This song is an epic, a true masterpiece from the album Having A Beard Is The New Not Having A Beard. This
has the potential to be a great campfire song. Add incomprehensible wailing near the end of the song for
dramatic effect.
With the intro you can play around with the D and Em chords using the 2nd and 3rd frets on the high e. Some
chords require a bit of a staccato strum. Try and find the timings, it's easy enough once you get the rhythm.
The end gets hard to tab, just follow the chords and improvise, maybe scream loudly about beards and you'll
get it.
- Jim
CHORDS (in no particular order):
2 4 4 4 4 6 6 2 4 4 0 1 3
2 4 4 6 4 7 8 2 4 6 0 3 3
2 4 5 6 5 8 8 2 4 6 1 3 3
4 6 6 6 6 8 8 4 6 6 0 3 5
x 6 6 4 6 6 6 4 6 4 2 1 5
F#m x Abm 4 Ab 4 Db x Dbm 4 Ebm 6 Eb x Fm 2 Ab 4 Db x Em7 0 Bbm x Gm 3
INTRO
G D Em C
G D Em D A B
VERSE 1
E B E AB
I've sat upon the mountains with the wind blowin' in my hair
F#m E B
I've watched the sun rays sparkle on the sea
A E B E
I've walked through the forests and I've breathed the purest air
E B A
And I've felt, warm soft sand, 'neath my feet
A B E
I've laid in the water and I've soared above the ground
E A
I've sat in the silence and I've listened to the sound
A B Abm Dbm
The more that I have seen and done one thing remains clear
F#m E
There's just nothing better than a beard
VERSE 2
E B E AB
I've read all the books, I've written all the songs
F#m E B
I've conquered the world and walked upon the moon
A E B E
I've met with kings and emperors and often I have found
E B A
That I've had, the best beard, in the room
A B E
I've made love to every single woman I've met
E A
I stopped global warming, and I freed Tibet
A B Abm Dbm
But in spite of all I've loved, and all that I've held dear
F#m E
There's just nothing better than a beard
INTERLUDE
B Dbm
A E B
There's nothing better than a beard, oh yea
Dbm B A
Better than a beard
VERSE 3
E B
And on the day I died
Dbm AB
I crossed to the other side
F#m Abm B
And in the beauty of heaven I stood
A E B E
I sang with the angels and I touched the face of God
E B A
Oh and I, felt his beard, and it was good
A B E
Then I stood in his presence, and the Lord said to me son
E A
"You must return to Earth for your work is not yet done!"
A B Abm Dbm
"I send you with a message, for all mankind to hear"
F#m E A E
"There's just nothing better than a beard!"
E
There's nothing better than a beard
Em7
There's nothing better than a beard (woahh yea)
A
There's nothing better than a beard
C D
E
There's nothing better than a beard
Em7
There's nothing better than a beard
A
There's nothing better than a beard
C D
E
Well I've crossed a thousand oceans
Em7
I've walked a thousand lands
A
Climbed the mountain ranges
C D
Survived the desert sands
E
I've spoken every language
Em7
I've lived a thousand years
A
But the only thing I know
C D
Is that there's just, nothing, better, than a beard!
Fm
Woah woah woah woah!
Db
Nothing better than a beard!
Ebm
Nothing better than a beard!
B
Nothing better than a beard x2
Fm
Well I've bathed in all the oils
Db
I've tasted all the wines
Ebm
I've answered all the questions
B
I've crossed the finish line
Fm
I've conquered all the evil
Db
I've defeated every foe
Ebm
But my facial hair will grow
B
And that's all I need to know
KEY CHANGE
("Nothing better than a beard" chant/high pitched wailing continues throughout)
Ab Eb Db
I just, I just really love beards... BEARDS. I JUST, I JUST REALLY LOVE BEARDS.
LAST KEY CHANGE
Bb F Gm Eb
