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“You Are So Beautiful” Joe Cocker Piano and Guitar Chords

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So, I was watching last Sunday’s Desperate Housewives Episode “Don’t Look at Me” (Episode 219) and saw a scene with Karl and Susan right before a Bar Mitzvah. They were listening to a band, trying to decide if the group was good for Edie’s wedding. Then, as Susan was rejecting a resilient Karl, the band started to play the classic song “You Are So Beautiful” (Made popular by Joe Cocker).

That scene inspired me to find (or make) chords to this song. I found two really promising versions by Rimsky, Darryl McMullen, or Joe Cocker and Anonymous. I’ve combined the two versions and added a little of my own flair (and countless fixes) after close listening and relistening to the episode and the original Joe Cocker recording. What’s really weird is that when I was chording this song, I recognized a marked similarity between “Find Your Wings” and “You are So Beautiful.” Does anyone else hear that? It would be interesting if Mark Harris sought inspiration from this song!

–chords–

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Song: You Are So Beautiful
Artist: Joe Cocker
Album: Joe Cocker: The Anthology
Label: 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chords By:
Allan Barizo
http://www.bankblog.info
Sources posted on website
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Intro:
Bb Bb/Ab Eb/G Ebm/Gb
Bb Bb/Ab Eb/G (quick change) Ebm9

Verse:
Bb Bbmaj7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Ebm#7/Ab Bb (Bbmaj7 Bb7)
Bb Bbmaj7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Ebm#7/Ab Bb (Bbmaj7 Bb7)
Abmaj7/F Abmaj7/Bb (Bb Bb7)

Chorus:
Eb D Daug/E D7/F#
Gm Gm#7 Gm7 Ebm#7/Ab (arpeggio to the top)
Bb Bbmaj7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Ebm(#7) Bb

Interlude:
Bb Bbmaj7 Eb(2) Bb Ebmaj7

(Verse)

(Chorus)

Outro:
Bb Bb/Ab Eb/G (quick change) Ebm9 Bb

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Posted on Monday, April 24th, 2006

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2 Responses to ““You Are So Beautiful” Joe Cocker Piano and Guitar Chords”

1. Bob Says:
   July 24th, 2006 at 4:27 am

   Nice chords. My Astr like it.

2. Kenb Says:
   February 12th, 2010 at 1:44 am

   I love that song.

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