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Lousy Boy

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Capo 2
CWhen I was four I thought I was a girl
CI had a doll and my hair would curl
DmMy sister let me play with her
GHer silly little toy brother
CShe and Leslie put me in a dress
CWe all laughed, I was a pretty mess
DmI learned later that this was wrong
GBoys don't dress up if they're gonna belong
CAnd fair, Is fair
DmTake a shot if you dare
CNo guy shies from a Dfight
DmOn a Thornhill summer nightG  
CAnd a man, Is a man
DmWhen he's got a gun in his hand
CWell I never wanted to dDestroy
DmI always made a lousy boyC.
CSometimes you gotta live within your skin
CSometimes you gotta take a shot on the chin
DmThirteen years old and I didn't wanna get caught
GThey set the tussle for Mac's parking lot
CMe and some kid I was supposed to hate
CTwo gladiators comin' out of Grade Eight
DmAnd every instinct tellin' me that I should hide
GI swallowed hard and I swallowed my pride
CAnd fair, Is fair
DmTake a shot if you dare
CNo guy shies from a fDight
DmOn a Thornhill summer nighGt
CAnd a man, Is a man
DmWhen he's got a gun in his hand
CWell I never wanted to destDroy
DmI always made a lousy boyC.
CLa Dmla Gla la la la la....
CI sing these words and I remember that night
CI'll grow some wrinkles but I think I'm alright
DmSometimes I'm vulnerable, sometimes I cry
GI won't join any tribe living a lie
CAnd I know guys who are just like me
CThey like hockey and poetry
DmI think in retrospect that we have won
GI'm a full-grown man and I don't own a gun
CAnd fair, Is fair
DmTake a shot if you care
CSome guy shies from a fightD  
DmOn a Thornhill summer nighGt
CIf a man, Is a man
DmWhen he's got a gun in his hand
CWell I never wanted to destrDoy
DmI always made a lousy boyC  

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Lousy Boy

by Moxy Früvous

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Capo 2

When I was four I thought I was a girl

I had a doll and my hair would curl

My sister let me play with her

Her silly little toy brother

She and Leslie put me in a dress

We all laughed, I was a pretty mess

I learned later that this was wrong

Boys don't dress up if they're gonna belong

And fair, Is fair

Take a shot if you dare

C D

No guy shies from a fight

Dm G

On a Thornhill summer night

And a man, Is a man

When he's got a gun in his hand

C D

Well I never wanted to destroy

Dm C

I always made a lousy boy.

Sometimes you gotta live within your skin

Sometimes you gotta take a shot on the chin

Thirteen years old and I didn't wanna get caught

They set the tussle for Mac's parking lot

Me and some kid I was supposed to hate

Two gladiators comin' out of Grade Eight

And every instinct tellin' me that I should hide

I swallowed hard and I swallowed my pride

And fair, Is fair

Take a shot if you dare

C D

No guy shies from a fight

Dm G

On a Thornhill summer night

And a man, Is a man

When he's got a gun in his hand

C D

Well I never wanted to destroy

Dm C

I always made a lousy boy.

C Dm G

La la la la la la la....

I sing these words and I remember that night

I'll grow some wrinkles but I think I'm alright

Sometimes I'm vulnerable, sometimes I cry

I won't join any tribe living a lie

And I know guys who are just like me

They like hockey and poetry

I think in retrospect that we have won

I'm a full-grown man and I don't own a gun

And fair, Is fair

Take a shot if you care

C D

Some guy shies from a fight

Dm G

On a Thornhill summer night

If a man, Is a man

When he's got a gun in his hand

C D

Well I never wanted to destroy

Dm C

I always made a lousy boy

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