Beautiful Mystery Chords
by Owl City
Beautiful Mystery by Owl City is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords F, Am, G, C/E, C and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse 1:
F Am G C/E F
When I'm dressed to the nines, I'm just a shirt and tie
C G Am F
With a taste for prestige, and beautiful mystery
Am G C/E F
Well, clever girls dressed to kill are pretty bittersweet
C G Am F Am G C/E F C G
And better-suited for grief than beautiful mystery
Am F Am G C/E F C G
Oh, beautiful mystery
G C
Fly by, feather
F C G
This time I'm not ready to die
C
But I lose myself
Dm F
(Oh, oh, I'm falling for you!)
G C
Now or never
F C G
Stand back 'cause I'm ready to fly
C
But I lose myself
Dm F
(Oh, oh, I'm falling for you!)
Verse 2:
F Am G C/E F
She enjoys it the most, with flowers in her hair
C G Am F
Dressin' up like a ghost for beautiful mystery
Am G C/E F
So I kiss her goodnight and stumble from the room
C G Am F Am G C/E F C G
Mighty high on mystique and beautiful mystery
Am F Am G C/E F C G
Oh, beautiful mystery
G C
Fly by, feather
F C G
This time I'm not ready to die
C
But I lose myself
Dm F
(Oh, oh, I'm falling for you!)
G C
Now or never
F C G
Stand back 'cause I'm ready to fly
C
But I lose myself
Dm F
(Oh, oh, I'm falling for you!)
Others:
G Dm F C G Am F G Dm F C G Am F
Oh, oh, I'm falling for you!
G C
Fly by, feather
F C G
This time I'm not ready to die
C
But I lose myself
Dm F
(Oh, oh, I'm falling for you!)
G C
Now or never
F C G
Stand back 'cause I'm ready to fly
C
But I lose myself
Dm F
(Oh, oh, I'm falling for you!)(2x)
Ending (x2): F Am G C/E F C G (Am)