The Beautiful Occupation Chords by Travis

Tempo:
120 bpm
Chords used:

D

Bm

F#m

E

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Travis The beautiful occupation chords
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[C#]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m] Don't just stand there watching it happen [Bm] and I can't stand it
Don't feel [F#m] it, something's telling me I don't wanna [Bm] go out this way
Have a nice day [D] then read [B] it in the [Bm] headlines
[D] Watch it on the TV, [D] put [F#m] it in the background
[D] Stick [B] it in the back, [Bm] stick it in the back
[E] What a beautiful occupation, [D] beautiful occupation
[E] Don't be a temptation, [Bm] dropping upon a nation
[F#m] I'm too cynical, I'm just sitting [Bm] here, I'm just wasting my [F#m] time
Half a million are civilians [Bm] gonna die today
Don't look the wrong way [D] then read it in the
[Bm] headlines
Watch it on the TV, [D] put it in the [Bm] background
Stick [B] it in the back, [F#m] stick it in the [B] back
[E] What a beautiful occupation, [D] beautiful [E] occupation
Don't be a temptation, [Em] dropping [Bm] upon a nation
[F#m]
[F]
[E]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[F]
[E]
[Bm]
[F#] Don't [C#m] just stand [F#] there watching this happen and I [C#m] can't feel [F#] it
[C#m] Don't need [F#] it, [C#m] something's telling me I don't wanna [C#] go out this way
Have a nice day [D] then read it [B] in the [F#m] headlines
[D] Watch it [B] on the TV, [F#m] [D] put it [B] in the
[F#m] background
[D] Stick it [B] in the back, [Bm] stick it in the back
[E] Beautiful occupation, [D] beautiful occupation
[E] Don't be an invitation, [D] dropping upon a nation
[G#] [E] Beautiful occupation, [Em] [D] beautiful occupation
[Bm] Beautiful [E] occupation, beautiful occupation
[D] Dropping upon a nation
[F#m] [D] [G#]
Key:  
D
1321
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
E
2311
B
12341112
D
1321
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
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To learn Travis - The Beautiful Occupation chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: B, F#m, D, Bm, F#m, Bm, E, Bm, F#m and F. For best results, commence at 60 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 120. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Don't just stand there watching it happen [Bm] and I can't stand it
Don't feel [F#m] it, something's telling me I don't wanna [Bm] go out this way
Have a nice day [D] then read [B] it in the [Bm] headlines
_ _ _ [D] Watch it on the TV, _ _ [D] _ put [F#m] it in the background
_ _ _ [D] Stick [B] it in the back, [Bm] stick it in the back
[E] What a beautiful _ occupation, _ _ _ [D] beautiful _ occupation
[E] _ _ Don't be a _ temptation, _ _ [Bm] dropping upon a nation
_ _ [F#m] I'm too cynical, I'm just sitting [Bm] here, I'm just wasting my [F#m] time
Half a million are _ civilians [Bm] gonna die today
Don't look the wrong way [D] then read it in the _
[Bm] headlines
_ _ Watch it on the TV, _ _ _ [D] put it in the [Bm] background
_ _ _ Stick [B] it in the back, [F#m] stick it in the [B] back
[E] What a beautiful _ occupation, _ _ [D] beautiful _ _ _ [E] occupation
_ Don't be a _ temptation, _ _ [Em] dropping [Bm] upon a nation
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] Don't [C#m] just stand [F#] there watching this happen and I [C#m] can't feel [F#] it
[C#m] Don't need [F#] it, [C#m] something's telling me I don't wanna [C#] go out this way
Have a nice day [D] then read it [B] in the [F#m] headlines
_ _ _ [D] Watch it [B] on the TV, [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ put it [B] in the _
[F#m] background
_ _ [D] Stick it [B] in the back, [Bm] stick it in the back
_ [E] _ Beautiful _ occupation, _ _ [D] beautiful _ _ occupation
[E] _ _ Don't be an _ invitation, _ _ [D] dropping upon a nation
[G#] _ _ [E] Beautiful _ occupation, _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] beautiful _ occupation
[Bm] Beautiful _ [E] occupation, beautiful occupation
_ _ [D] Dropping upon a nation
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Francis Healy.