The Beautiful Ones Ver 1 by Prince
Prince - The Beautiful Ones ver 1 guitar tab
Tuning: Normal (EADGBe)
4/4 (^= 1 beat)
Intro:
Play with effect forgot the name but listen closely to the song and you'll find it.
Kind of a synth sound.
X3
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Verse:
FM7 Bb
Baby, baby, baby
FM7 Bb
What's it gonna be
FM7 Bb
Baby, baby, baby
FM7 Bb
Is it him or is it me?
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Don't make me waste my time. Don't make me lose my mind baby.
FM7 Bb
Baby, baby, baby
FM7 Bb
Can't u stay with me tonight
FM7 Bb
Oh baby, baby, baby
FM7 Bb
Don't my kisses please u right
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U were so hard to find. The beautiful ones, they hurt you everytime
Paint a perfect picture
Bring to life a vision in one's mind
The beautiful ones
Always smash the picture
Always everytime
Instrumental:
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FM7 Bb
If I told u baby
FM7 Bb
That I was in love with u
FM7 Bb
Oh baby, baby, baby
FM7 Bb
If we got married
FM7 Bb
Would that be cool?
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U make me so confused The beautiful ones U always seem
to lose
Baby, baby,
Baby, baby,
Baby, baby,
Baby,
What's it gonna be baby?
C#
Do u want him?
D#
Or do u want me?
F
Cause I want u
[Riff 1 through the rest of the song]
Said I want u
Tell me, babe
Do u want me?
I gotta know, I gotta know
Do u want me?
Baby, baby, baby
Listen to me
I may not know where I'm going (babe)
[Riff 2]
I said I may not know what I need
One thing, one thing's 4 certain baby
I know what I want, yeah
And if it please u baby
Please u, baby
I'm begging down on my knees
I want u
Yes I do
[Riff3]
Baby, baby, baby, baby
I want you
Yes I do
[Riff 1]:
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[Riff 2]
Ad lib.
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[Riff 3] Its not perfect you can improvise a bit. This is the essence.
Ad lib.
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I hope you find it useful.
Cya.
Sebastiaan.
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