Mythological Beauty chords by Big Thief (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Fadd4
Bbmaj7
Gm9
F
Gm
F/C
Dm
Gm13
Bbadd4

Intro 1

Fadd4

Bbmaj7

Gm9

Bbmaj7

Fadd4

Bbmaj7

Gm9

Bbmaj7

Verse 1
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
You      have a mythological beauty
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
You      have the eye of someone I have seen
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
Outside  of ordinary situations
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
Even     outside of dreams
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
You      lie in bed       at night
Bbmaj7 
Fadd4 
and watch the       lines of headlights
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
through your      screen
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
There    is a child inside you who's trying
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
to       raise a child in me

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Chorus 1

Bbmaj7

If you wanna leave

Bbmaj7

You just have to say

Fadd4

F/C

You're all caught up inside

Fadd4

F/C

But you know the way

Verse 2
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
You      cut the flesh of your left thumb
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
Using    your boyfriend's knife
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
Seven    teen, you took his come
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
And      you gave birth to your first life
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
You      gave Andrew      a family
Bbmaj7 
Fadd4 
who you       thought would love
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
and take better care
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
I        have an older brother I don't know
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
He       could be anywhere

Chorus 2
Bbmaj7 
F 
If you wanna leave
Bbmaj7 
F 
Gm 
You just have to say
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
You're all caught up    inside
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
But you know the way
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
You're all caught up    inside
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
But you know the way

Verse 3
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
Rented   a house in Niswah, Minnesota
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Shrapnel and oil cans,
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
rhubarb in the yard
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
I        built a ladder out of metal pieces
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
Father   was working hard
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Standing beneath     the oak tree
Bbmaj7 
by the front     door
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
You      were inside baking bread
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
Sister   came out       and put her arms around    me
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
Blood    gushing from      my head

Verse 4
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
You      held me in        the backseat
Bbmaj7 
with a dishrag,
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
soaking  up blood with your eyes
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
I        was just five and
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
you were twenty- seven
Fadd4 
Bbmaj7 
Gm9 
Bbmaj7 
Praying  "don't let my baby die"

Chorus 3
Bbmaj7 
F 
If you wanna leave
Bbmaj7 
F 
Gm 
You just have to say
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
You're all caught up    inside
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
But you know the way
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
You're all caught up    inside
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
But you know the way

Bridge 1
Gm13 
So much more
Bbadd4 
To live your life
Gm13 
To walk the floor
Bbadd4 
To say goodnight
Gm9 
Do you leave your light on?
Do you leave your light on?
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 

Chorus 4
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
You're all caught up    inside
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
But you know the way
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
You're all caught up    inside
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
But you know the way
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
You're all caught up    inside
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
But you know the way
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
You're all caught up    inside
Fadd4 
F/C 
Dm 
F/C 
But you know the way

Outro 1

Fadd4

Bbmaj7

Gm9

Bbmaj7

Fadd4

Bbmaj7

Gm9

Bbmaj7

[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Fadd4
Bbmaj7
Gm9
F
Gm
F/C
Dm
Gm13
Bbadd4

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: F majorBPM: 108

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

Fadd4: x-x-3-3-1-5
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
Gm9: 3-5-3-3-3-5
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Gm13: 3-5-3-3-5-3
Bbadd4: x-1-1-3-3-1

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This is the definitive original version of Mythological Beauty by Big Thief, 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 F major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Big Thief's performance.