Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: G
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
N.C.
I am a woman of power, desire, and of joy
G C G C
And when I was a young girl, they called that a tomboy
Verse 1:
G C
My hair was short, my chest was lean
G C
Red Ball Jets, old blue jeans
G D/F# Em
I only wanted to be James Dean
Verse 2:
G C
I liked the smell of paint and gasoline
G C
Card in the spokes of my banana seat
G D/F# Em
Playing some kickball in the middle of the street
G C
Hey, tomboy, yeah
Chorus:
D Em
There was no part of me that ever felt wrong
C G
No part that felt I wasn't right where I belonged
D Em
Ain't nothing weak when little girls are strong
G C G C
Tomboy, tomboy
Verse 3:
G C
No Easy-Bake, no Barbie dolls
G C
I got my Hot Wheels and my Super Ball
G D Em
My G.I. Joe marching down the hall
G C
Hey, hey, tomboy, yeah
Chorus:
D Em
There was no part of me that ever felt wrong
C G
No part that felt I wasn't right where I belonged
D Em
Ain't nothing weak when little girls are strong, yeah
G C G C
Tomboy, tomboy, yeah
[Guitar Solo]
D Em C G
D Em
Oh
Verse 4:
G C
These days I feel I'm standing tall
G C
I got my band, my black Les Paul
G D/F# Em
Don't tell a girl that she can't have it all
G C
Hey, hey, just call her tomboy, yeah
Chorus:
D Em
There was no part of me that ever felt wrong
C G
No part that felt I wasn't right where I belonged
D Em
Ain't nothing weak when little girls are strong
C G C G C
Oh, oh, tomboy, tomboy
G C G C
Tomboy, tomboy
Outro:
G C G C G C
G C G
Song History
Published: April 3, 2026
Last Updated: April 3, 2026