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Beyoncé

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How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

GmDiagram coming soon
Gm7Diagram coming soon
D#Diagram coming soon
A#Diagram coming soon
D××
A×
BDiagram coming soon
G
E
D#maj7Diagram coming soon
F
D5Diagram coming soon
Dm××
Fsus4Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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verse 1: James Blake
 
hide this tab        Gm   Gm7  D#/A#  D/A      
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----3-----3-----3-----2-----| 
D|-----5-----3-----1-----0-----| 
A|-----5-----5-----1-----0-----| 
E|-----------------------------| 
 
Gm   Gm 
     Forward 
                Gm7 
Best foot first just in case 
                      D#/A# 
When we made our way 'til now 
          D#/A#                         D/A 
It's time to listen, it's time to fight,   forward 
Gm                    Gm7                     
   Now we're going to hold doors open for a while 
Gm                    D#/A# 
   Now we can be open for a while 
D/A         
Forward 
 
verse 2: James Blake 
 
hide this tab      D#maj7  D#    F      D5 
e|------------------------------| 
B|-----8-----8-----10-----3-----| 
G|-----7-----8-----10-----2-----| 
D|-----8-----8-----10-----0-----| 
A|-----6-----6-----8------------| 
E|------------------------------| 
 
D#maj7                  D#                     F 
   I love you more than this job, please don't work for me 
D5 
Forward 
 
verse 3: James Blake + Beyoncé 
 
hide this tab        Dm    Gm    A#   Fsus4  Gm7             D/A 
e|-----1----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----3-----3-----3-----1----------------------------| 
G|-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----3-----2-----| 
D|-----0-----5-----0-----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----| 
A|----------------------------------------------0-----| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 
 
   Dm           Gm            A#       Fsus4     Gm7 
Go back to your sleep in your favorite spot just next to me 
       D/A 
Forward 
          
 

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Chord set

Gm · Gm7 · D# · A# · D · A · B · G · E · D#maj7 · F · D5 · Dm · Fsus4

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.