Boy chords by Alex G

Chords with lyrics

For this song, if you want to play it using the voicings that Alex uses, listen here.
For A/E, get an A augmentedA major
triad(A, C#, E MajorE) starting from the A augmentedA note on the 7th fret, fourth string. Then just put
the E MajorE note on the fifth
string in the bass and keep the first string open. For the G/D, use that same shape,
just down a whole step.

Furthermore, he plays the D MajorD and DmDm barre chord at the 10th fret, using the D MajorD note on the
6th string as the root.
And don't neglect the notes in the bass(written as A/EA/E or A augmentedA with E MajorE in the bass). They're
just as important. I
also recommend playing the Dmaj7Dmaj7 all at the second fret(barre strings 3, 2, 1, and keep
4 open). This is because
it allows for an easier transition coming from the F#m/C#.

Lastly, when you're playing the Bmadd11, use your thumb to play the BB note on the 6th
string, 7th fret. Then
press the F#F# on the 9th fret with your second finger and the BB note on the 9th
fret(fourth string) with your
third finger, while your first finger plays the D MajorD note on the third string, 7th fret.
The second and first
strings are kept open on this chord.

Feel free to rate this tab and comment any questions or corrections you have. Enjoy,
it's a great song!

Intro: A/EA/E - G/DG/D - E MajorE - D MajorD - DmDm - A augmentedA - BB - D MajorD - DmDm


Verse 1:

A/EA/E              F#m/C#F#m/C#
Stray dog is walkin' down the street
     Dmaj7Dmaj7
next to another dog
    A/EA/E
they?re eating mud and
         F#m/C#F#m/C#
starting to smell me

two babies
Dmaj7Dmaj7     E MajorE
dangerous and free
      Bmadd11    Dmaj7Dmaj7
when I got home I told my baby
    A augmentedA
the story
      E MajorE
she said to me
        Bmadd11
?I think you?re funny, you saw
   Dmaj7Dmaj7     A augmentedA
what you wanted to see?
    E MajorE
and I said

Chorus:
 E MajorE  Dmaj7Dmaj7      E MajorE
"I am not the boy you knew" x 4


*then play intro once*


Verse 2:

A/EA/E             F#m/C#F#m/C#
feel like a million eyes on me
      Dmaj7Dmaj7     A/EA/E
feel like a cannon ball I see
            F#m/C#F#m/C#
a tree it loses all its leaves
      Dmaj7Dmaj7
and you are dead to me
  E MajorE         Bmadd11
you watch someone you know
     Dmaj7Dmaj7    A augmentedA
turn into static company
      D/AD/A
and now you see
    Dm/A
do you wish you were

A/EA/E - F#m/C#F#m/C# - Fmaj7/C - E MajorE


Chorus:
 E MajorE  Dmaj7Dmaj7      E MajorE
"I am not the boy you knew" x 4

Other versions of Boy

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