Boys chords by Ryan Adams

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

This song uses chords B-E-A-C#m
Transpose-4 gives you G-C-F-Am
Transpose+4 gives you D-G-C-Em


🎸 Chords:
B:   224442
C#m: 446654


🎸 Intro:
   B                 E
e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

   A                 E
e|-1---0-------0---|-----------------|
B|-------3-------3-|-1---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|



🎸 Verse 1:
B                   E
- I'm as lonely as boys
                  A
I'm as lonely as boys
                  E                     B
I'm as lonely as monkeys taught to destroy
    C#m                   E
Anything they learn to enjoy
B               E
- So pardon me, angel
           A
Pardon me, angel
               E                    B
Pardon me, my love, for you is a stranger
         C#m                   E
That you met some place but ignored


🎸 Chorus:
C#m                 A
-- So break and go home
              B   E  B  E
Break and go home
C#m               A
-- Why don't you leave me?
            B   E  A         E
Leave me alooo-ooo-o-o-o-o-o-oone


🎸 Verse 2:
B                   E
- I'm as lonely as boys
                    A
Who are lonely for girls
                   E                   B
Who are lonely as monkeys taught to enjoy
      C#m                     E
Everything they learn to destroy
B               E
- So pardon me, angel
           A
Pardon me, angel
               E                   B
Pardon me, my love, for you is in danger
   C#m                   E
In danger of becoming a bore


🎸 Chorus:
C#m                 A
-- So break and go home
              B   E  B  E
Break and go home
C#m               A
-- Why don't you leave me?
           B   E  B  E
Leave me alone
C#m              A                   B   E  B  E
-- Break and go home - Break and go home
C#m              D                  E
-- Break and go home - Break and go - home

🎸 Interlude:
| E | E | E | C D | E
                Go home
| E | E | E | C D |
| E | E | E | C D |


🎸 Verse 3:
B                    E
- I'm the loneliest boy
                    A
With the loneliest plan
                     E             B
But I'm ready and I want to understand
                 C#m              E
But that ain't a woman, that's a girl
B               E
- So pardon me, angel
          A
Pardon my anger
               E                    B
Pardon me, my faith in girls is in danger
                 C#m              E
She leaves you addicted, wanting more


🎸 Chorus:
C#m                 A
-- So break and go home
              B   E  B  E
Break and go home
C#m               A
-- Why don't you leave me?
           B   E    B  E
Leave me aloo-oone


🎸 Outro:
C#m              A
-- Break and go home
               B   E  A         E
Break and go hooo-ooo-o-o-o-o-o-oome
     B   E  A         E
Go hooo-ooo-o-o-o-o-o-oome
     B   E  A         E
Go hooo-ooo-o-o-o-o-o-oome