Big Thief - Mythological Beauty: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Mythological Beauty" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Mythological Beauty Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Big Thief

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Mythological Beauty" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F          A#   Gm      A#
You have a mythological beauty
F            A#     Gm        A#
You have the eye of someone I have seen
F          A#  Gm         A#
Outside of ordinary situations
F    A#         Gm
Even outside of dreams
F          A#     Gm                  A#
You lie in bed at night and watch the lines
    F          A#            Gm  A#
Of headlights through your screen
  F         A#      Gm
There is a child inside you
      A#      F           A#     Gm A#
Who’s trying to raise a child in me

Chorus:
A#            F
If you wanna leave
A#               F
You just have to say
       F
You’re all caught up inside
But you know the way

You cut the flesh of your left thumb
Using your boyfriend’s knife
Seventeen, you took his cum
And you gave birth to your first life
You gave Andrew a family who you thought
Could love and take better care
I have an older brother I don’t know
He could be anywhere

Chorus:
If you wanna leave
You just have to say
You’re all caught up inside
But you know the way
You’re all caught up inside
But you know the way

Rented a house in Nisswa, Minnesota
Shrapnel and oil cans, rhubarb in the yard
I built a ladder out of metal pieces
Father was working hard
Standing beneath the oak tree by the front door
You were inside baking bread
Sister came out and put her arms around me
Blood gushing from my head
You held me in the backseat with a dishrag
Soaking up blood with your eye
I was just five and you were twenty-seven
Praying, “Don’t let my baby die.”

Chorus:
If you wanna leave
You just have to say
You’re all caught up inside
But you know the way
You’re all caught up inside
But you know the way

Gm          A#
So much more to live your life
Gm
To walk the floor
A#
To say goodnight
Gm
Do you leave your light on?
Do you leave your light on?

       F C Dm C
You’re all caught up inside
But you know the way
You’re all caught up inside
But you know the way
You’re all caught up inside
But you know the way


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Mythological Beauty" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mythological Beauty" by Big Thief.