{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1146559,"song":"Whats A Boy To Do","artist":"Mat Kearney","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11254785-whats-a-boy-to-do-chords-by-mat-kearney/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1146559?type=chord","rating":4.75025,"votes":37,"content":"What's a Boy to Do \r\nby Mat Kearney\r\n\r\nChords:\r\n                         \r\n[tab]   [ch]Asus2[/ch]      (577600)\r\n        alt:  (x02200)   [/tab]\r\n   [ch]C#m7[/ch]       (x46600)    \r\n   [ch]Bsus4[/ch]      (x24400)    \r\n   [ch]Aadd9[/ch]      (x77600)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nA fantastic and simple song...the tempo starts slow and picks up as it goes.  This \r\nis how I like to play it.  To make for easier playing you can use the alternate \r\nversion of Asus2 throughout (I believe Mat himself does this live sometimes). I \r\nthink the fuller one sounds better, but both give the same effect.  Happy playing :)\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Asus2[/ch]        [ch]C#m7[/ch]            [ch]Bsus4[/ch]\r\nI'm sure that I'm moving to St Louis[/tab]\r\n    \r\n[tab]    [ch]Asus2[/ch]              [ch]C#m7[/ch]               [ch]Bsus4[/ch]\r\nThree long years wondering here in New York City[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Asus2[/ch]                   [ch]C#m7[/ch]            [ch]Bsus4[/ch]\r\nI guess I'm looking for the right way to do this[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Asus2[/ch]                   [ch]C#m7[/ch]                 [ch]Bsus4[/ch]\r\nI guess I'm looking for the right things to call pretty[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPRE-CHORUS:  \r\n[tab]    [ch]Asus2[/ch]                   [ch]C#m7[/ch]                      [ch]Bsus4[/ch]\r\nYoung boys playing in the park turning their backs to take a shot[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Asus2[/ch]                           [ch]C#m7[/ch]                         [ch]Bsus4[/ch]\r\nYou know I'll stay sharp around here 'cause they're stoning and leaving type[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Asus2[/ch]                       [ch]C#m7[/ch]                      [ch]Bsus4[/ch]\r\nIt's the kind of love that comes and goes when there's company coming around[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]Asus2[/ch]   [ch]C#m7[/ch]       [ch]Bsus4[/ch]\r\nWhat's a boy to do who knows no man now?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]Asus2[/ch]   [ch]C#m7[/ch]       [ch]Bsus4[/ch]\r\nWhat's a boy to do who knows no man now?[/tab]\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\nDaddy's been looking down his nose at all of them\r\nAnd I've been looking round for someone to tell me who I am\r\nHe kept saying I was to young to finish a fight\r\nI'd die each time they came I never got to draw my knife\r\n\r\nPRE-CHORUS:\r\nWell it was just a pair of shoes in a middle school room with the world watching in\r\nAnd angel is crying I'm dying just a little inside as they ran away\r\nFunny which words stick around 20 years down when you're driving alone\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\nWhat's a boy to do when there's no man at home?\r\nWhat's a boy to do when there's no man at home?\r\n\r\n\r\nBRIDGE 1:         \r\n          Asus2(alt)     C#m7     Bsus4\r\nWell I'll stack all my books in perfect rows\r\n\r\n         Asus2(alt)    C#m7  Bsus4\r\nFrom the biggest down to the smallest ones\r\n\r\n       Asus2(alt)  C#m7   Bsus4\r\nAnd I buy all the perfect clothes\r\n\r\n       Asus2(alt)              C#m7         Bsus4\r\nBullet proof and black, where I look like a son...\r\n\r\n\r\nPRE-CHORUS:\r\nWell it was just a rain night at his house\r\nA bottle spinning around the room\r\nAnd everybody's singing and slipping down the bottom halfway rush of blood\r\nAnd I was grabbing Missy but I was trying to find the light switch in the dark\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\nWhat's a boy to do with no man in his heart?\r\nWhat's a boy to do with no man in his heart?\r\n\r\n        \r\nBRIDGE 2:\r\n\r\n          Asus2(alt)\r\nIt's all quiet for the first time\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bsus4[/ch] \r\nWith no voices left to fall I saw[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\na boy at the bottom of the bridge[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Aadd9[/ch]\r\nHis car was left there on the top[/tab]\r\n\r\n     Asus2(alt)\r\nIt's four o'clock in the morning\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bsus4[/ch] \r\nDidn't need to be like this[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nThere's a white sheet left to cover up[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Aadd9[/ch]\r\nWhat should have been a holy kiss[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nIt's not like those days[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]                   [ch]Bsus4[/ch]\r\nIt's not like I'm scared of you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]                [ch]Asus2[/ch] [ch]C#m7[/ch]       [ch]Bsus4[/ch]\r\nWhat's the son of man and a boy to do?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]Asus2[/ch] [ch]C#m7[/ch]       [ch]Bsus4[/ch]\r\nWhat's the son of man and a boy to you?   [/tab]","plain_text":"What's a Boy to Do \nby Mat Kearney\n\nChords:\n                         \n\n   C#m7       (x46600)    \n   Bsus4      (x24400)    \n   Aadd9      (x77600)\n\n\n\nA fantastic and simple song...the tempo starts slow and picks up as it goes.  This \nis how I like to play it.  To make for easier playing you can use the alternate \nversion of Asus2 throughout (I believe Mat himself does this live sometimes). I \nthink the fuller one sounds better, but both give the same effect.  Happy playing :)\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPRE-CHORUS:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE:\nDaddy's been looking down his nose at all of them\nAnd I've been looking round for someone to tell me who I am\nHe kept saying I was to young to finish a fight\nI'd die each time they came I never got to draw my knife\n\nPRE-CHORUS:\nWell it was just a pair of shoes in a middle school room with the world watching in\nAnd angel is crying I'm dying just a little inside as they ran away\nFunny which words stick around 20 years down when you're driving alone\n\nCHORUS:\nWhat's a boy to do when there's no man at home?\nWhat's a boy to do when there's no man at home?\n\n\nBRIDGE 1:         \n          Asus2(alt)     C#m7     Bsus4\nWell I'll stack all my books in perfect rows\n\n         Asus2(alt)    C#m7  Bsus4\nFrom the biggest down to the smallest ones\n\n       Asus2(alt)  C#m7   Bsus4\nAnd I buy all the perfect clothes\n\n       Asus2(alt)              C#m7         Bsus4\nBullet proof and black, where I look like a son...\n\n\nPRE-CHORUS:\nWell it was just a rain night at his house\nA bottle spinning around the room\nAnd everybody's singing and slipping down the bottom halfway rush of blood\nAnd I was grabbing Missy but I was trying to find the light switch in the dark\n\nCHORUS:\nWhat's a boy to do with no man in his heart?\nWhat's a boy to do with no man in his heart?\n\n        \nBRIDGE 2:\n\n          Asus2(alt)\nIt's all quiet for the first time\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n     Asus2(alt)\nIt's four o'clock in the morning\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:","chords":["Asus2","C#m7","Bsus4","Aadd9","A","C#"],"chord_diagrams":{"Asus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,0,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,0,0]}}}