Beautiful Boy Darling Boy Ukulele chords by John Lennon

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
words & music by John Winston Ono Lennon (1980)
Strum Pattern: D-DU-UDU

Note: I have simplified this arrangement. For variety it can be done as D to D6.

Example:
D  D6
D-D U-UDU

Note: Em7 can be replaced by Em. I personally prefer Em7.
The D in the Middle 8 can be done as a D7.

Intro:
  D6        D6         D6        D6
A|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-2-5---2---------|-------2---------|-2-5---2---------|-------2---------|
C|-2-----2-------4-|-2---4-2---------|-2-----2-------4-|-2---4-2---------|
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Verse 1:
D
Close your eyes Have no fear
D
The monster's gone, he's on the run
D
And your Daddy's here


Chorus:
Em7                   | D | riff 1 |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
Em7                   | D | riff 1|
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy

riff 1:
A|-0------0--------|----------------|
E|-7--/5--2--/0--2-|----------------|
C|-6------2------6-|--/2------------|
G|-7------2------2-|----------------|


Verse 2:
D6
Before you go to sleep say a little prayer
D6
Every day, in every way
D6
It’s getting better and better


Chorus:
Em7                   | D | riff 1 |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
Em7                   | D | riff 1| Bm
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy

riff 1:
A|-0------0--------|----------------|
E|-7--/5--2--/0--2-|----------------|
C|-6------2------6-|--/2------------|
G|-7------2------2-|----------------|


Middle 8:
Bm      BmM7  Bm7       B7 G
Out on the o--cean,   sailing away
G (riff2)    D  G           D G
I can hardly wait   To see you come of age
G           D           A
But I guess we'll both just have to have pa--tient
A      G        D  G         D
Cause it's a long__ way to go   A hard row to hoe
D                     A
Yes it's a long way to go but in the mean--time


riff 2: x2
  G       D         G       D
A|--0/-2-----2--|--0/-2--2--0/-2--|--0/-2-----2--|--0/-2--2--0/-2--|
E|-----------3--|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
C|-------2------|--6/-4--2--0/-2--|-------2------|--6/-4--2--0/-2--|
g|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
  G       D         A       A
A|--0/-2-----2--|--0/-2--2--0/-2--|--4--------2--|--0--------2-----|
E|-----------3--|-----------------|--------------|-----------3-----|
C|-------2------|--6/-4--2--0/-2--|--4--------2--|--1--------------|
g|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|


Verse 3:
D
Before you cross the street Take my hand
D
Life is what happens to you
D
While you're busy making other plans


Chorus:
Em7                   | D | riff 1 |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
Em7                   | D | riff 1|
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy

riff 1:
A|-0------0--------|----------------|
E|-7--/5--2--/0--2-|----------------|
C|-6------2------6-|--/2------------|
G|-7------2------2-|----------------|


Verse 4:
D
Before you go to sleep say a little prayer
D
Every day, in every way
D
It’s getting better and better /// /-/ //


Outro Chorus:
Em7                     D
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
Em7                         | D6 | D6 | D6 | D6 | D6 |
Darling..(break). darling, darling ..(break). darling Sean



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