a rebel child
Knowing that tomorrow comes
And all you've done is last
another mile
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Cm
C
Verse 8
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C
Oh, brother
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C
Oh, dear brother
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C
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C
Oh, my brother
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What shall we drink or dry?
Outro 1
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C
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