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It's A Beautiful Thing Tab by Ocean Colour Scene

  • D

  • A

  • Em

  • D/F#

  • G

  • A/C#

    2

  • A7

  • G6

Verse 1
D
A
Sonny went and flipped away
Em
D/F#
G
and said he had to go
D
A
How could you ever say
Em
D/F#
G
he never stayed alone?
Pre-chorus 1
Em
D/F#
G
And how could I belong
D
A
with anyone you know?
Em
D/F#
G
D
A
Come on, every line's a line I'll never know

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Chorus 1
Em
D/F#
G
D
A
Oh, it's a beau tiful thing
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-----0-------2-------4------------|---------2h--4---2----------------| D|-2-------4-------5----------------|-0---4----------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em
D/F#
G
D
Oh, it's a ter rible thing
E|-------0-------0---------3--------|---------2--------| B|-----0-------0-------3-------3----|---------3--------| G|---0-------0-------0--------------|-----2---2--------| D|-2-------4-------5----------------|-0----------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2
A
E|----------------------------------| B|-2--------------------------------| G|-2--------------------------------| D|-2--------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Verse 2
D
A
Em
D/F#
G
Sometimes I can get along alone enough
E|----------------------------------|-------0-------0---------3--------| B|-------------3---2-------0--------|-----0-------0-------3-------3----| G|---------2------------------------|---0-------0-------0-----------4--| D|-----0----------------------------|-2-------4-------5----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D
A/C#
Backing everyone away and nev
E|-----------------------------0----| B|-------------3---2-------3--------| G|---------2------------------------| D|-0---4----------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Em
D/F#
G
er have enough
E|-0-------2-------3----------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Pre-chorus 2
Em
D/F#
G
How could I be playing
D
A
every line for you?
Em
D/F#
G
Look at the things today
D
A
that I can never choose
Chorus 2
Em
D/F#
G
D
A
Oh, it's a beautiful thing
Em
D/F#
G
Oh, it's a ter
D
A
rible thing
E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-------------12p119----------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Bridge 1
G
D
Sometimes I could never, ever,
ever fade again
A7
A7
E|----------------------------------|-9-----------9-----------9--------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------9----|-----9---9-------9---9-------9-7--| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G
D
Sometimes I could never, ever,
E|-7--------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
ever fade again
A7
A7
E|-------------------------9--------|-9-7-----7-----------7-----7------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|---------------------7-9-----9----|-9-7-7-------7-7-------7-7---7-7--| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G
D
Sometimes I could never, ever,
A7
ever fade again
Interlude 1
D
A
Em
D/F#
G
D
A/C#
Em
D/F#
G
(Ooh...)
Pre-chorus 3
Em
D/F#
G
How could I be playing
D
A
every line for you?
Em
D/F#
G
Look at the things today
that I
D
A
can never choose
E|-----------------9-----------(9)--| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Chorus 3
Em
D/F#
G
D
A
Oh, it's a beau tiful thing
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-----------------0----------------|---------2-4-2---------2-4-2------| D|-2-------4------------------------|-----4-------------2h4-------4-2--| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em
D/F#
G
D
A
Oh, it's a ter rible thing
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-----------------0----------------|---------2h4p2-----4-2h4-2h4-2----| D|-2-------4------------------------|-----2h4--------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em
D/F#
G
D
A
Oh, it's a beau tiful thing
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-----------------0----------------|-----------------2----------------| D|-2-------4------------------------|---------4------------------------| A|----------------------------------|-----5----------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em
D/F#
G
D
A
Oh, it's a ter rible thing
E|----------------------------------|---3p2h3p0-------0----------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-----------------0----------------|----------------------------------| D|-2-------4------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em
D/F#
G
D
A
Oh, it's a beau tiful thing
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-----------------0----------------|-------------------------2h4p2----| D|-2-------4------------------------|---------4-----------2h4----------| A|----------------------------------|-----5----------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em
D/F#
G
D
A
Oh, it's a ter rible thing
E|----------------------------------|-2h3p0-----------0----------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-----------------0----------------|----------------------------------| D|-2-------4------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em
D/F#
G
D
A
Oh, it's a beau tiful thing
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|-----------5---3h5---3p2----------| G|----------------------------------|-------------------------2--------| D|-0h2-----0-------0----------------|---------------------------2p0----| A|----------------------------------|-------------------------------4--| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em
D/F#
G
D
Oh, it's a ter rible thing
E|----------------------------------|-------------------| B|----------------------------------|-------5-(5)3-5p3--| G|-----------------0----------------|-------------------| D|---------4------------------------|-------------------| A|-5-7------------------------------|-------------------| E|----------------------------------|-------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2
Outro 1
A
G6
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-5--------------------------------|-3--------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em
E|----------------------------------| B|-0--------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
[Fade out]
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