Prince – The Beautiful Ones (Guitar Tab)

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Tabbed by: Sebastiaan Sassen Email: [email protected] 4/4 (^= 1 beat)

[Intro]
Play with effect forgot the name but listen closely to the song and you'll find it.
Kind of a synth sound.
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E|------------------|------------------||-1~~~--------8----|--6~~~------------|
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[Verse] FM7 Bb Baby, baby, baby FM7 Bb What's it gonna be FM7 Bb Baby, baby, baby FM7 Bb Is it him or is it me?

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B|--9--8----8--------4-|--------------4---|--9--8----8-------4-|-----------------|
G|--10---10-8------8-5-|------5---6-------|--10---10-8-----8-5-|-----------------|
D|--10------8--------6-|------------6-----|--10------8-------6-|-----------------|
A|--8-------6----------|--------6---------|--8-------6---------|-----------------|
E|-------------------4-|------------------|------------------4-|-----------------|
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Don't make me waste my      time.                        Don't make me lose my mind baby.

FM7 Bb Baby, baby, baby FM7 Bb Can't u stay with me tonight FM7 Bb Oh baby, baby, baby FM7 Bb Don't my kisses please u right

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B|--9--8----8--------4-|--------------4---|--9--8----8-------4-|----4---------3--|
G|--10---10-8------8-5-|------5---6-------|--10---10-8-----8-5-|--------------3--|
D|--10------8--------6-|------------6-----|--10------8-------6-|--------------1--|
A|--8-------6----------|--------6---------|--8-------6---------|-----------------|
E|-------------------4-|------------------|------------------4-|-----------------|
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U were so hard  to    find.        The beautiful ones,       they hurt you everytime

Paint a perfect picture Bring to life a vision in one's mind The beautiful ones Always smash the picture Always everytime

[Instrumental]
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B|--9--8----8--------4-|--------------4---|--9--8----8-------4-|----4------------|
G|--10---10-8------8-5-|------5---6-------|--10---10-8-----8-5-|-----------------|
D|--10------8--------6-|------------6-----|--10------8-------6-|-----------------|
A|--8-------6----------|--------6---------|--8-------6---------|-----------------|
E|-------------------4-|------------------|------------------4-|-----------------|
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FM7 Bb If I told u baby FM7 Bb That I was in love with u FM7 Bb Oh baby, baby, baby FM7 Bb If we got married FM7 Bb Would that be cool?

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B|--9--8----8--------4-|-------------4---|--9--8----8-------4-|----4---------13-|
G|--10---10-8------8-5-|-----5---6-------|--10---10-8-----8-5-|--------------14-|
D|--10------8--------6-|-----------6-----|--10------8-------6-|-----------------|
A|--8-------6----------|-------6---------|--8-------6---------|-----------------|
E|-------------------4-|-----------------|------------------4-|-----------------|
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U make me   so           confused               The beautiful ones   U always seem            
to      lose

Baby, baby, Baby, baby, Baby, baby, Baby, What's it gonna be baby? C# Do u want him? D# Or do u want me? F Cause I want u [Riff 1 through the rest of the song] Said I want u Tell me, babe Do u want me? I gotta know, I gotta know Do u want me? Baby, baby, baby Listen to me I may not know where I'm going (babe) [Riff 2] I said I may not know what I need One thing, one thing's 4 certain baby I know what I want, yeah And if it please u baby Please u, baby I'm begging down on my knees I want u Yes I do [Riff3] Baby, baby, baby, baby I want you Yes I do

 [Riff 1]
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A|--8-----------3---|--4-------6-------|
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[Riff 2]
Ad lib.
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B|------11b13r11-9-11p9--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------10-8-----------10-8-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------10-8-----------10-8--------------------------|
A|-8--10-------------------------11-8-----------11-8------8--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------11-8----------------|

[Riff 3] Its not perfect you can improvise a bit. This is the essence.
 Ad lib.
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B|-------13-13--------13-13------13-13--------13---///16~-\--/16~\-------|
G|-15b17--------15b17-------15b17------15b17-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13----13-------13-------13-------13b16r13—13b15r13~~~-----------------|
B|-16b18----16b18----16b18----16b18--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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