Tim Minchin - Beauty
[Note]
* for an easier version transpose a half step down (and put Capo on 1st fret)
* lyrics, chord harmonies and exact chord placing vary slightly from performance to performance
* when picking, for Abmaj7 you could play something like this (making it Abmaj7addb5 i guess):
E |-------------|
B |-----------4-|
G |-------5h7---|
D |-----5-------|
A |---6---------|
E |-4-----------| h = hammer on
[Verse 1]
Ebmaj7 Cm
Beauty is a harlot
Ab Abm Ebsus4 Eb
She will dance with any bastard
G7 Cm Cm/Bb
She's undiscerning in her choice of partners
Abmaj7
I could have her of course, if I wished
Gm
But I object to her promiscuousness
Fm Bb Bdim7
Beauty just doesn't suit me, for...
[Verse 2]
Ebmaj7 Cm
Beauty is a harlot
Ab Abm Ebsus4 Eb
An easy lay for lazy artists
G7 Cm
I won't be fooled by her vulgar charm
Cm/Bb Abmaj7
It is the easiest trick in the book
Gm
Music's the worm and beauty's the hook
Fm
And I'm sure you would swallow her whole
Bb Bdim7
But I'm not here to satisfy souls, for...
[Verse 3]
Ebmaj7 Cm
Beauty is a siren
Ab Abm Ebsus4 Eb
Trying to draw me from my chosen mission
G7 Cm Cm/Bb
I won't be tempted by her seductive singing
Abmaj7 Gm
On principle, I refuse to be party to her abuse
Fm
It is not my job to squat in the gutter
Gm
Sharing the teat with you beauty-drunk suckers
Abmaj7
You paid to see satire and rage
Bb Bb7 Bdim7
I swear I won't let beauty set foot on this stage, for...
[Verse 4]
Ebmaj7 Cm
Beauty is a harlot
Ab Abm Ebsus4 Eb
A spotlight-hogging, superficial starlet
G7 Cm Cm/Bb
She will toy with your defenceless heart and leave you
Abmaj7
Tear-streaked when the lights come on
Gm
You look around to find her gone
Fm
And despite your size, you've not a clue
Bb Bb7 Bdim7
That as you fell for her, she stole from you, for...
[Verse 5]
Ebmaj7 Cm
Beauty is harlot
Ab Abm Ebsus4 Eb
She will lie with any two-bit artist
G7 Cm Cm/Bb
And for all those other bloody bastards
Abmaj7 Abm7 Eb Cm Csus4
She seems to come so easily,
Abmaj7 Abm7
But she comes too hard
Eb Ebmaj7 Ebsus2 Ebmaj7sus2
for me
