Lyrics
(G)Long,
hand writ ten (D)note,
deep in your (Am7)pock et.
(G)Words, how lit tle they (D)mean when you’re a lit tle too (Am7)late.
I (G)stood
right by the tracks,
your face in a lock et.
Good (G)girls,
hope ful they’ll (D)be, and long they will wait.
We (G)had
a (D)beau ti ful, mag ic (Am7)love there.
What a (G)sad,
(D)beau ti ful, trag ic (Am7)love
af
(C)fair.
In (G)dreams
I (D)met you in warm con ver (Am)sa tion.
We both (G)wake
in lone ly beds,
dif f’rent (Am)cit ies.
And (G)time
is (D)tak ing its sweet time e ras ing you.
And (G)you’ve got your de mons and dar ling, they all look like me.
’Cause we (G)had
a (D)beau ti ful, mag ic (Am)love there.
What a (G)sad,
(D)beau ti ful, trag ic (Am)love
af
(C)fair.
(Am)Dis tance, tim ing, (C)break down, fight ing, (G)si lence, the train runs (D)off its tracks.
(Am)Kiss me, try to fix it.
Could (C)you just try to lis ten?
(G)Hang up, give up, (D)for the life of (Am)us, we (G)can’t get
back.
A (D)beau ti ful, mag ic (Am7)love there.
What a (G)sad,
(D)beau ti ful, trag ic, (Am)beau ti ful, trag ic, (C)beau ti ful...
What we (G)had,
a (D)beau ti ful, mag ic (Am7)love there.
What a (G)sad,
(D)beau ti ful, trag ic (Am)love
af
(C)fair.
We (G)had,
a (D)beau ti ful, mag ic (Am7)love there.
What a (G)sad,
(D)beau ti ful, trag ic (Am)love
af
(C)fair.
We (C)fair.
Sad Beautiful Tragic — Piano Lead Sheet
"Sad Beautiful Tragic" lead sheet with chords, melody, and lyrics. Play the melody while following chord symbols above. Perfect for sing-along or accompaniment. Key of G, 120 BPM.
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About “Sad Beautiful Tragic”
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- The arrangement plays at 120 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
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- Who composed "Sad Beautiful Tragic"?
- "Sad Beautiful Tragic" was originally performed by Taylor Swift. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
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