Madonna - Masterpiece: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Masterpiece" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

D#m                   G#m
If you were the Mona Lisa
C#                      F#    C#/F
You'd be hanging in the Louvre
D#m                     G#m
Everyone would come to see you
C#                     F#   C#/F
You'd be impossible to move
D#m         G#m            C#
It seems to me is what you are
            F#        C#/F   D#m
A rare and priceless work of art
        G#m              C#
Stay behind your velvet rope
                  A#
But I will not renounce all hope

Chorus:
    B                  F#
And I'm right by your side
                     C#
Like a thief in the night
                      D#m
I stand in front of a masterpiece
    B                 F#
And I can't tell you why
             C#
It hurts so much
                        D#m
To be in love with the masterpiece
B           A#
Cause after all
                 D#m
Nothing's indestructible

From the moment I first saw you
All the darkness turned to white
An Impressionistic painting
Tiny particles of light
It seems to me that's what you're like
The "Look but please don't touch me" type
And honestly, it can't be fun
To always be the chosen one

Chorus:
    B                  F#
And I'm right by your side
                     C#
Like a thief in the night
                      D#m
I stand in front of a masterpiece
    B                 F#
And I can't tell you why
             C#
It hurts so much
                        D#m
To be in love with the masterpiece
B           A#
Cause after all
                D#m     B
Nothing's indestructible
                C#      A#
Nothing's indestructible
                 D#m    B
Nothing's indestructible
             C#         A#
Nothing's indestructible

Chorus:
And I'm right by your side,
like a thief in the night
I stand in front of the masterpiece
And I can't tell you why it hurts so much
To be in love with a masterpiece
And I'm right by your side,
like a thief in the night
I stand in front of the masterpiece
And I can't tell you why it hurts so much
To be in love with a masterpiece (Masterpiece)
'Cause, after all, nothing's indestructible
'Cause, after all, nothing's indestructible


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Masterpiece" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Masterpiece" by Madonna.

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