Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) Chords
by John Lennon
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) by John Lennon is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Em, Bm, G and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D
1. Close your eyes, have no fear,
the monster's gone, he's on the run and your daddy's here.
Em D
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy.
Em D
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy.
D
2. Before you go to sleep, say a little prayer,
every day in every way, it's getting better and better. + REFR.
Bm
Out on the ocean sailing away,
G D G D
I can hardly wait to see you come of age,
G D A7
but I guess we'll both just have to be patient.
G D G D
'Cause it's a long way to go, a hard row to hoe,
G D A7
yes, it's a long way to go, but in the meantime.
D
3. Before you cross the street take my hand,
life is what happens to you,
while you're busy making other plans. + REFRAIN
Em D
4. = 2. + Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy.
Em D
Darling, darling, darling, darling Sean.