Old 97's – This Beautiful Thing (Guitar)

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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into making this Tab.*** Please Note : You could transpose -1 putting it in D and using a capo on the first fret to make it easier to play and easy on the fingers. [Intro]
        Bb                         Bb                Bb
e|-------1-------------------------1-----------------1--------------------|
B|-------3-------------------------3-----------------3--------------------|
G|--0----3--------------------0----3-----------------3--------------------|
D|3---3b-3------------------3---3b-3-----------------3--------------------|
A|-------1-------------------------1-----------------1--------------------|
E|-------x-------------------------x-----------------x--------------------|
                                                     Remember the year,
[Intro] | Bb | Bb | Bb | Bb | [Verse 1]
Bb                 Eb         Bb
Remember the year, look at us then

Bb                   F         Eb
A day in the life of me and my friend

Bb                    Eb          Bb
Nights would come and go on their way

Bb                  F    Bb
I would stay for another day
[Verse 2]
Bb             Eb          Bb
Many a sun has risen since then

Bb                  F         Eb
That many days I've seen her again

Bb                    Eb      Bb
She was a whole other star in space

Bb               F         Bb
I would stay for all of my days
[Bridge]
Bb    F           Eb        Bb
Oh my soul you're bouncing about

Bb         F       Eb  Bb
The cold I know is warming

Bb       F       Eb     Bb                 F           Eb  Bb
You will help me figure out this beautiful thing we're forming

Bb       F       Eb     Bb                 F           Eb  Bb    Bb Eb Bb Gm
You will help me figure out this beautiful thing we're forming
[Chorus]
Gm
Help me, help me when I'm in doubt

Bb              Eb    Bb
Help me find my eyes again

       F           Gm
'Cause I'm a loser crying out

    Eb              Bb             Eb           F          F
And If I was just a friend, and if I was just a friend
[Instrumental] | Bb | Eb Bb | Bb | F Bb | | Bb | Eb Bb | Bb F | Bb |Bb Gm [Chorus]
Gm
Help me, help me when I'm in doubt

Bb              Eb    Bb
Help me find my eyes again

       F           Gm
'Cause I'm a loser crying out

    Eb              Bb             Eb           F          F
And If I was just a friend, and if I was just a friend
[Verse 3]
Bb N.C.       Eb N.C.   Bb N.C.
Some old year we will renew

    Bb N.C.          Bb   F       Eb   Bb
The love we had here when we were just two

Bb N.C.               Eb N.C.   Bb N.C.
Then that moment I'll say to my friend

Bb N.C.            Bb  F  Eb  Bb
Wouldn't you do it all over again
[Outro]
Bb    F           Eb        Bb
Oh my soul you're bouncing about

Bb         F       Eb  Bb
The cold I know is warming

Bb       F       Eb     Bb                 F           Eb  Bb
You will help me figure out this beautiful thing we're forming

Bb       F       Eb     Bb                 F           Eb  Bb
You will help me figure out this beautiful thing we're forming

Bb       F       Eb     Bb                 F           Eb  Bb
Help me, help me figure out this beautiful thing we're forming

| Bb  Eb | Bb  Eb | Bb  F | Bb
              (Let it ring out.........)