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STANDARD TUNING 
CAPO ON 1
F   G
F   G
F   G
F   G
 CI called you a sweet boy
 GYou're nothing but weak, boy
 AmAnd you're nothing but meak, boGy
 CI called you a love, boy
 GYou're all the above, boy
 AmYou're just not enough, boGy
 And I Amblame your Cmother
 And I Dmblame your Ffather
 Since you Amhave a Cbrother
 I'll Dmblame his Fmother
 AmI wish I Cnever laid my Dmeyes on that Fpretty face of yours
 AmYou have a Cheart that only Dma mother could Flove
F   G
F   G
 CI wanted a tree, boy
 GBut you gave me a leaf, boy
 AmIt's nothing to me, boGy
 FI gave you the world, boy
 GWithout a return, boy
 FAnd now I'm just hurt, boGy
 And I Amblame your Cmother
 And I Dmblame your Ffather
 Now I'm Amleft to Cwonder
 What Dmdragged me Funder
 AmI wish I Cnever laid my Dmeyes on that Fpretty face of yours
 AmYou have a Cheart that only Dma mother could Flove
 AmAnd I wish I Cnever laid my Dmeyes on Fyou
 AmYou have a Cbroken heart that DmI could never Ftouch
 FI planted a Gseed, boy
 FNow you watch it Ggrow, boy
 FLong after I Gleave, boy
 FLong after I Gleave...
 And I Amblame your Cmother
 And I Dmblame your Ffather
 Since you Amhave a Cbrother
 I'll Dmblame his Fmother
 AmI wish I Cnever laid my Dmeyes on that Fpretty face of yours
 AmYou have a Cheart that only Dma mother could Flove
 AmAnd I wish I Cnever laid my Dmeyes on Fyou
 AmYou have a Cbroken heart that DmI could never Ftouch
F   G
F   G
 FI gave you the world, boy
 GWithout a return, boy
 FAnd now I'm just hurt, bGoy

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Boy

by 78violet

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

STANDARD TUNING

CAPO ON 1

F G

I called you a sweet boy

You're nothing but weak, boy

Am G

And you're nothing but meak, boy

I called you a love, boy

You're all the above, boy

Am G

You're just not enough, boy

Am C

And I blame your mother

Dm F

And I blame your father

Am C

Since you have a brother

Dm F

I'll blame his mother

Am C Dm F

I wish I never laid my eyes on that pretty face of yours

Am C Dm F

You have a heart that only a mother could love

F G

I wanted a tree, boy

But you gave me a leaf, boy

Am G

It's nothing to me, boy

I gave you the world, boy

Without a return, boy

F G

And now I'm just hurt, boy

Am C

And I blame your mother

Dm F

And I blame your father

Am C

Now I'm left to wonder

Dm F

What dragged me under

Am C Dm F

I wish I never laid my eyes on that pretty face of yours

Am C Dm F

You have a heart that only a mother could love

Am C Dm F

And I wish I never laid my eyes on you

Am C Dm F

You have a broken heart that I could never touch

F G

I planted a seed, boy

F G

Now you watch it grow, boy

F G

Long after I leave, boy

F G

Long after I leave...

Am C

And I blame your mother

Dm F

And I blame your father

Am C

Since you have a brother

Dm F

I'll blame his mother

Am C Dm F

I wish I never laid my eyes on that pretty face of yours

Am C Dm F

You have a heart that only a mother could love

Am C Dm F

And I wish I never laid my eyes on you

Am C Dm F

You have a broken heart that I could never touch

F G

I gave you the world, boy

Without a return, boy

F G

And now I'm just hurt, boy

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