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Boys Will Be Boys

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Intro -
 C5   B5   G5    F#5-   Em   Em/B   E   Em/B-  Em   Em/B   E   Em/B-
Verse 1 -           Em            Em/B          Em   Em/B-  Em   Em/B   E  Em/B  
          I've had nights I will never forget,
                    Am            Am/E          Am   Am/E-  Em   Em/B   E  Em/B  
          I've had nights I will always regret,
          But I can tBake it on the cB/F#hin and say
               C5   B5   G5   F#5-   Em   Em/B   E  Em/B  
          Boys will be boys.
Verse 2 - There's been girls that've stolen our heart,
          But the others said they couldn't be prised apart,
          They'll never let us in, I say
          Boys will be boys
Chorus -                                   Em  D#aug  
          Well it's out of my skin, so I can never win
          G/DOh thanks a C#m7b5lot,
          We cCheat and we lie and we fG/Bight,
                                     Am6   C5   B5   G5    F#5-
          We don't cry, well we try...
Interlude -
 Em   Em/B   E   Em/B-  Em   Em/B   E   Em/B  
Verse 3 - I felt driven and I felt obliged,
          I had feelings like a thorn in my side,
          I hope you never let us down, now,
          Boys will be boys.
Verse 4 - But if I saw her, I could hardly restrain,
          Heavy weight girl to labour with pain,
          Chin up, chin up now
          Boys will be boys.
Bridge (Rap) -
          AmAnd me say, you better move out the way,
          EmWe comfortin' the people them rockin' and swayin',
          AmWhen serious, I never ever play,
          EmBoys will be boys and there's nuttin' you can say,
          AmSpread the word accross the land,
          Cross wit' me people understand,
          EmWish I had a magic wand,
          To make people unite, to be as one,
          AmThis goes out to all the girls and,
          They might send me round the bend,
          BBut boys will be boys,
          Listen, right till the end,
Chorus
 C5   B5   G5   F#5-       C5   B5   G5   F#5-
                  Boys will be boys
      EmBoys will be boys till the end.

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Boys Will Be Boys

by The Ordinary Boys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#5

Em/B

Am/E

B/F#

D#aug

G/D

C#m7b5

G/B

Am6

Intro -

C5 B5 G5 F#5 Em Em/B E Em/B Em Em/B E Em/B

- - -

Em Em/B Em Em/B Em Em/B E Em/B

Verse 1 - -

I've had nights I will never forget,

Am Am/E Am Am/E Em Em/B E Em/B

I've had nights I will always regret,

B B/F#

But I can take it on the chin and say

C5 B5 G5 F#5 Em Em/B E Em/B

Boys will be boys.

Verse 2 - There's been girls that've stolen our heart,

But the others said they couldn't be prised apart,

They'll never let us in, I say

Boys will be boys

Em D#aug

Chorus -

Well it's out of my skin, so I can never win

G/D C#m7b5

Oh thanks a lot,

C G/B

We cheat and we lie and we fight,

Am6 C5 B5 G5 F#5

We don't cry, well we try...

Interlude -

Em Em/B E Em/B Em Em/B E Em/B

Verse 3 - I felt driven and I felt obliged,

I had feelings like a thorn in my side,

I hope you never let us down, now,

Boys will be boys.

Verse 4 - But if I saw her, I could hardly restrain,

Heavy weight girl to labour with pain,

Chin up, chin up now

Boys will be boys.

Bridge (Rap) -

And me say, you better move out the way,

We comfortin' the people them rockin' and swayin',

When serious, I never ever play,

Boys will be boys and there's nuttin' you can say,

Spread the word accross the land,

Cross wit' me people understand,

Wish I had a magic wand,

To make people unite, to be as one,

This goes out to all the girls and,

They might send me round the bend,

But boys will be boys,

Listen, right till the end,

Chorus

C5 B5 G5 F#5 C5 B5 G5 F#5

- -

Boys will be boys

Boys will be boys till the end.

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