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John Prine – Beautiful World Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsG C D Am

KeyKeyCapo

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This is the chords of Beautiful World by John Prine on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G C D G x2

[Verse]
G
Some of us spend hours
C
In front of a Friday night mirror
D
Trying to figure out the kinda world
Am G
Where the beautiful prosper
Slicking up the kinda hair
C
That the magazines say’s a lost cause
D
Picking out the kinda girl in your mind
G
To go walking with you

[Chorus]
C G
Beautiful world, beautiful world
C G
Sending me dreams, touching my hair
C Am
Making me cry … so I know I’m alive
C D G
Beautiful world, why do I hide?

[Interlude]
G C D G
G C
I dunno why I should spend so much time feeling sad
D
I got everything a sinner could hope for
Am G
This side of Eden
Maybe some day I’ll wake up
C
And I’ll do what I should
D
Write a song to make heaven and earth
G
Go waltzing in time
C G
Beautiful world, beautiful world
C G
Sending me dreams, touching my hair
C Am
Making me cry. so I know I’m alive
C D G
Beautiful world, why do I hide?

[Interlude]
G C D G x2
C G
Beautiful world, beautiful world
C G
Sending me dreams, touching my hair
C Am
Making me cry … so I know I’m alive
C D G
Beautiful world, why do I hide?

[Outro]
G C D G

How to play Beautiful World: key, chords and progression

Beautiful World by John Prine is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 4 chords in all: G, C, D and Am.

The backbone of the song is C – D – G – C (IV – V – I – IV in G major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.