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This Boy

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Works equally well when strummed or picked (ala More Then Words).
Cadd9 e 3    Cb5 2      G 3   G7m  2    C/B 3    C/A 3
 Cadd9Cb5  G  G7m  
               Cadd9Cb5                        G  G7m  
This boy fell down, and now he's upstanding
               Cadd9Cb5                               G  G7m  
This boy broke down, and now he's got himself going
             C    C/B        C/A     C  C/  B  C/A  
'Cause we all fall down, we all fall down
But we Call stand up someE7how
So Cadd9rise up above it Gnow, 
Oh because Cmyou'll stand up someE7how if you see
 Cadd9Cb5  G  G7m  
Cadd9We're all careless
Cb5                             G  G7m  
We're all careless... sometimes
Cadd9We're all careless 
Cb5                             G  G7m  
We're all careless.... sometimes
          Cadd9Cb5                        G  G7m  
Stand up, just stand up, you can stand up, stand up,
                  Cadd9Cb5               G  
Just stand up, you can stand up... just stand up!

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This Boy

by Tom Baxter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

G7m

C/B

C/A

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Works equally well when strummed or picked (ala More Then Words).

Cadd9 e 3 Cb5 2 G 3 G7m 2 C/B 3 C/A 3

Cadd9 G G7m

Cb5

Cadd9 G G7m

Cb5

This boy fell down, and now he's upstanding

Cadd9 G G7m

Cb5

This boy broke down, and now he's got himself going

C C/B C/A C C B C A

/ /

'Cause we all fall down, we all fall down

C E7

But we all stand up somehow

Cadd9 G

So rise up above it now,

Cm E7

Oh because you'll stand up somehow if you see

Cadd9 G G7m

Cb5

Cadd9

We're all careless

G G7m

Cb5

We're all careless... sometimes

Cadd9

We're all careless

G G7m

Cb5

We're all careless.... sometimes

Cadd9 G G7m

Cb5

Stand up, just stand up, you can stand up, stand up,

Cadd9 G

Cb5

Just stand up, you can stand up... just stand up!

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