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Carly Rae Jepsen - Beautiful Ukulele Chords

Chord reference G, D, Em, C, Bm, Am
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G]Hello, I [D]know it’s been a [Em]while, I [D]wonder where [C]you are, and if you [D]think of me Some[G]times, ’cause you’re [D]always on my [Em]mind, you know [D]I had it [C]rough, tried to for[D]get you but [Em]The more [D]that I look [G]around, the [G]more I [C]realize, you’re all I’m [D]looking for

What [G]makes you so [D]beautiful, is you [Em]don’t know how [D]beautiful you [C]are to [D]me You’re not [Em]trying to be [D]perfect, [G]nobody’s [G]perfect, but you [C]are, to [D]me [Em]It’s how you [D]take my breath [G]away, feel the [G]words that I don’t [C]say I [D]wish somehow, [C]I could say them [G]now, oh, [D]oh, I could say them [C]now, [D]yeah

[G]Just friends, the [D]beginning or the [Em]end? [D]How do we make [C]sense, when we’re [D]on our own It’s [G]like you’re the [D]other half of [Em]me, [D]I feel [C]incomplete, I [D]should’ve known [Em]Nothing in the [D]world [G]compares to the [G]feelings that we [C]share, it’s [D]so not fair

What [G]makes you so [D]beautiful, is you [Em]don’t know how [D]beautiful you [C]are to [D]me You’re not [Em]trying to be [D]perfect, [G]nobody’s [G]perfect, but you [C]are, to [D]me [Em]It’s how you [D]take my breath [G]away, feel the [G]words that I don’t [C]say I [D]wish somehow, [C]I could say them [G]now, oh, [D]oh, I could say them [C]now, [D]yeah

Oh, it’s not [C]you, [D]blame it all on [Em]me, I was [Bm]running from [D]myself [C]Cause I couldn’t [D]tell how [G]deep that [D]we, [Em]we were gonna [D]be I was [G]scared it’s [D]destiny, but it [C]hurts like hell Hope [on]it’s [C)]not too late, just a [Am]twist [G]of [C]fate

What [G]makes you so [D]beautiful, is you [Em]don’t know how [D]beautiful you [C]are to [D]me You’re not [Em]trying to be [D]perfect, [G]nobody’s [G]perfect, but you [C]are, to [D]me [Em]It’s how you [D]take my breath [G]away, feel the [G]words that I don’t [C]say I [D]wish somehow, [C]I could say them [G]now, oh, [D]oh, I could say them [C]now, [D]mmmmmmmm

Artist Carly Rae Jepsen
Album Kiss
Genres Pop, Electronic
Year 2012
Key G

How to Play Beautiful on Ukulele?

Carly Rae Jepsen - Beautiful can be played in the key of G using the G, D, Em, C, Bm, Am chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 across C–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 2.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Beautiful with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.