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Boy Needs A Bike

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Boy Needs A Bike (Ride Away)
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Song is played in standard tuning
Chords used:
e--G3---C93----D2---C0--Cadd9-0-----Cmaj7-0-----F1---Am0---Em0--
B--3---3----3---1---3------0-----1---1---0--
G--0---0----2---0---0------0-----2---2---0--
D--0---2----0---2---2------2-----3---2---2--
A--2---3----X---3---3------3-----3---0---2--
E--3---X----X---X---X------X-----1---X---0--
G       C9
   GPop works in the shop til eight
   MC9om's on the phone and she's kind of irate
   GSally's doing Dsommersaults on the lCawnCadd9  C  Cmaj7  
   GPop slams open the front screen door
   JC9ust to scare mom
   GHe washes his Ddirty hands Cin the sinkCadd9  C  Cmaj7  
   GAnd things around the table are kind of rough
   C9Mom says it's pa
   GMe and Sally don't say mDuch of nothing at alClCadd9  C  Cmaj7  
   GThe garage door light brightens up the night
   Pa C9always works on cars when he gets in a fight
   GAs though he could figure out that wDoman by working on that
   old cCarCadd9  C  Cmaj7  
   GHe said a car can cure any problem at all
   Cause sC9eeing all those parts makes a fight look so small
   GBut I wish he'd put me and SDally in the backseat and
   drCive us awayCadd9  C  Cmaj7  
   That's when he sGits me down he said he's gonna teach me about life
   He said, "A mC9an needs a car and a boy needs a bike"
   I got my fGirst taste of freedomD  
   beneath the light of the mCoonCadd9  C  Cmaj7  
   FBut if it were mGe
   FI'd have the gGuts
   FI'd put to tGest   those bColts        Cmaj7and nAmuts
   And I'd EmRideAm  
   AwCay   Dso fast, so fGar
   GPut away our tools
   MC9om feels left out and now she's starting to cry
   GI wonder if all girls Dare crazy this wCayCadd9  C  Cmaj7  
   GI wish pops would just get a spine
   I said I knC9ow it's little but you can borrow mine
   GHe just smiles and says, D"Your mom means wCell, sCmaj7on"Cadd9  C  
   GMost times are good it's just some that are lame
   But lC9ove makes up for those times in beteween
   He got a tGear in his eye as he tDook mamma's hCandCadd9  
   Csaid one dCmaj7ay I'd understGand
   FBut if it were mGe
   FI'd have the gGuts
   FI'd put to tGest      those bColts       Cmaj7and nAmuts
   And I'd EmRideAm  
   AwCay   Dso fast, so fEmar
   RiAmde  AwCay   Dso fast so fEmar
   RiAmde  AwCayD  
(end on Em with upward strum)

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Boy Needs A Bike

by Jewel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Cmaj7

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Boy Needs A Bike (Ride Away)

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Song is played in standard tuning

Chords used:

G C9 D C Cadd9 Cmaj7 F Am Em

e--3---3----2---0---0------0-----1---0---0--

B--3---3----3---1---3------0-----1---1---0--

G--0---0----2---0---0------0-----2---2---0--

D--0---2----0---2---2------2-----3---2---2--

A--2---3----X---3---3------3-----3---0---2--

E--3---X----X---X---X------X-----1---X---0--

G C9

Pop works in the shop til eight

Mom's on the phone and she's kind of irate

G D C Cadd9 C Cmaj7

Sally's doing sommersaults on the lawn

Pop slams open the front screen door

Just to scare mom

G D C Cadd9 C Cmaj7

He washes his dirty hands in the sink

And things around the table are kind of rough

Mom says it's pa

G D C Cadd9 C Cmaj7

Me and Sally don't say much of nothing at all

The garage door light brightens up the night

Pa always works on cars when he gets in a fight

G D

As though he could figure out that woman by working on that

C Cadd9 C Cmaj7

old car

He said a car can cure any problem at all

Cause seeing all those parts makes a fight look so small

G D

But I wish he'd put me and Sally in the backseat and

C Cadd9 C Cmaj7

drive us away

That's when he sits me down he said he's gonna teach me about life

He said, "A man needs a car and a boy needs a bike"

G D

I got my first taste of freedom

C Cadd9 C Cmaj7

beneath the light of the moon

F G

But if it were me

F G

I'd have the guts

F G C Cmaj7 Am

I'd put to test those bolts and nuts

Em Am

And I'd Ride

C D G

Away so fast, so far

Put away our tools

Mom feels left out and now she's starting to cry

G D C Cadd9 C Cmaj7

I wonder if all girls are crazy this way

I wish pops would just get a spine

I said I know it's little but you can borrow mine

G D C Cmaj7 Cadd9 C

He just smiles and says, "Your mom means well, son"

Most times are good it's just some that are lame

But love makes up for those times in beteween

G D C Cadd9

He got a tear in his eye as he took mamma's hand

C Cmaj7 G

said one day I'd understand

F G

But if it were me

F G

I'd have the guts

F G C Cmaj7 Am

I'd put to test those bolts and nuts

Em Am

And I'd Ride

C D Em

Away so fast, so far

Am C D Em

Ride Away so fast so far

Am C D

Ride Away

(end on Em with upward strum)

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