Pretty Hurts chords by
Beyoncé (Official Version)

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Key: B majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

B

C#m

G#m

F#

B

C#m

G#m

F#

Verse 1

B

C#m

G#m

Mama said, you're a pretty girl

F#

B

What's in your head it doesn't matter

C#m

G#m

Brush your hair, fix your teeth

F#

What you wear is all that matters

Pre-chorus 1

B

C#m

G#m

Just another stage

F#

B

Pageant the pain away

C#m

G#m

This time I'm gonna take the crown

F#

Without falling down, down, down

Chorus 1
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Pretty hurts
G#m G#m 
 
F# F# 
 
We shine the light on whatever's worst
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
Perfection is a disease of a nation
F# F# 
 
Pretty hurts, pretty hurts
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Pretty hurts
G#m G#m 
 
F# F# 
 
We shine the light on whatever's worst
B B 
 
You tryna fix something,
C#m C#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
but you can't fix what you can't see
F# F# 
 
It's the soul that needs a surgery

Verse 2

B

C#m

G#m

Blonder hair, flat chest

F#

B

TV says bigger is better

C#m

G#m

South beach, sugar free

F#

Vogue says thinner is better

Pre-chorus 2

B

C#m

G#m

Just another stage

F#

B

Pageant the pain away

C#m

G#m

This time I'm gonna take the crown

F#

Without falling down, down, down

Chorus 2
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Pretty hurts
G#m G#m 
 
F# F# 
 
We shine the light on whatever's worst
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
Perfection is a disease of a nation
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
(Pretty hurts, pretty...) Pretty hurts
C#m C#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
(Pretty hurts) Pretty hurts
F# F# 
 
We shine the light on whatever's worst
B B 
 
You tryna fix something,
C#m C#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
but you can't fix what you can't see

Bridge 1
It's the soul that needs a surgery
C#m C#m 
 
Ain't got no doctor or pill
that can take the pain away
G#m G#m 
 
The pain's inside and nobody
frees you from your body
B B 
 
It's the soul, it's the soul
F# F# 
 
that needs surgery
(It's my soul that needs surgery)
C#m C#m 
 
Plastic smiles and denial
can only take you so far
G#m G#m 
 
Then you break when the fake facade
leaves you in the dark
Eadd9 Eadd9 
 
You left with shattered mirrors
F# F# 
 
and the shards of a beautiful girl

Chorus 3
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Pretty hurts
G#m G#m 
 
We shine the light
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
on whatever's worst (pretty hurts)
C#m C#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
Perfection is a disease of a nation
F# F# 
 
Pretty hurts, pretty hurts
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Pretty hurts
G#m G#m 
 
F# F# 
 
We shine the light on whatever's worst
B B 
 
You tryna fix something,
C#m C#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
but you can't fix what you can't see
It's the soul that needs...

Outro 1
B B 
 
When you're alone all by yourself
C#m C#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
And   you're lying in    your bed (pretty hurts)
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
Reflection stares right into you (pretty hurts)
C#m C#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
Are you happy with  yourself?
F# F# 
 
(Pretty hurts, pretty hurts)
B B 
 
You stripped away
C#m C#m 
 
the masquerade (pretty hurts)
G#m G#m 
 
F# F# 
 
The illusion has been  shed (pretty hurts)
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Are you happy with yourself? (Pretty hurts)
G#m G#m 
 
Are you happy with  yourself?
F# F# 
 
(Pretty hurts, pretty hurts)
B5 B5 
 
Yeah, yes (ah, ah, ah)

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsB C#m G#m F# Eadd9...

Chords

B
C#m
G#m
F#
Eadd9
B5

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

B: x-2-4-4-4-x
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Eadd9: 0-2-2-1-0-2
B5: x-2-4-x-x-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Pretty Hurts by Beyoncé, 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 B major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Beyoncé's performance.

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