The Beat Chords
by Ben Rector
The Beat by Ben Rector is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C/E, F, G, G6, Am, Dm, D/F# and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
C/E F G
C/E F G
verse 1
(Repeat C/E F G x4)
Stand there lady
won't you just stand still
She's had a white mercedes
And I know she will
PreChorus
C/E F G
And then the beat comes
C/E F G
And then she's moving on the dance floor
C/E F G6 Am
And I wonder what she's running from
C/E F Dm
If it'll catch her
C/E F Am G
Her heart is broken
C/E F Am G
But she won't say that
C/E F Am G
Her heart is broken
C/E F Am G
But she can't go back, but she can't go back
Intro
verse 2
(Repeat C/E F G x4)
And the nights move forward
Don't they just move on
She's on a mission, baby
And she's almost one
PreChorus
Chorus
Bridge Pt. 1
C/E F Am G
C/E F Am G
C/E F G6 Am
C/E F Dm
Bridge Pt.2 (Solo)
Am D/F# F C x 3
Am D/F# F G
Bridge Pt. 3
C/E F Am G
Your heart is a lonely one
C/E F Am G
Your heart is a lonely one
C/E F Am G
Your heart is a lonely one
C/E F Am G
Chorus
Outro
C/E F Am G
C/E F Am G
C/E F G6 Am
C/E F Dm