John Lennon – Beautiful Boy Darling Boy (Ukulele)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: John Lennon From: "Double Fantasy" (1980) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: soprano C The | D D6 | changes in the verses are not really there, I think. They are just a substitute if you're playing alone and the riff isn't there. If there is a second player for the riff, a plain D as accompaniment is fine throughout the verses. The same is true for the chorus voicings suggested below. If there is a bass or a guitar playing the upward movement, plain Em is fine in the chorus throughout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Riff]
 [D               [D                 OR [D               [D
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +       1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
A|2-0-------------|----------------|   A|2---------------|----------------|
E|2-0---2---------|------2---------|   E|2-5---2---------|------2---------|
C|------2-------4-|2---4-2---------|   C|--4---2-------4-|2---4-2---------|
g|--------------4-|2---4-----------|   g|--------------4-|2---4-----------|

[Chorus]
 [Em                               [D    [D6        [D    [D6
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|----------------|2-------5-------|0-----2---------|0-----2---------|
E|0-------3-------|3-------3-------|2-----2---------|2-----2---------|
C|4-------4-------|2-------2-------|2-----2---------|2-----2---------|
g|0-------0-------|0-------4-------|2-----2---------|2-----2---------|
bass:
  e       g        b       d        d

LINK
 [A*    [Gadd9   [F#m   [Em11 [A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
A|4-------2-------|0-------0---0---|
E|5-------3-------|2-------3---0---|
C|4-------2-------|1-------4---1---|
g|2-------2-------|2-------0---2---|
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CHORDS
         g-C-E-A
D        2-2-2-0
D6       4-2-2-0
A        2-1-0-0
Bm       4-2-2-2
Bm(maj7) 3-2-2-1  or 3-2-2-x
Bm7      2-2-2-2
B7       2-3-2-2
A*       2-4-5-4

Gadd9    2-2-3-2
F#m      2-1-2-0
Em11     4-4-3-0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | D D6 | % | % | % | [Verse 1]
D          D6    D  D6  
Close your eyes

D       D6    D  D6
Have no fear

D             D6         D      D6           
The monster's gone, he's on the run 

         D       D6    D  D6
And your Daddy's here
[Chorus] (see above)
Em                                       | D | % |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy

Em                                       | D | % |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
[Verse 2]
           D     D6    D  D6
Before you go to sleep

      D      D6    D  D6
Say a little prayer

D     D6      D     D6
Every day, in every way

             D          D6     D  D6    
It's getting better and better
[Chorus] (see above)
Em                                       | D | % |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy

Em                                       | Bm | % |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
[Middle 8]
Bm           Bm(maj7)  Bm7        B7
  Out on the ocean,      sailing away

G             D
 I can hardly wait

G                   D
 To see you come of age

G                  D                     |   A   Gadd9   | F#m   Em11    A  |
 But I guess we'll both just have to have patient                 (Cause it's a ..)
[= LINK]
      A      G           D
Cause it's a long way to go

G              D
 A hard row to hoe

           G           D            |   A   Gadd9  | F#m   Em11 A  |
Yes it's a long way to go but in the meantime                (Before you ...)
[= LINK] [Verse 3]
  A        D         D6    D  D6
Before you cross the street 

D       D6    D  D6
Take my hand

D            D6         D
Life is what happens to you 

             D6          D     D6     D  D6
While you're busy making other plans
[Chorus] (see above)
Em                                       | D | % |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy

Em                                       | D | % |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
[Verse 4]
           D     D6    D  D6
Before you go to sleep

      D      D6      D  D6
Say a little prayer

D     D6      D     D6    
Every day, in every way

             D          D6      D
It's getting better and better
[Chorus] (see above)
Em                                       | D | % |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy

Em7                                   D6
Darling, darling, darling ... darling Sean
(break) [Outro]
| D6 | % | % | % |
 (marimba and drums, freely)