You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker | Lyrics with Guitar Chords
Author: Gaurav Narula

You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker was originally written by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher, and Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys but made popular by Cocker. The song was released in the year 1974 from his studio album I Can Stand a Little Rain.
You can learn to play You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker with guitar chords, lyrics and a strumming trainer directly in the Uberchord app.
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Original Key of the Song: A flat major
The original key of the song is A flat major.
Guitar Chords for You Are So Beautiful
You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker is played with regular tuning: E A D G B e
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Lyrics with Chords
Intro
Ab – Ab/Gb – Fm7 – Db – Dbmaj7 2x
Verse
Ab Abmaj7 Ab7 Dbmaj7 Gb9 Ab Abmaj7 Ab7
You are so beautiful to me
Ab Abmaj7 Ab7 Dbmaj7 Gb9 Ab Abmaj7
You are so beautiful to me
Ebm7 Ab (Ab13)
Can’t you see
Dbmaj7 C7 (C7b9)
You are everything I hoped for
Fm7 (Ebm7) Bb7 (Dbm9)
Your everything I need
Ab Abmaj7 Ab7 Dbmaj7 Gb9 Ab Abmaj7 Ab7
You are so beautiful to me
Verse 2
Ab Abmaj7 Ab7 Dbmaj7 Gb9 Ab Abmaj7 Ab7
Such joy and happiness you bring
Ab Abmaj7 Ab7 Dbmaj7 Gb9 Ab Abmaj7
Such joy and happiness you bring
Ebm7 Ab (Ab13)
Like a dream
Dmaj7 C7 (C7b9)
A guiding light that shines in the night
Fm7 (Ebm7) Bb7 (Dbm9)
Heaven is gift to me
Ab Abmaj7 Ab7 Dbmaj7 Gb9 Ab
You are so beautiful to me
Outro
Ab Abmaj7 Ab7 Dbmaj7 Gb9 Ab
This song is a little more difficult than some other songs we’ve covered, but you made it still! To better play this song I recommend acquainting yourself with more songs that use 7th chord shapes like this on, and working on your pick hand technique so that you can articulate the notes better. A few articles here at Uberchord that can help you get stared include peter frampton chords, maroon 5 chords, the gbmaj chord, as well as the d7 chord.
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