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Key: Eb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Eb-  x68886
 Bb-  x13331
 Cm-  x46654
 G#-  466544
 G-   320033
 Gm-  355333
 G/B- x2x003
 B-   x24442
 G#m- 466444
Intro:  Cm   G   Cm   G   G#   Gx2
Verse 1:
  CmHe can't Gmake sense
of Cmthis CmHe's just
too G#normal   G/BThis
Gplace is too scary
  CmHe's so sGcared that
he'll Cmmiss It Gkeeps
him in G#hiding   G/BAnd
Grestless and wanting
Interlude:
Cm G Cm G G# G
Verse 2:
  CmWhat if for Gone miCmnute
He's Ggiven a G#chanceG/B  
And he Gdoes something
brilliant  CmBut he'd
Grather not Cmknow
Cause Gwalls proG#tect
him   G/BHis Gbedroom
is a prisonG#  G  
Chorus 1:
  EbNow Gmis your G#chance
boy Ebjust igEbnore
The Gmdreadful G#things
they Ebsay Go Cmon give
G#up you'll Bbnever Cmwin
No G#crying Cmnow
they're Bbwatching Ebhim
His Cmblood will G#boil
the Bbkids will Cmsing
G#Learn to Cmdrown before
you Bblearn to Ebswim
Post Chorus:
 Cm   G   Cm   G   G#   Gx2
Verse 3:
CmIf he took his
Gtime to preCmpare
Stepped Gout of his
G#shell    G/B  GBlows an
addiction   CmSuch
a Gcomforting Cmplace
A Gcommon misG#takeG/B  
A Gdry wishing wellG#  G  
Chorus 2:
  EbNow Gmis your G#chance
boy Ebjust igEbnore
The Gmdreadful G#things
they Ebsay Go Cmon give
G#up you'll Bbnever Cmwin
No G#crying Cmnow
they're Bbwatching Ebhim
His Cmblood will G#boil
the Bbkids will Cmsing
G#Learn to Cmdrown before
you Bblearn to Ebswim
So Go G#on give
Cmup you'll Bbnever Ebwin
Bridge:
  G#Oh what a misBtake
He is Gmcharcoal within
He could Cmnever direct
by G#them He stands on
the sBtage With a Ebgrin
  G#But he drops on his
Bknees And is Gmwaiting
for Bbanything Cmhe can
believe in He's
G#lost he just wants
to be G#mordinary
Chorus 3:
  EbNow Gmis your G#chance
boy Ebjust igEbnore
The Gmdreadful G#things
they Ebsay Go Cmon give
G#up you'll Bbnever Cmwin
No G#crying Cmnow
they're Bbwatching Ebhim
His Cmblood will G#boil
the Bbkids will Cmsing
G#Learn to Cmdrown before
you Bblearn to Ebswim
So Go Cmon give
G#up you'll Bbnever Cmwin
No G#crying Cmnow
they're Bbwatching Ebhim
His Cmblood will G#boil
the Bbkids will Cmsing
G#Learn to Cmdrown before
you Bblearn to Ebswim
So Go Cmon give
G#up you'll Bbnever Cmwin
No G#crying Cmnow
they're Bbwatching Ebhim
His Cmblood will G#boil
the Bbkids will Cmsing
G#Learn to Cmdrown before
you Bblearn to Ebswim
So Go Cmon give
G#up you'll Bbnever Cmwin
No G#crying Cmnow
they're Bbwatching Ebhim
His Cmblood will G#boil
the Bbkids will Cmsing
G#Learn to Cmdrown before
you Bblearn to Ebswim
So Go Cmon give
G#up you'll Bbnever Cmwin
No G#crying Cmnow
they're Bbwatching Ebhim
So Go G#on give
Cm        Bb    Eb(hold)
up you'll never win

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Boy

by Bayside

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

G#m

Key: Eb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x68886

- x13331

- x46654

- 466544

- 320033

- 355333

G/B

- x2x003

- x24442

G#m

- 466444

Cm G Cm G G# G

Intro: x2

Verse 1:

Cm G

He can't make sense

Cm Cm

of this He's just

G# G/B

too normal This

place is too scary

Cm G

He's so scared that

Cm G

he'll miss It keeps

G# G/B

him in hiding And

restless and wanting

Interlude:

Cm G Cm G G# G

Verse 2:

Cm G Cm

What if for one minute

G G# G/B

He's given a chance

And he does something

brilliant But he'd

G Cm

rather not know

G G#

Cause walls protect

G/B G

him His bedroom

G# G

is a prison

Chorus 1:

Eb Gm G#

Now is your chance

Eb Eb

boy just ignore

Gm G#

The dreadful things

Eb Cm

they say Go on give

G# Bb Cm

up you'll never win

G# Cm

No crying now

Bb Eb

they're watching him

Cm G#

His blood will boil

Bb Cm

the kids will sing

G# Cm

Learn to drown before

Bb Eb

you learn to swim

Post Chorus:

Cm G Cm G G# G

Verse 3:

If he took his

G Cm

time to prepare

Stepped out of his

G# G/B G

shell Blows an

addiction Such

G Cm

a comforting place

G G# G/B

A common mistake

G G# G

A dry wishing well

Chorus 2:

Eb Gm G#

Now is your chance

Eb Eb

boy just ignore

Gm G#

The dreadful things

Eb Cm

they say Go on give

G# Bb Cm

up you'll never win

G# Cm

No crying now

Bb Eb

they're watching him

Cm G#

His blood will boil

Bb Cm

the kids will sing

G# Cm

Learn to drown before

Bb Eb

you learn to swim

So Go on give

Cm Bb Eb

up you'll never win

Bridge:

G# B

Oh what a mistake

He is charcoal within

He could never direct

by them He stands on

B Eb

the stage With a grin

But he drops on his

B Gm

knees And is waiting

Bb Cm

for anything he can

believe in He's

lost he just wants

G#m

to be ordinary

Chorus 3:

Eb Gm G#

Now is your chance

Eb Eb

boy just ignore

Gm G#

The dreadful things

Eb Cm

they say Go on give

G# Bb Cm

up you'll never win

G# Cm

No crying now

Bb Eb

they're watching him

Cm G#

His blood will boil

Bb Cm

the kids will sing

G# Cm

Learn to drown before

Bb Eb

you learn to swim

So Go on give

G# Bb Cm

up you'll never win

G# Cm

No crying now

Bb Eb

they're watching him

Cm G#

His blood will boil

Bb Cm

the kids will sing

G# Cm

Learn to drown before

Bb Eb

you learn to swim

So Go on give

G# Bb Cm

up you'll never win

G# Cm

No crying now

Bb Eb

they're watching him

Cm G#

His blood will boil

Bb Cm

the kids will sing

G# Cm

Learn to drown before

Bb Eb

you learn to swim

So Go on give

G# Bb Cm

up you'll never win

G# Cm

No crying now

Bb Eb

they're watching him

Cm G#

His blood will boil

Bb Cm

the kids will sing

G# Cm

Learn to drown before

Bb Eb

you learn to swim

So Go on give

G# Bb Cm

up you'll never win

G# Cm

No crying now

Bb Eb

they're watching him

So Go on give

Cm Bb Eb(hold)

up you'll never win

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