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Dear Boy

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"Dear Boy" (Capo: 5th. fret)
____Verse: 1
 EmI guess you Em/Dnever knew, 
        Em/             C  F#m7---B7  
 Dear boy, what you had found, 
 EmI guess you Em/Dnever knew, 
 Dear boEm/Cy, that she was jF#m7ust the cutest tB7hing arCound. 
 I guess you never Gknew what yD/F#ou had foEm7und, dear boy. 
____Verse: 2
 EmI guess you never Em/Dsaw, 
        Em/             C  F#m7---B7  
 Dear boy, that love was there, 
 EmAnd maybe when you Em/Dlook too hEm/Card, 
 Dear boy, you nF#m7ever do beB7come awCare. 
 I guess you never Gdid becD/F#ome awEm7are, dear Boy. 
____Bridge:
 When I Amstepped in, A/C#my____hG/Deart was doDwn and oEmut, 
 Em/DBut her Em/Clove came Amthrough A/C#and___G/Dbrought me 'Dround, 
 G/Dgot me Dup and abEmout. 
____Middle Eight:
 Da-Emda-fa-da (Da-da-fa-da___)
 Da-Em/Dda-fa-da (Da-da-fa-da___)
 Da-Em/Cda-fa-da (Da-da-fa-da___)
 F#m7-- B7*
 Ahh---ahh---Ooo (Once more up to *)
      C       G    D/F#  Em--------------
 Ooo___ooo___ooo___ooo___, dear Boy.
____Bridge:
 When I Amstepped in, A/C#my____hG/Deart was doDwn and oEmut, 
 Em/DBut her Em/Clove came Amthrough A/C#and___G/Dbrought me 'Dround, 
 G/Dgot me Dup and abEmout. 
____Verse: 3
 EmI hope you never Em/Dknow, dear boy, 
Em/            C  F#m7---B7  
 how much you missed, 
 EmAnd even when you Em/Dfall in loEm/Cve, 
 Dear boy, it wF#m7on't be half as B7good as thCis 
 I hope you never Gknow how mD/F#uch you mEmissed
____Coda:
       D     C   G/B     Am      GF#m7b5    
 Dear boy, how much you missed,
     B7  Em---Em/D---Em/C---Em/B---Am---B7---Em  
 Dear boy____________________________________.

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Dear Boy

by Paul McCartney

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Em/D

F#m7

Em/C

D/F#

Em7

A/C#

G/D

G/B

"Dear Boy" (Capo: 5th. fret)

____Verse: 1

Em Em/D

I guess you never knew,

Em C F#m7 B7

/ ---

Dear boy, what you had found,

Em Em/D

I guess you never knew,

Em/C F#m7 B7 C

Dear boy, that she was just the cutest thing around.

G D/F# Em7

I guess you never knew what you had found, dear boy.

____Verse: 2

Em Em/D

I guess you never saw,

Em C F#m7 B7

/ ---

Dear boy, that love was there,

Em Em/D Em/C

And maybe when you look too hard,

F#m7 B7 C

Dear boy, you never do become aware.

G D/F# Em7

I guess you never did become aware, dear Boy.

____Bridge:

Am A/C# G/D D Em

When I stepped in, my____heart was down and out,

Em/D Em/C Am A/C# G/D D

But her love came through and___brought me 'round,

G/D D Em

got me up and about.

____Middle Eight:

Da-da-fa-da (Da-da-fa-da___)

Em/D

Da-da-fa-da (Da-da-fa-da___)

Em/C

Da-da-fa-da (Da-da-fa-da___)

F#m7 B7

-- *

Ahh---ahh---Ooo (Once more up to *)

C G D/F# Em

--------------

Ooo___ooo___ooo___ooo___, dear Boy.

____Bridge:

Am A/C# G/D D Em

When I stepped in, my____heart was down and out,

Em/D Em/C Am A/C# G/D D

But her love came through and___brought me 'round,

G/D D Em

got me up and about.

____Verse: 3

Em Em/D

I hope you never know, dear boy,

Em C F#m7 B7

/ ---

how much you missed,

Em Em/D Em/C

And even when you fall in love,

F#m7 B7 C

Dear boy, it won't be half as good as this

G D/F# Em

I hope you never know how much you missed

____Coda:

D C G/B Am G

F#m7b5

Dear boy, how much you missed,

B7 Em Em D Em C Em B Am B7 Em

---/---/---/---------

Dear boy____________________________________.

About Dear Boy Chords by Paul McCartney

Learn how to play Dear Boy by Paul McCartney with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Dear Boy chords”, “Dear Boy guitar chords”, or “Paul McCartney Dear Boy chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Dear Boy chords and for experienced players who want accurate Dear Boy lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em, Em/D, C, F#m7, B7, Em/C.

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What key is "Dear Boy" in?

The chords for "Dear Boy" show the original chord names (including Em, Em/D, C, F#m7, B7, Em/C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.