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Chocolate Boy

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     G320033      C/G332010   C*    x20010 (Cmaj7add9)    Dsus2xx023x
    Em022000        Cx32010       Amx02210
GChocolate Boy you Emfell into the suC/Gmmer
            C  C*           Am         C  C*            Am  
And neither neither none of all the good you ve done
Could turn our Amhappy factory C/Gonce again from buGmmer
GPaper man exEmposed a nasty ruC/Gmour
          C  C*               Am         C  C*     Am  
Of all the fouls we cried, belied and bowdlerized
For our hypoAmcrisy and neC/Gpotistic huGmour
  EmThe best of the oC/Gpera and dutch cGhocolate finger pDsus2lay
  EmThe test at the eC/Gxit or the enGtrance we will kDsus2now
A Emconcrete heart sinks sC/Glow
           C/G  C*          Am         C/G  C*       Am  
And chocolate kings adore a chocolate painted floor
         C/G  C*       Am  
A look out down before
And then the suC/Gmmer made a chocolate boy no moGre
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Chocolate Boy

by Guided by Voices

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Dsus2

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G C/G C Dsus2

320033 332010 * x20010 (Cmaj7add9) xx023x

Em C Am

022000 x32010 x02210

G Em C/G

Chocolate Boy you fell into the summer

C C Am C C Am

* *

And neither neither none of all the good you ve done

Am C/G G

Could turn our happy factory once again from bummer

G Em C/G

Paper man exposed a nasty rumour

C C Am C C Am

* *

Of all the fouls we cried, belied and bowdlerized

Am C/G G

For our hypocrisy and nepotistic humour

Em C/G G Dsus2

The best of the opera and dutch chocolate finger play

Em C/G G Dsus2

The test at the exit or the entrance we will know

Em C/G

A concrete heart sinks slow

C/G C Am C/G C Am

* *

And chocolate kings adore a chocolate painted floor

C/G C Am

A look out down before

C/G G

And then the summer made a chocolate boy no more

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About Chocolate Boy Chords by Guided by Voices

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