Mat Kearney - Something Beautiful: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Something Beautiful" 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.

                 A
Like a January Flower
                  E
Worn before it's hour
               C#m7             B
But everything pure and so insecure
                  A
Like diamonds in love
              E
Young and in touch
             C#m7
Knew it back then
             B
Before we began
                            G#m    F#m7
That we could be something beautiful

Chorus:
            E
Who do you say that we are?
              F#m7
Who knew we'd make it this far
                    A
It's not black or white
               F#m7/A
Who's wrong or right?
                E
It's worth the fight
               C#m7
And all we can change are the stars
              F#m7
No, we can't stay where we are
                    A
It's not black or white
               F#m7/A
Who's wrong or right?
                       E
We could be something beautiful


California breeze
We used to sing
Redemption song, all summer long
Then September came and washed us away
But nothing was gone
I knew all along
That we could be something beautiful, mmm

Chorus:
Who do you say that we are?
Who knew we'd make it this far
It's not black or white
Who's wrong or right?
It's worth the fight
No, we can't stay where we are
No, we can't change all the stars
It's not black or white
Who's wrong or right?
We could be something beautiful

         F#m7
You were smilin' back at me
      A
With wine stains on your teeth
         G#m
It's the first time I believe
     F#m7                   G#m         F#m7
That we could be something beautiful, mmm
                      G#m      F#m7
We could be something beautiful


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

C#m7

Guitar chord C#m7

E

Guitar chord E

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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 "Something Beautiful" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Something Beautiful" by Mat Kearney.