Ilse DeLange

Beautiful Distraction

Ilse DeLange


Tom: C

F     1-3-3-2-1-1
G     3-2-0-0-0-3
Em    0-2-2-0-0-0
Em7   0-2-0-0-3-0

Intro riff 
  Am   G/B  C   Am   G/B  C         Am
e 0---------0---0---------------------
b 1---------1---1---------------------
g 2---------0---2---------------------
d 2---------2---2------------0h2-0-0h2
a 0-0-0h2-2h3---0-0-0h2-2h3-----------
e x---------x---x---------------------


          Am G/B C          Am     G/B      C
You found me        Singing songs about the rain   
        Am G/B C             Am   G/B         C
I found you;      I couldn't find words to explain 
    F            G             C    Em Am
How you were the day I was the dark of night  
        F            G              C  Em Am
How the world spun around us like a satellite
        F             G            C    Em Am        G
How you met me in the middle and I held on tight   mmmm

C                            G
You will always be my beautiful distraction   
Am                 F
One part sweetness two parts passion
C             Em                 F
Every day you make me feel brand new   
C                      Em7
You asked for my heart not perfection
Am                              F
The first one to lead me in the right direction
     C                 Em                  F
This crazy world won’t change the same old me   
                        Am G/B C
Who loves the same old you
               Am G/B C              Am     G/B     C                Am G/B C    
You brought me back      when I’d forgotten how to fall   To fall in love
              Am      G/B     C          F        G           C     Em  Am
You showed me I could have it all    And not give up a single thing I   am
     F        G                    C   Em  Am
When I said I couldn’t you said    Yes we can
   F                G          C Em  Am      G
It took me all this time now I understand, I do

C                            G
You will always be my beautiful distraction   
Am                 F
One part sweetness two parts passion
C             Em                 F
Every day you make me feel brand new   
C                      Em7
You asked for my heart not perfection
Am                              F
The first one to lead me in the right direction
     C                 Em                  F
This crazy world won’t change the same old me   
                       Em
Who loves the same old you

Em                                F
Here I am talking about forever   Never thought I’d say it, never ever
C             Em             Am                         G/B   
Hold me once, hold me twice, hold me for the rest of my life

E|---------|
B|-------1-|
G|-----0--|
D|-2h3----|
A|--------|
E|--------|

C                            G
You will always be my beautiful distraction   
Am                 F
One part sweetness two parts passion
C             Em                 F
Every day you make me feel brand new   
C                      Em7
You asked for my heart not perfection
Am                              F
The first one to lead me in the right direction
     C                 Em                  F
This crazy world won’t change the same old me   
                        Am  G   F   Am   G   F   C 
Who loves the same old you          you...