Beautiful Day
#U2 - Beautiful day
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Intro
ABDGDA
Riff1 Intro/verse (Piano with echo)
e-0------2------2--------3------------2---0-------
B-2------3------3--------3--------3---3---2-------
G-2------4------2--------0--------2-------2-------
D-2------4------0--------0--------0-------2-------
A-0------2---------------2----------------0-------
E------------------------3------------------------
ABDGDA
A Bm DG D A
The heart is a bloom__ Shoots_ up_ through the stony ground_
A BDG D A
There's no room__ No_ space_ to rent in this town__
Riff2 Verse lead guitar
e----------------------
B-2---3---(3)----------
G-----------------4----
D----------------------
A----------------------
E----------------------
A Bm D G D A (&Riff2)
You're out of luck_ And the reason that you had to care_
A BDG D A
The traffic is stuck_ And you're not mo_ving anywhere_
A Bm DG D A
You thought you'd found__ a friend_ To take you out_ of_ this_ place_
(aaaaawwwaaaayyyy)
A Bm D G D A
Someone you__ could_ lend__ a hand In return__ for__ grace__
(aaaaawwwaaaayyyy)
Chorus1
(distortion)
A5 BDGD5 A5
It's a beautiful day___ Sky__ falls__, you feel_ like
A5 BDG5 D5 A5
It's a beautiful day Don't let_ it__ get_ away__
A Bm D G D A (&Riff2)
You're on the road__ But you've got__ no_ destination_
A BDG D A
You're in the mud__ In the maze of her_ imagina_tion_
A BDGD A
You love this town_ Even if that_ doesn't ring true_
A Bm D G D A
You've been all_____ over_ And it's been__ all__ over_ you__
Chorus2
(distortion)
A5 BDG5 D5 A5
It's a beautiful day Don't let_ it__ get_ away__
A5 BDG5 D5 A5
It's a beautiful day Oooo____oooo_ooohh
Bridge1
F#m GD A
Touch___ me__ Take me to that other_ place
F#m GD A
Teach___ me__ I know I'm not a hopeless case
Riff3 Bridge lead
e-9-----9-10----10--10--10----1010-9-10-9--9--9--9---
B----12----------------------------------12-12-12-12-
G-------------12--12--12--12-------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
ABDGDA
Em D
See the world__ in green and blue__ See China right in front of you__
Em G D
See the canyons broken by cloud__ See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out
Em G D
See the Bedouin fires at night__ See the oil fields at first light and
Em G D
See the bird with a leaf in her mouth after the flood all the colors came out
nc
(ddddddaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy) (ddddddaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy)
aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaah take___ me____ out____
Chorus3
(distortion)
A5 BDG5 D5 A5
It was a beautiful_ day__ Don't let_ it__ get_ away__
A5 B5 D5 G5 D5 A5
Beautiful day____aa__aa__aaay__ aaa_aaaahaaaa__aaaahh
Bridge2
F#m GD A
Touch___ me__ Take me to that other_ place
F#m G D A
Rea_ea_ea_eaach__ me__ I know I'm not a hopeless case
Outro
A Bm D G
What_ you_ don't_ have_ you_ don't__ need it now__
D A
What_ you_ don't_ know_ you can feel__ it somehow___
A Bm D G
What_ you_ don't_ have_ you_ don't__ need it now__
D A
Don't_ need_ it_ now___
Chorus4
(distortion)
A5 B5 D5 G5 D5 A5 (&Riff3)
Was a beautiful_ day_________
A5 B5 D5 G5 D5 A5 (&Riff3)
Riff4
Riff4 End
e-------2-------2-----0---------------2-----------------3---
A-2--3--------------------------2--3--------------2-3-------
G----------4-----------------------------4------4-----------
D---------------------------------------------5-------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
Chords:
A x02220 / 577655
Bm x24432 / 799777
D xx0232 / x57775
G 320033 / 355433
A5 x022xx / 577xxx
B5 x244xx / 799xxx
D5 xx023x / x577xx
G5 355xxx
F#m244222
Em 022000
Transcribed by arjan@RawkTabs.com
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| |_) / _` \ \ /\ / / |/ / __/ _` | '_ \/ __|
| _ < (_| |\ V V /| <| || (_| | |_) \__ \
|_| \_\__,_| \_/\_/ |_|\_\\__\__,_|_.__/|___/
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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