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Golden Boy

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Golden Boy - Barenaked Ladies
Capo on 3rd fret
Pre-Verse Lick
e|--------------------|
B|--0--1--0-----------|
G|--0--0--0--2--4--2--|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
          G                    D               EmPre-Verse Lick         C9  
Hey golden boy, don't let the darkness into, take you away from yourself
Nobody G/Belse, there's nobody Amleft to make you Grun
C9Somebody new, maybe it's G/Byou, only bereAmft of meaning
GOne of these Ddays, you're going to Emwake up wondering Ghow it went Ddown
GThen in a Ddaze, you're going to Emmake up something
Pre-Verse Lick            C9
And wallow around in your room 
Maybe it's G/Bsoon, or maybe it Amwon't be for some Gtime (maybe it won't be for some time)
I hope you'll C9be thinking of G/Bme, and I hope you Amwon't be lonely
Chorus:
GHang your Ahead, Embut don't let your C9hair fall out
Just Ghang your Ahat, Emat somebody else's house
Verse 2:
GGame, set and Dmatch, I have to Emgive that to you, Gyou are the Dman
GWait, there's a Dcatch, everyone Emsees right through you
Pre-Verse Lick            C9
But that was the plan all along
Just tell me I'm G/Bwrong, tell me you Amwanted something Gelse (Tell me you wanted something more)
You entered the C9code that made you G/Bexplode, now I hope you Amwon't be lonely Bm7anymC9ore
Chorus:
GHang your Ahead, Embut don't let your C9hair fall out
Just Ghang your Ahat, Emat somebody else's house
Bridge:
Bm7No, no, C9no; you're not a quitter
So Ddon't, don't, don't, Emdon't you be bitter
Bm7Go, go, C9go where you'll glitter away
Solo Chords x2
G A Em G D
Chorus:
GHang your Ahead, Embut don't let your C9hair fall out
Just Ghang your Ahat, Emat somebody else's house
GHang your Ahead, Embut don't let your C9hair fall out
Just Ghang your Ahat, Emat somebody else's house
Ending:
  G    A    EmAC9t somebody else's house
  G    A    EmAC9t somebody else's house
 GPre-Verse Lick C9  

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Golden Boy

by Barenaked Ladies

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Bm7

Golden Boy - Barenaked Ladies

Capo on 3rd fret

Pre-Verse Lick

e|--------------------|

B|--0--1--0-----------|

G|--0--0--0--2--4--2--|

D|--------------------|

A|--------------------|

E|--------------------|

G D Em C9

Pre-Verse Lick

Hey golden boy, don't let the darkness into, take you away from yourself

G/B Am G

Nobody else, there's nobody left to make you run

C9 G/B Am

Somebody new, maybe it's you, only bereft of meaning

G D Em G D

One of these days, you're going to wake up wondering how it went down

G D Em

Then in a daze, you're going to make up something

Pre-Verse Lick C9

And wallow around in your room

G/B Am G

Maybe it's soon, or maybe it won't be for some time (maybe it won't be for some time)

C9 G/B Am

I hope you'll be thinking of me, and I hope you won't be lonely

Chorus:

G A Em C9

Hang your head, but don't let your hair fall out

G A Em

Just hang your hat, at somebody else's house

Verse 2:

G D Em G D

Game, set and match, I have to give that to you, you are the man

G D Em

Wait, there's a catch, everyone sees right through you

Pre-Verse Lick C9

But that was the plan all along

G/B Am G

Just tell me I'm wrong, tell me you wanted something else (Tell me you wanted something more)

C9 G/B Am Bm7 C9

You entered the code that made you explode, now I hope you won't be lonely anymore

Chorus:

G A Em C9

Hang your head, but don't let your hair fall out

G A Em

Just hang your hat, at somebody else's house

Bridge:

Bm7 C9

No, no, no; you're not a quitter

D Em

So don't, don't, don't, don't you be bitter

Bm7 C9

Go, go, go where you'll glitter away

Solo Chords x2

G A Em G D

Chorus:

G A Em C9

Hang your head, but don't let your hair fall out

G A Em

Just hang your hat, at somebody else's house

G A Em C9

Hang your head, but don't let your hair fall out

G A Em

Just hang your hat, at somebody else's house

Ending:

G A Em C9

At somebody else's house

G A Em C9

At somebody else's house

G C9

Pre-Verse Lick

About Golden Boy Chords by Barenaked Ladies

Learn how to play Golden Boy by Barenaked Ladies with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Golden Boy chords”, “Golden Boy guitar chords”, or “Barenaked Ladies Golden 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 Golden Boy chords and for experienced players who want accurate Golden Boy lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include B, G, D, A, E, Em.

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Is "Golden Boy" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Golden Boy" in?

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