--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) – John Lennon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard John Lennon Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) (1980) (Lennon) From: "Double Fantasy" The | D D6 | changes in the verses are not really played, I think. They are just a substitute if you’re playing alone and the riff isn’t there. If there is a second player for the riff, a plain D as accompaniment is fine throughout the verses. The marimba plays a downward movement in the middle 8. The acoustic guitars, I think, keep playing A, though. With two players it might sound nice if one guitar stayed on the A, while the other plays the “LINK (high)” voicings. For one player the “LINK (low)” could be an option to include these chords. Further suggestions are highly welcome! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIFF

^D1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|7---------------|----------------| B|7-10--7---------|------7---------| G|--9---7-------9-|7---9-7---------| D|--------------9-|7---9-----------| A|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|

CHORUS

^Em1 + 2 +^Em/G 3 + 4 + ^Em/B1 + 2 +^Em7/D 3 + 4 + ^D1 + 2 ^D6+ 3 + 4 + ^D1 + 2 ^D6+ 3 + 4 + e|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|2-----2---------|2-----2---------| B|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|3-----3---------|3-----3---------| G|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|2-----4---------|2-----4---------| D|2-------2-------|2-------0-------|0-----0---------|0-----0---------| A|2-------2-------|2---------------|----------------|----------------| E|0-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

LINK (low) LINK (high)

^A1 + 2 +^G/A 3 + 4 + ^F#m/A 1 + 2 +^Em/A 3 + ^A4 + ^A1 + 2 +^G/A 3 + 4 + ^F#m/A 1 + 2 +^Em/A 3 + ^A4 + e|0---------------|----------------| |9-------7-------|5-------3---0---| B|2-------0-------|2-------0---2---| |10------8-------|7-------5---2---| G|2-------0-------|2-------0---2---| |9-------7-------|6-------4---2---| D|2-------0-------|4-------2---2---| or |11------9-------|7-------5---2---| A|0-------0-------|0-------0---0---| |0-------0-------|0-------0---0---| E|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e D x-x-0-2-3-2 D6 x-x-0-4-3-2 Em 0-2-2-0-0-0 Em/G 3-2-2-0-0-0 (= G6) Em/B x-2-2-0-0-0 Em7/D x-x-0-0-0-0 Bm(maj7) x-2-4-3-3-2 Bm7 x-2-4-2-3-2 B7 x-2-4-2-4-2 Asus2 x-0-2-2-0-0 A5 x-0-2-2-x-x A7 x-0-2-0-2-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO | D D6 | % | % | % | VERSE

^DClose your ^D6eyes ^D ^D6 ^DHave no ^D6fear ^D ^D6 ^DThe monster's ^D6gone, he's ^Don the ^D6run And your ^DDaddy's ^D6here ^D ^D6

CHORUS Em Em/G Em/B Em7/D | D | % | Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy Em Em/G Em/B Em7/D | D | % | Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy VERSE

Before you ^Dgo to ^D6sleep ^D ^D6 Say a ^Dlittle ^D6prayer^D ^D6 ^DEvery ^D6day, in ^Devery ^D6way It’s gettin^Dg better an^D6d bette^Dr ^D6

CHORUS Em Em/G Em/B Em7/D | D | % | Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy Em Em/G Em/B Em7/D | Bm | % | Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy MIDDLE 8 Bm Bm (maj7) Bm7 B7 Out on the ocean, sailing away

^G I can hardly ^Dwait ^G To see you come of ^Dage | A | % | G D or | A G/A | F#m/A Em/A A | But I guess we'll both just have to have patient (Cause it's a ...) [= LINK] Cause ^Ait's a ^Glong way to ^Dgo ^G A hard row to ^Dhoe | A | % | G D or | A G/A | F#m/A Em/A A | Yes, it's a long way to go but in the meantime (Before you ...) [= LINK]

VERSE

Be^Afore you ^Dcross the ^D6street^D ^D6 ^DTake my ^D6hand ^D ^D6 ^DLife is what ^D6happens to ^Dyou While you're ^D6busy making ^Dother ^D6plans ^D ^D6

CHORUS Em Em/G Em/B Em7/D | D | % | Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy Em Em/G Em/B Em7/D | D | % | Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy VERSE

Before you ^Dgo to ^D6sleep ^D ^D6 Say a ^Dlittle ^D6prayer ^D ^D6 ^DEvery ^D6day, in ^Devery ^D6way It’s gettin^Dg better an^D6d better^D

CHORUS (+ coda) Em Em/G Em/B Em7/D | D | % | Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy (break)

^Em7Darling, darling, darling ... darling ^D6Sean

| D6 | % | % | % | (marimba and drums, freely)