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If I Were A Boy

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[Verse 1]
If I were a boyEm  C  G  
Even Djust for a dayEm  C  G  
DI'd roll out of Embed in the Cmorning
And Gthrow on what I Dwanted and gEmoC  G  
Drink Dbeer with the guEmysC  G  
And Dchase after girlsEm  C  G  D  
I'd kick Emit with who I Cwanted
And I'd Gnever get confDronted for it
Em'Cause they'd Cstick up for meG  
[Chorus]
If DI were a boEmyC  G  
I think I Dcould understaEmndC  G  D  
How it Emfeels to love a Cgirl
I Gswear I'd be a Dbetter manEm  C  G  
I'd Dlisten to heEmrC  G  
Cause I Dknow how it hurEmtsC  G  D  
When you Emlose the one you Cwanted
Cause he's Gtaken you for Dgranted
And Ceverything you had got destroyed
[Verse 2]
If I were a boyEm  C  G  
I would Dturn off my phoEmneC  G  D  
Tell Emeveryone it's Cbroken
So they Gthink that I was Dsleeping aloEmneC  G  
I'd Dput myself firEmstC  G  
And make the Drules as I EmgoC  G  D  
Cause I Emknow that she'd Cbe faithful
GWaiting for mDe to come hEmomeC  G  
[Chorus]
If DI were a boEmyC  G  
I think I Dcould understEmandC  G  D  
How it Emfeels to love a Cgirl
I Gswear I'd be a Dbetter manEm  C  G  
I'd Dlisten to heEmrC  G  
Cause I Dknow how it hurEmtsC  G  D  
When you Emlose the one you Cwanted
Cause he's Gtaken you for Dgranted
And Ceverything you had got destrAm7oyed
[Bridge]
Am7It's a Clittle too laGte for yoDu to come Amback
Say it's Cjust a misEmtake
Think I forDgive you like Amthat
If you thoCught I would waEmit for youD  
You thought Cwrong
[Verse 3]
But you're just a EmboyC  G  
You don't DunderstaEmnd (yea you Cdon't underGstand)D  
How it feEmels to love a giCrl, someday you'll
GWish you were aD.. better manEm  C  G  
You don't liDsten to hEmerC  G  
You don't Dcare how it huEmrtsC  G  
DUntil you Emlose the one yoCu wanted
Cause you've takGen her for grantedD  
And Ceverything you had got destroyed
But you're just a boyEm  C  G  D  
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