Chords with lyrics
Notes about how to play ¨If I Were a Boy¨ by Beyonce Knowles. Below, you’ll find the strumming patterns that you need to use to play the chords of song and the chords themselves. If I Were A augmentedA Boy by Beyonce Knowles Tuning: Standard - no capo needed Strumming Patterns: Verses & Chorus down-down-down up-down-up-down down-up-down-up-down-up-down-up (chorus’ end) Bridge down-down Chords: Em-C9-G-Dsus (Verse 1 & 2 and Chorus 1, 2 & 3) C majorC (at the end of the Chorus 1 & 3) C9-Em7 (at the end of the Chorus 2) Am-C-G-Dsus-Em (Bridge) Note: All along the way, until to the end of the song, (except on the Bridge) put your ring finger on the 2nd string (BB string) & the pinky on the 1st string (high E MajorE string) Verse 1: E minorEm C9C9 G+G If I were a boy DsusDsus E minorEm C9C9 G+G DsusDsus Even just for a day E minorEm C9C9 I’d roll out of bed in the morning G+G DsusDsus E minorEm C9C9 G+G And throw on what I wanted and go DsusDsus E minorEm C9C9 G+G Drink beer with the guys DsusDsus E minorEm C9C9 G+G DsusDsus And chase after girls E minorEm C9C9 I’d kick it with who I wanted G+G DsusDsus And I’d never get confronted for it E minorEm C9C9 G+G Because they’d stick up for me Chorus: DsusDsus E minorEm C9C9 G+G If I were a boy DsusDsus E minorEm C9C9 G+G DsusDsus I think I could understand E minorEm C9C9 How it feels to love a girl G+G DsusDsus E minorEm C9C9 G+G I swear I’d be a better man DsusDsus E minorEm C9C9 G+G I’d listen to her DsusDsus E minorEm C9C9 G+G DsusDsus Cause I know how it hurts E minorEm C9C9 When you lose the one you wanted G+G DsusDsus Cause he’s taken you for granted C majorC And everything you had got destroyed Verse 2: If I were a boy I would turn off my phone Tell everyone its broken So they think that I was sleeping alone I’d put myself first And make the rules as I go Cause I know that she’d be faithful Waiting for me to come home If I were a boy I think I could understand How it feels to love a girl I swear I’d be a better man I’d listen to her Cause I know how it hurts When you lose the one you wanted (wanted) Cause he’s taken you for granted (granted) C9C9 E minor 7Em7 A minorAm And everything you had got destroyed Bridge: C majorC G+G DsusDsus A minorAm It’s a little too late for you to come back C majorC E minorEm Say its just a mistake DsusDsus A minorAm Think I forgive you like that C majorC E minorEm DsusDsus If you thought I would wait for you C majorC You thought wrong But you’re just a boy You don’t understand (yea you don’t understand) How it feels to love a girl Someday you’ll wish you were a better man You don’t listen to her You don’t care how it hurts Until you lose the one you wanted Cause you’ve taken her for granted C majorC And everything you had got destroyed E minorEm C9C9 G+G DsusDsus But you’re just a boy
Other versions of If I Were A Boy
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for If i were a boy ukulele by Beyoncé
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