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Beautiful Day


"Beautiful Day" is a song by the Irish rock band U2, originally released in the key of D major. It was included in their 2000 album "All That You Can't Leave Behind." The track was composed by U2's members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. It won three Grammy Awards in 2001, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. "Beautiful Day" became one of U2's most recognizable and popular songs, reaching high chart positions worldwide. The song's uplifting melody combines catchy guitar riffs, memorable lyrics, and strong vocal performances.

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Beautiful Day - U2

f e e d e
The heart is a bloom
g f# e d d f# e e
Shoots up through the stony ground
f f# e e
There's no room
g f# e d e f# e
No space to rent in this town

Fa f# e e
You're out of luck
g f f# e d g f# f# e
And the reason that you had to care
f f# e d e
The traffic is stuck
g d g f# e d g e
And you're not moving anywhere

Sol f# e e f# d
You thought you'd found a friend
g d g f# g a e
To take you out of this place
f# e e f# d c# d
Someone you could lend a hand
g g f# f# e
In return for grace

a F# E D E
's a beautiful day
F# F# E F# E
Sky falls , you feel like
E E F# E D E
It's a beautiful day
a F# G F# D E
Don't let it get away

a F# E E
You're on the road
G F# E D G F# F# E
But you've got no destination
a F# E E
You're in the mud
G F# E D G F# F# E
In the maze of her imagination

f f# e e
You love this town
g f f# e d g f# f# e
Even if that doesn't ring true
f f# e d e
You've been all over
g d g f# e d g e
And it's been all over you

E E F# E D E
It's a beautiful day
a F# G F# D E
Don't let it get away

E E F# E D E
It's a beautiful day


A C#
Touch me
A G F# E G F# E
Take me to that other place
A C# D
Teach me love
D A G F# E G F# E
I know I'm not a hopeless case

E F# E D b F# E
See the world in green and blue
F# E D a b D D D
See China right in front of you
F# F# E D b b F# E
See the canyons broken by cloud
F# F# E E D a b C# D D
See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out

F# F# E D b F# E
See the Bedouin fires at night
F# F# E D a b C#
See the oil fields at first light
D F# F# E D D b b F# E F#
And see the bird with a leaf in her mouth
a F# F# E E E F# F# F# E
After the flood all the colors came out

C# F#
Day , Day

E E F# E D E
It's a beautiful day

a F# G F# D E
Don't let it get away

E E F# E D E
It's a beautiful day

A C#
Touch me
A G F# E G F# E
Take me to that other place
A C# D
Teach me love
D A G F# E G F# E
I know I'm not a hopeless case

E E E E E E D E F# E
What you don't have , you don't need it now
D D E E E D E E E E
What you don't know , you can feel it somehow
E E E E E E D E F# E
What you don't have , you don't need it now
D E F# E
Don't need it now
a a F# E D E
Was a beautiful day . . .