Boys In The Street chords by Calum Scott

🎸 Intro:

C    G   F
Am   G



🎸 Verse 1:
            C
When I was younger
                          F
My daddy told me I would never
                      C/E
Never amount to nothing special
                           F
He'd come at me from every angle
                       C                                     G
He'd say, "You're the last thing I wanted, the last thing I need
 F
How am I going to answer when my friends tell me
   Am  G                          F
My son  was kissing boys in the street
C    Am  G                           F
  My son  was kissing boys in the street "

🎸 Verse 2:
C
  He tried to change me
                        F
Say I'm embarrassing my country
                          C/E
How could I do this to my family?
                          F
Do I wanna grow up being lonely?
                  C
He'd say, "We've worked for our money

We've put you in school
         F
Is this how you repay us?

Do you think this is cool?
   Am  G                           F
My son,  stop kissing boys in the street
C    Am   G                          F      C
  My son,  stop kissing boys in the street"

🎸 Interlude:
C    G   F

Am   G

🎸 Verse 3:
             C
Now that I'm older
                             F
My daddy's heart's a little warmer
                                    C/E
But he still won't hold me like my brother
                                    F
And he still won't kiss me like my mother
                     C
He'd say, "You're a part of this family
              G
I made you myself
         F                                     G
But the way that you act isn't good for your health
   Am   G                          F
My son,  stop kissing boys in the street
C    Am   G                          F
  My son,  stop kissing boys in the street"

🎸 Interlude:
C    G   F

Am   G


🎸 Verse 4:
            C
My daddy's dying
                            F
And he's finally realized I'm not lying
                              C/E
We sit in silence, but we're smiling
                           F
Because for once, we are not fighting
                      C                                   G
He'd say, "There was no way of knowing 'cause all I was taught
        F                                G
Is men only love women, but now I'm not sure
   Am   G                          F
My son,  keep kissing boys in the street
C     Am  G                           F
  My son,  keep kissing boys in the street
C              Am   G                           F       C
  And when I'm gone,  keep kissing boys in the street"