I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive

Teenage Fanclub

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I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive

Written by Raymond McGinley

Key: D

I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive Key AA

I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive Key A#A#

I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive Key BB

I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive Key CC(one step down)

I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive Key C#C#(half step down)

I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive Key DD(original key)

I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive Key D#D#(half step up)

I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive Key EE(one step up)

I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive Key FF

I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive Key F#F#

I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive Key GG

I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive Key G#G#

	  		
Intro: D6  Amadd4 (x4) 

verse 1 
D       Amadd4  D   Amadd4 
What if I could sail away 
D         Amadd4  D   Amadd4 
From this island of imagined yesterdays 

D  Amadd4  D  Amadd4   
F  C/F   F  C/F  
  
D       Amadd4  D    Amadd4 
What if I could fly away 
D      Amadd4  D        Amadd4 
I'd be flying higher than high 

 
              F    C/F          F  C/F  
Because I was beautiful when I was alive 
C                       D 
      Going to close my eyes 


D  Amadd4 D  Amadd4 (x4) 

verse 2 
D       Amadd4  D  Amadd4 
Sail on through imagination 
   D  Amadd4       D  Amadd4 
I don't expect no explanation 

 
      F    C/F         F  C/F  
I was beautiful when I was alive 
C                  D 
        Open up my eyes 


Lead Break 
D  Amadd4 D  Amadd4 (x4) 

 
        F    C/F       F  C/F  
I was beautiful when I was alive 
 F    C/F         F  C/F  
Beautiful when I was alive 


Dsus4/A  Dadd4/A A5 Asus4 A (x2) 

Outro 
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A 
What are you going to do 
A5       Asus4        A  
What are you going to do about it 
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A 
What are you going to do 
A5       Asus4        A  
What are you going to do about it 
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A 
What are you going to do 
A5       Asus4        A  
What are you going to do about it 
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A 
What are you going to do 
A5       Asus4        A  
What are you going to do about it 
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A 
What are you going to do 
A5       Asus4        A  
What are you going to do about it 
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A 
What are you going to do (I'm not selling out) 
A5       Asus4        A  
What are you going to do about it (My imagination) 
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A 
What are you going to do (I'm not selling out) 
A5       Asus4        A  
What are you going to do about it (My imagination) 
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A 
What are you going to do (I'm a citizen) 
A5       Asus4        A  
What are you going to do about it (Of the human nation) 
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A 
What are you going to do (I'm not selling out) 
A5       Asus4        A  
What are you going to do about it (My imagination) 
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A 
What are you going to do (I'm a citizen) 
A5       Asus4        A  
What are you going to do about it (Of the human nation) 
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A 
What are you going to do (I'm not selling out) 
A5       Asus4        A  
What are you going to do about it (My imagination) 
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A 
What are you going to do (I'm a citizen) 
A5       Asus4        A  
What are you going to do about it (Of the human nation) 
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A 
What are you going to do (I'm not selling out) 
A5       Asus4        A  
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A 
What are you going to do (I'm a citizen) 
A5       Asus4        A  
What are you going to do about it (Of the human nation) 
Dsus4/A            Dadd4/A 
What are you going to do (I'm not selling out) 
A5       Asus4        A  
What are you going to do about it (My imagination)

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