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Northern Boy

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No Capo
   Gsus4330003
[Verse]
   GGive me your hand and we can sGsus4ay hellGo
   Your dGaddy is big but his mGsus4ind is slGow
     MGeet me out the bGsus4ack in tGen
   She's tired of plGsus4aying pretGend
[Pre-Chours]
   If she cAm7alls, I will tEmell her
   If she cCalls tonGight
   And if she cAm7alls, I will bEme there
   I'll be thCere just like a lGight
[Chorus]
   DCadd9on't be afrGaid to love
   And thCadd9is ain't a gGame of love
   And dCadd9on't be afrEmaid to love
   And lCove agGain
   I dCadd9on't get the wGay you feel
   And thCadd9is ain't a mGovie reel
   DCadd9on't be afrEmaid to love
   And lCove agGain
[Interlude]
G     C G    C Em         C  G
[Verse]
   I'm mGaking my way to my brCother's hGouse
   CHe's cGalling her phone
   While she's hColding her blGouse
   CShe snGuck out the back
   With some NCorthern BGoy
   CAnd now she's slGeeping in a forest
   Tryna find some jGoy
[Chorus]
   DCadd9on't be afrGaid to love
   And thCadd9is ain't a gGame of love
   And dCadd9on't be afrEmaid to love
   And lCove agGain
   I dCadd9on't get the wGay you feel
   And thCadd9is ain't a mGovie reel
   DCadd9on't be afrEmaid to love
   And lCove agGain
[Bridge]
   CCEman't you hCear me scream Gout?
   For brEmoken hCearts on the rGun
   CEman't you hCear me scream Gout?
   For brEmoken hCearts on the rDun
[Verse]
   We'll tGake a trip to California
   And we'll forgGsus4et what we've lGost
   We'll take a trip dGsus4own to the coEmastline
   CWhere lost angels are cGursed
   And there's a grGsus4oom there drinking cGoffee
   The coffee's cGsus4old like my hGeart
   And there's a bGsus4irthmark on her shEmoulders
   CA birthmark I've seen from the stGart
[Chorus]
   DCadd9on't be    (mute...)    afraid to love
   And thCadd9is ain't a gGame of love
   And dCadd9on't be afrEmaid to love
   And lCove agGain
   I dCadd9on't get the wGay you feel
   And thCadd9is ain't a mGovie reel
   DCadd9on't be afrEmaid to love
   And lCove agGain
[Outro]
   Oh, dCadd9on't be afrEmaid to love
   And lCove agGain

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Northern Boy

by The Academic

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus4

Am7

Cadd9

No Capo

Gsus4

330003

[Verse]

G Gsus4 G

Give me your hand and we can say hello

G Gsus4 G

Your daddy is big but his mind is slow

G Gsus4 G

Meet me out the back in ten

Gsus4 G

She's tired of playing pretend

[Pre-Chours]

Am7 Em

If she calls, I will tell her

C G

If she calls tonight

Am7 Em

And if she calls, I will be there

C G

I'll be there just like a light

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G

Don't be afraid to love

Cadd9 G

And this ain't a game of love

Cadd9 Em

And don't be afraid to love

C G

And love again

Cadd9 G

I don't get the way you feel

Cadd9 G

And this ain't a movie reel

Cadd9 Em

Don't be afraid to love

C G

And love again

[Interlude]

G C G C Em C G

[Verse]

G C G

I'm making my way to my brother's house

C G

He's calling her phone

C G

While she's holding her blouse

C G

She snuck out the back

C G

With some Northern Boy

C G

And now she's sleeping in a forest

Tryna find some joy

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G

Don't be afraid to love

Cadd9 G

And this ain't a game of love

Cadd9 Em

And don't be afraid to love

C G

And love again

Cadd9 G

I don't get the way you feel

Cadd9 G

And this ain't a movie reel

Cadd9 Em

Don't be afraid to love

C G

And love again

[Bridge]

C Em C G

Can't you hear me scream out?

Em C G

For broken hearts on the run

Em C G

Can't you hear me scream out?

Em C D

For broken hearts on the run

[Verse]

We'll take a trip to California

Gsus4 G

And we'll forget what we've lost

Gsus4 Em

We'll take a trip down to the coastline

C G

Where lost angels are cursed

Gsus4 G

And there's a groom there drinking coffee

Gsus4 G

The coffee's cold like my heart

Gsus4 Em

And there's a birthmark on her shoulders

C G

A birthmark I've seen from the start

[Chorus]

Cadd9

Don't be (mute...) afraid to love

Cadd9 G

And this ain't a game of love

Cadd9 Em

And don't be afraid to love

C G

And love again

Cadd9 G

I don't get the way you feel

Cadd9 G

And this ain't a movie reel

Cadd9 Em

Don't be afraid to love

C G

And love again

[Outro]

Cadd9 Em

Oh, don't be afraid to love

C G

And love again

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