Beautiful
Christina Aguilera, Stripped, 2002
Writer: Linda Perry
Producer: Linda Perry
Label: RCA
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spoken: Don’t look at me.
Eb Eb7/Db Cm7 Abm6/B
Eb Eb7/Db Cm7 Abm6/B
Single notes:
Eb F Gb F Eb B
Eb Every day is so Eb7/Dbwonderful
then suddenCm7ly, it’s hard to breathe. Abm6/B
Eb Now and then I get Eb7/Dbinsecure,
from all the pain, Cm7
I’m so ashamed.Abm6/B
Ab I am beautiful
no Fm7matter what they say,
Ebwords can’t Eb/Dbbring me down. Cm7
Ab I am beautiful
in Fm7every single way,
yes, Ebwords can’t Eb/Dbbring me down, Cm7 oh no,
Fm7 so don’t you bring me down toEbday.
Eb7/Db Cm7 Abm6/B
Single notes:
Eb F Gb F Eb B
Eb To all your friends you’re deliEb/Dbrious,
so conCm7sumed in all yourAbm6/B – doom, mmm.
Eb Trying hard to fill the Eb/Dbemptiness,
the pieces goneCm7, left the puzzle unAbm6/B done –
is that the way it is?
Ab You are beautiful
no Fm7matter what they say,
Ebwords can’t Eb/Dbbring you down. Cm7
Ab You are beautiful
in Fm7every single way,
yes, Ebwords can’t Eb/Dbbring you down, Cm7 oh no,
Fm7 so don’t you bring me down toEbday.
Note: PICK ONE, main or adlib/echo
Main:
Eb No matter what we do Eb/Db
no matter what we say Cm7
we’re the song inside the tune Abm6/B
full of beautiful mistakes. Eb
And everywhere we go Eb/Db
the sun will always shine Cm7
and tomorrow we might wake Abm6/B
on the other side.
Adlib:
Eb No Eb/Dbmatter what we do,
no Cm7matter what we say,
Abm6/B yeh… Eb
And Eb/Dbeverywhere we go, Cm7
the sun will always,
alAbm6/Bways… shine.
Ab Cuz we are beautiful
no Fm7matter what they say,
Ebwords won’t Eb/Dbbring us down. Cm7
Ab We are beautiful
in Fm7every single way,
yes, Ebwords can’t Eb/Dbbring us down, Cm7 oh no,
Fm7 so don’t us bring me down toEbday.
Eb7/Db Ooh-oh-oh
Cm7 yeh… Abm6/B Don’t you bring me down… Ebtoday.
Ebsus4 Yeh… Eb6/Db oohCm7…
Abm6/B don’t you bring me down…
mmm, toEbday