Beauty Is Only Skin Deep chords by The Temptations (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
F 
F/G 
 (C major) So in love, sad  (F major) as could  (F/G) be
C 
F 
F/G 
 (C major) 'Cause a pretty face got the  (F major) best of me  (F/G) 
C 
F 
F/G 
 (C major) Suddenly, you  (F major) came into my  (F/G) life
C 
F 
 (C major) And gave it meaning and  (F major) pure delight
C 
Dm 
C 
Dm 
 (C major) Now, good  (D minor) looks, I've  (C major) learned to do  (D minor) without
C 
Dm 
 (C major) 'Cause now I  (D minor) know
Em 
F 
it's  (E minor) love that real (F major) ly counts

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Chorus 1

'Cause I know that

(Beauty's only skin deep, yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Beauty's only skin deep, oh yeah)

Verse 2
C 
F 
F/G 
Now you  (C major) speak your words warm  (F major) and sin (F/G) cere
C 
F 
F/G 
 (C major) And let's me know that your  (F major) love is near  (F/G) 
C 
F 
F/G 
 (C major) A pretty face you  (F major) may not pos (F/G) sess
C 
 (C major) But what I like about you
F 
 (F major) is your tenderness
C 
Dm 
C 
Dm 
 (C major) A pret (D minor) ty   face may (C major) be some guys  (D minor) taste
C 
Dm 
 (C major) But I'll take  (D minor) lovin'
Em 
F 
 (E minor) in it's  (F major) place

Chorus 2

'Cause I know that

(Beauty's only skin deep, yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Beauty's only skin deep, oh yeah)

Interlude 1
[Horns]
F 
C 
 (F major) (Oh  (C major) yeah)
[Horns]
F 
C 
 (F major) (Oh  (C major) yeah)
[Horns]

Chorus 3

(Beauty's only skin deep, yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Beauty's only skin deep, oh yeah)

Verse 3
C 
F 
F/G 
My  (C major) friends ask, what do I  (F major) see in you  (F/G) 
C 
 (C major) But it goes deeper
F 
F/G 
than the eye  (F major) can view  (F/G) 
C 
F 
F/G 
 (C major) You have a pleasin' person (F major) ality  (F/G) 
C 
F 
And  (C major) that's an ever livin' rare  (F major) quality
C 
Dm 
 (C major) Now show me a  (D minor) girl,
C 
Dm 
 (C major) a  girl that's  (D minor) fine
C 
Dm 
 (C major) And I'll choose  (D minor) the one
Em 
F 
with true  (E minor) lovin' every time  (F major) 

Chorus 4

'Cause I know that

(Beauty's only skin deep, yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Beauty's only skin deep, oh yeah)

Outro 1
C 
F 
So if you're  (C major) lookin' for a  (F major) lover
G 
Am 
C 
 (G major) (Oh  (A minor)  (C major) yeah)
C 
F 
Don't judge a  (C major) book by it's  (F major) cover
G 
C 
 (G major) (Oh  (C major) yeah)
C 
F 
She may be  (C major) fine on the  (F major) outside
G 
Am 
C 
 (G major) (Oh  (A minor)  (C major) yeah)
C 
F 
G 
C 
But so  (C major) untrue  (F major) on the inside  (G major) (Oh  (C major) yeah)
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 117

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F/G: 3-x-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Beauty Is Only Skin Deep by The Temptations, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Beauty Is Only Skin Deep the way The Temptations intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.