The Who - Beads On One String: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Beads On One String" 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.
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Learn Beads On One String Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Who
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 "Beads On One String" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
F Don't you ever say never Dm7 It don't mean a thing Am Goin’ to get us together A# Like beads on one string F Dm7 There's always someone to blame Dm7 You don't have to look far, but Am A# Now the world is a fleeting dot in the stars F I don't care how you name Him Dm7 He is always the same Am I just know that we shame Him A# When we kill in His name Chorus: C Am This can't go on forever F A# This war in a ring C Am Gotta bring us together F G Like beads on one string Don't you ever say never (Don't you ever say never) 'Cause it don't mean a thing (It don't mean a thing) Going to get us together (Gonna get us together) Like beads on one string (Like beads on one string) Every one of us perfect (Like beads on one string) But we all have a flaw (Like beads on one string) Then we look for the defects and we go off to war (Like beads on one string) And we send all our children (Like beads on one string) Again and again (Like beads on one string) It's our fear that will fill them (Like beads on one string) But we're really the same Chorus: This can't go on forever This war in a ring Gotta bring us together Like beads on one string Don't you ever say never (Don't you ever say never) 'Cause it don't mean a thing (It don't mean a thing) Going to get us together (Gonna get us together) Like beads on one string (Like beads on one string) Don't you ever say never (Like beads on one string) 'Cause it don't mean a thing (Like beads on one string) (Like beads on one string) Don't you ever say never G Em7 (Like beads on one string) Bm (Like beads on one string) C (Like beads on one string) G Don’t you ever say never (Like beads on one string) Em7 To never (Like beads on one string) Bm Got to know me a ring (Like beads on one string) C G Gotta get us together like beads on one string (Like beads on one string) G Em7 Ooh-mh (Like beads on one string) Bm Like beads on a string (Like beads on one string) C (Like beads on one string) G (Like beads on one string) You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  A#  C  Dm  Dm7  Em  Em7  F  G  Bm  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 "Beads On One String" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Beads On One String" by The Who.