It's A Beautiful Thing Tab by Ocean Colour Scene

(D major) Sonny went and (A major) flipped away

and said (E minor) he had (D/F#) to go (G major)

(D major) How could you (A major) ever say

he never (E minor) stayed (D/F#) alone? (G major)

(E minor) And (D/F#) how could I (G major) belong

with anyone (D major) you know? (A major)

(E minor) (D/F#) Come on, every (G major) line's a line (D major) I'll never know (A major)

(E minor) Oh, (D/F#) (G major) it's a beau (D major) tiful thing (A major)

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(E minor) Oh, (D/F#) (G major) it's a ter (D major) rible thing

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(D major) Sometimes (A major) I can get along (E minor) alone (D/F#) enough (G major)

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(D major) Backing every (A/C#) one away and nev

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(E minor) er have (D/F#) enough (G major)

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(E minor) (D/F#) How could I (G major) be playing

every (D major) line for you? (A major)

(E minor) (D/F#) Look at the things (G major) today

that I (D major) can never choose (A major)

(E minor) Oh, (D/F#) (G major) it's a beautiful (D major) thing (A major)

(E minor) Oh, (D/F#) (G major) it's a ter

(D major) rible thing (A major)

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(G major) Sometimes I could (D major) never, ever,

ever fade again

(A7) (A7)

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(G major) Sometimes I could (D major) never, ever,

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ever fade again

(A7) (A7)

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(G major) Sometimes I could (D major) never, ever,

ever fade again (A7)

(D major) (Ooh...) (A/C#) (E minor) (D/F#) (G major)

(E minor) (D/F#) How could I (G major) be playing

every (D major) line for you? (A major)

(E minor) (D/F#) Look at the things (G major) today

that I

(D major) can never choose (A major)

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(E minor) Oh, (D/F#) (G major) it's a beau (D major) tiful thing (A major)

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(E minor) Oh, (D/F#) (G major) it's a ter (D major) rible thing (A major)

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(E minor) Oh, (D/F#) (G major) it's a beau (D major) tiful thing (A major)

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(E minor) Oh, (D/F#) (G major) it's a ter (D major) rible thing (A major)

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(E minor) Oh, (D/F#) (G major) it's a beau (D major) tiful thing (A major)

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(E minor) Oh, (D/F#) (G major) it's a ter (D major) rible thing (A major)

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(E minor) Oh, (D/F#) (G major) it's a beau (D major) tiful thing (A major)

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(E minor) Oh, (D/F#) (G major) it's a ter (D major) rible thing

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(A major) (G6)

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