Close your eyes,
have no fear.
The mon ster’s gone.
He’s on the run, and your ting dad dy’s here.
ter.
(Dm7)Beau ti ful, beau ti ful, beau ti ful, beau ti ful (C6)boy.
(Dm7)Beau ti ful, beau ti ful, beau ti ful, beau ti ful (C6)boy.
Be fore you go to sleep,
lit tle prayer.
The Ev ’ry day,
in ev ’ry way, it’s get ting bet and bet ter.
(Dm7)Beau ti ful, beau ti ful, beau ti ful, beau ti ful (C6)boy.
(Dm7)Beau ti ful, beau ti ful, beau ti ful, beau ti ful (C6)boy.
Be fore you (Am)boy.
Out on the (Am(maj7))o cean,
sail ing a (A)way,
(F)I can hard ly wait
to see you come of (C)age.
(F)But I guess we’ll (C7)both just have to be (G7)pa tient.
’Cause it’s a (F)long
way to go,
a hard row to (C)hoe.
Yes, it’s a (F)long way to go,
but in the (G7)mean time,
be fore you (C6)cross the street,
take my hand.
Life is what hap pens to you while you’re bus y mak ing oth er plans.
(Dm7)Beau ti ful, beau ti ful, beau ti ful, beau ti ful (C6)boy.
(Dm7)Dar ling, dar ling, dar ling, dar ling (C6)Sean.
This page shows “Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)” by John Lennon in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.