Beautiful Lies
Birdy
RockMedium for beginners8 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
D
F#mDiagram coming soon
Bm
Am7
G
Em7
A
Cadd9
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: D F#m Bm Am7 G D Em7 D F#m Beautiful lies Bm Am7 G Cover my eyes with your hands D Em7 Just pretend we?re better D F#m Turn out the light Bm Am7 G There are no more surprises to come D Em7 Let?s be numb together D Em7 D Em7 The world?s so fast and nothing lasts D Em7 D G D A Let?s save it while we can Bm Cadd9 Cause I want to be forever Bm Cadd9 Like smoke in the air Bm Cadd9 G Float like a feather going nowhere Bm Cadd9 Lost in the silence Bm Cadd9 I don?t need to be free Bm Cadd9 Kill me with kindness A And please D F#m Tell me beautiful lies Bm Am7 G D Em7 I wish that I had the strength to let go, but I don?t D F#m I?m paralyzed Bm Am7 G D Em7 I see the child in your eyes and I?m stuck in the headlights D Em7 D Em7 I know too well that time will tell D Em7 D G D A It?s easy to forget D G Cause I want to be forever D G Like smoke in the air D Cadd9 G Float like a feather going nowhere Bm Cadd9 Lost in the silence Bm Cadd9 I don?t need to be free Bm Cadd9 Kill me with kindness A And please Em7 A Oh, well, I?ve tried to be open D G But I?ve found it?s hard when you?re broken Em7 A F#m Bm And in the heat of the moment, we?re free Cadd9 A So please, please Cadd9 A Please D F#m Beautiful lies Bm Am7 G Cover my eyes with your hands D Em7 Just pretend we?re better D F#m Turn out the light Bm Am7 G There are no more surprises to come D Em7 Let?s be numb together
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Chord set
D · F#m · Bm · Am7 · G · Em7 · A · Cadd9
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.