{"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":2860868,"song":"The Boy","artist":"Tom Rosenthal","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11646642-the-boy-chords-by-tom-rosenthal/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2860868?type=chord","rating":4.36701,"votes":6,"content":"[Intro] \r\n[ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]Ebm[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Gm[/ch]                       [ch]Dm[/ch]        \r\nThe boy sits in a field tall grass above his head, [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Fm[/ch]                            [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nand he's thinking of the path that his ancestors did tread[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Ebm[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]                        \r\nand as he's dreaming of the future a mist does descend,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand he wonders if this is the beginning or is this the end[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd out of the mist a tall creature does appear,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fm[/ch]                          [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nhis eyes wide and friendly, his face full of years, [/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Ebm[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nhe says \"we're going on a journey in my hot air balloon,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand the time is now so we must get going soon\".[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Gm[/ch]                           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThey flew over the houses and the streets they use to know,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fm[/ch]                    [ch]Cm[/ch]                       \r\nover trains going fast and people going slow, [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ebm[/ch]                       [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nthere was snow on the mountains and boats on the sea,[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand there were lovers in the forest carving their names into a tree[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Gm[/ch]                                   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe boys says \"where are we going, where are we going to,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fm[/ch]                           [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nI'm scared of the future and I'm mildly scared of you,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]                                     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nthe creature looked down and said \"don't be scared of the unknown\",[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwe're going to a place in which I have grown.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Gm[/ch]                              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWith a sudden gush of wind the balloon fell from the sky,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Fm[/ch]                    [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nand the boy shut his eyes and hoped he wouldn't die,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]                       [ch]Bb[/ch]                  \r\nthe creature was calm, he had done this before [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nso he landed the hot air balloon and he opened the door[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Gm[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe boy walked out and he couldn't believe his eyes,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fm[/ch]             [ch]Cm[/ch]                         \r\nthere was a flock of sheep floating through the skies [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]                       [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nfollowed by a shepherd, going along for the ride[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthe boy wondered what was going on.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Gm[/ch]                                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSo he walked through this land with the creature by his side,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Fm[/ch]                  [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nto his left was a painter, painting the tides,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Ebm[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]            \r\nand to his right a pack of wolves did cry [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nto the rise and fall of the moon.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Gm[/ch]                         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd they entered the forest and the trees they hung low,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]                      [ch]Cm[/ch]                     \r\neverything was dark and nothing there did grow [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]         \r\napart from a single yellow rose [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthat the boy put in his hair[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Gm[/ch]                     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd out of the forest, the snow it did fall,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fm[/ch]                    [ch]Cm[/ch]                     \r\nthe creature held the boy away from the storm [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Ebm[/ch]                         [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nas out of the snow appeared an empty platform,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand they waited patiently for a train.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Gm[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]                  \r\nFrom far in the distance a train did arrive [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Fm[/ch]                   [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nwith a thousand polar bears passengers inside,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]                               [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nthe creature said to the boy \"are you ready for the ride\" [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand the boy said \"yes I think I am\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]                              [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\nSo they sped through the hills and over mountains they did go, [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Fm[/ch]             [ch]Cm[/ch]         \r\nover old wooden bridges withered from the cold[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Ebm[/ch]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nand the boy stared out of the window [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand smiled at all he could see[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Gm[/ch]                           [ch]Dm[/ch]                \r\nThey travelled through the desert to the setting sun,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fm[/ch]                    [ch]Cm[/ch]        \r\nover streams and rivers to where it all begun,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Ebm[/ch]                         [ch]Bb[/ch]        \r\nand through the wind and the rain until the days were done, [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthey rode through the land[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                   [ch]Dm[/ch]              \r\nAll of a sudden, the train it did stop, [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fm[/ch]                                [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nthe creature said to the boy \"this is where we both get off\",[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Ebm[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nand all the polar bears climbed to the top of the train [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nto wave their goodbyes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Gm[/ch]                           [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nNow alone, they walked through a featureless land, [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Fm[/ch]                 [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nno blade of grass, no grain of sand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nand on the horizon a great sea did stand [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand the creature said \" this is where I must go\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Gm[/ch]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]      \r\nAnd at the waters edge, nothing more was said, [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fm[/ch]                                [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nthe boy looked at the creature, not a single tear was shed,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Ebm[/ch]                             [ch]Bb[/ch]  \r\nand the creature laid his hand upon the boys head, [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand gave him a wink of his eye[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Gm[/ch]                                [ch]Dm[/ch]          \r\nThe creature turned around and walked slowly to the sea, [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Fm[/ch]                     [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nto go to a place where forever he would be,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Ebm[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]    \r\nand with one great leap he leapt into sea [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand in the blink of an eye he was gone.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Gm[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]                    \r\nThe boy stood still, alone now on the shore, [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Fm[/ch]                           [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nhe stared into the distance and hoped there would be more,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Ebm[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]            \r\nand the yellow rose it fell to the floor [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand drifted away on the wind.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]Ebm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro] \nGm Dm Fm Cm Ebm Bb A D\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nGm Dm Fm Cm Ebm A D Gm D F C Eb Bb A Dm Bb","chords":["Gm","Dm","Fm","Cm","Ebm","Bb","A","D","F","C","Eb"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}