Boy Like Me chords by Patrick Wolf

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

Submitted by leyland

I usually play the F's and G's as staccato as possible and strum the Em's loosely, but
that's up to you.



For the intro:

e|--5--5--5--5^6--3---8p7h8-|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|  (repeat)
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Em   F   Em   G
Em   F   Em   G

Em             F
A boy like me is told

Em            G
He is both nine and ninety

Em
And a boy like me

F          Em
Should shut those books

G
Join the army

Em
And a boy like me

F        Em
Would never be seen

G
Fighting for peace

Em
I want total chaos

F       Em          G
And a holiday home in the east

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------5---------------------5---5---------------5-----|
G|----------------4----------------4---------------------4---4---------------4---|
D|----5---5----5-----4--------5------------------5^4--------------5---5----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(play twice)

Em
And a boy like me

F         Em         G
Should know much better than

Em                F      Em       G
To raise his flag in stormy weather

Em                    F        Em      G
I just can't get enough electric shocks

Em
I wanna buy a lighthouse

F      Em             G
And ride a giraffe on the rocks

Em  F  Em  G

[I don't give up]



Em
I want two dogs

F       Em
Two cats

A big kitchen

G
And a welcome mat



Em         F
I want all this

Em              G
And all i shall have

Em      F      Em                     G
                       Oh no, i don't give up



Em
A boy like me

F         Em
Don't ever give up

G
Give up his dream

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