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Is It Boy

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Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Capo 4
I'll just write the chord names/notes as they'd look without a capo (a couple of the names are probably wrong 
so focus on the shapes themselves):
      G6(3-2-0-0-0-0) and/or (3-5-0-0-0-0) - this way you can slide from (3-5-0-0-0-0) to (1-3-0-0-0-0)
   G13/F(1-3-0-0-0-0) and/or (1-5-0-0-0-0)
      Em(0-2-2-0-0-0)
      D7(x-x-0-2-1-2)
    Cmaj(x-3-2-0-1-0)
 Cmaj9/B(x-2-0-0-1-0)
     Am7(x-0-2-0-1-0)
       G(3-2-0-0-0-3)
* = hit the 3rd fret on the high E string with the usual chord
(One more note: Mac's tape recording process and pitch shifting sometimes does funny things to the tuning, so 
your guitar isn't going to sound exactly the same unless you use varispeed or tune up/down slightly or 
something.)
[Intro]
G6  G13/F  Em  D7
G6* G13/F*   Em  D7  
[Verse 1]
G6Exercise to G13/Fstay alive
EmAnother year has D7gone and passed you by
G6  G13/F  Em  D7
G6Waking up to G13/Fcoffee cup
EmStretch it off, D7rip it up
G6  G13/F  Em  D7
[Verse 2]
G6When the old man G13/Fgets to see it
EmHe'll be whistling
D7All his worries away
G6*    G13/F    Em  D7  
G6And I know just G13/Fhow you see them
EmKeep believin'
D7That you'll find your foot someday
G6*    G13/F    Em  D7  
[Chorus 1]
G6But you won't, Cmajwill  Cmaj9/Byou      Am7boyD7  
G6But no you won't Cmajwill  Cmaj9/Byou      Am7boyD7  
G6It's not what you want, Cmajis    Cmaj9/Bit       Am7boyD7  
It's not what you want
G6   Cmaj Cmaj9/B Am7   D7
 [Verse 3]
G6Exercise G13/Fanother way
EmTo live your life, D7some other day ahead
G6  G13/F  Em  D7
G6Sleepin' in G13/Fthe day begins
EmYou decide to D7rise up from your bed
G6  G13/F  Em  D7
[Verse 4]
G6When the old man G13/Fgets to see it
EmUnderstand that all his D7dreamin' days are gone
G6*    G13/F    Em  D7  
G6And I hope now that G13/Fyou'll feel it
EmYour belief in all this D7nonsense is done
G6  G13/F  Em  D7
[Chorus 2]
G6But it's not, Cmajis    Cmaj9/Bit       Am7boyD7  
G6No it's not, Cmajis    Cmaj9/Bit       Am7boyD7  
G6So take what you've got, Cmajcan't Cmaj9/Byou      Am7boyD7  
Take what you've got
[Outro]
G6   Cmaj Cmaj9/B Am7   D7
G

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Is It Boy

by Mac DeMarco

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G13/F

Cmaj

Cmaj9/B

Am7

Capo 4

I'll just write the chord names/notes as they'd look without a capo (a couple of the names are probably wrong

so focus on the shapes themselves):

(3-2-0-0-0-0) and/or (3-5-0-0-0-0) - this way you can slide from (3-5-0-0-0-0) to (1-3-0-0-0-0)

G13/F

(1-3-0-0-0-0) and/or (1-5-0-0-0-0)

(0-2-2-0-0-0)

(x-x-0-2-1-2)

Cmaj

(x-3-2-0-1-0)

Cmaj9/B

(x-2-0-0-1-0)

Am7

(x-0-2-0-1-0)

(3-2-0-0-0-3)

* = hit the 3rd fret on the high E string with the usual chord

(One more note: Mac's tape recording process and pitch shifting sometimes does funny things to the tuning, so

your guitar isn't going to sound exactly the same unless you use varispeed or tune up/down slightly or

something.)

[Intro]

G6 G13/F Em D7

* *

[Verse 1]

G6 G13/F

Exercise to stay alive

Em D7

Another year has gone and passed you by

G6 G13/F Em D7

G6 G13/F

Waking up to coffee cup

Em D7

Stretch it off, rip it up

G6 G13/F Em D7

[Verse 2]

G6 G13/F

When the old man gets to see it

He'll be whistling

All his worries away

G6 G13/F Em D7

G6 G13/F

And I know just how you see them

Keep believin'

That you'll find your foot someday

G6 G13/F Em D7

[Chorus 1]

G6 Cmaj Cmaj9/B Am7 D7

But you won't, will you boy

G6 Cmaj Cmaj9/B Am7 D7

But no you won't will you boy

G6 Cmaj Cmaj9/B Am7 D7

It's not what you want, is it boy

It's not what you want

G6 Cmaj Cmaj9/B Am7 D7

[Verse 3]

G6 G13/F

Exercise another way

Em D7

To live your life, some other day ahead

G6 G13/F Em D7

G6 G13/F

Sleepin' in the day begins

Em D7

You decide to rise up from your bed

G6 G13/F Em D7

[Verse 4]

G6 G13/F

When the old man gets to see it

Em D7

Understand that all his dreamin' days are gone

G6 G13/F Em D7

G6 G13/F

And I hope now that you'll feel it

Em D7

Your belief in all this nonsense is done

G6 G13/F Em D7

[Chorus 2]

G6 Cmaj Cmaj9/B Am7 D7

But it's not, is it boy

G6 Cmaj Cmaj9/B Am7 D7

No it's not, is it boy

G6 Cmaj Cmaj9/B Am7 D7

So take what you've got, can't you boy

Take what you've got

[Outro]

G6 Cmaj Cmaj9/B Am7 D7

About Is It Boy Chords by Mac DeMarco

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