The Beautiful Things We Miss (Matthew West)

Intro:
G  Bm  Em  C

Verse 1:
G
She puts on her makeup
         Bm                                      Em
And the last dress she remembers that turned his head
                             Am         C
That time he said, "You look beautiful"
    G
At six, the front door opens
          Bm
And he doesn't even notice
            Em
Kisses her cheek
                             C
"Baby, when do we eat? I'm starving"

Pre-Chorus:
D   Am
Oh, the beautiful things we miss...

Chorus:
G
I don't wanna miss it
Bm
I don't wanna look back someday and find
Em
Everything that really mattered
C
Was right in front of me this whole time
G
Open up my eyes, Lord
Bm                               Em
Keep me in the moment just like this
                                C
Before the beautiful things we love
                                G
Become the beautiful things we miss

Verse 2:
     G
She hides out in her headphones
 Bm
Texting on her cell phone
         Em                  C
Daddy's girl built a world behind her bedroom door
               G
While he was working hard and providing
        Bm
Bigger houses still get divided
         Em                                   C
Just yesterday she was on his shoulders but today she's older
Why do we get older?

Repeat Pre-Chorus
Repeat Chorus

Bridge:
G
We don't get to rewind
                 Bm           Em
There's no such thing as next time
 C
Help me remember, help me remember
                    G
We don't get this back
                                       Bm
They were right when they said "don't blink"
It all goes faster than you think
Em
Lord, help me remember
C
The beautiful things we miss

Repeat Chorus

Outro:
G
Open up my eyes, Lord
Bm
Open up my eyes, Lord
Em
I don't want to miss it
    C
No, I don't want to miss it
G
Open up my eyes, Lord
Bm
Open up my eyes, Lord
Em                             C
Before the beautiful things I love
Become the beautiful things I miss