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The Boss

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[Intro]
Em7 Bm7 Em7
Em7 D G/B Am7  D11
[Verse 1]
Gmaj7Fancy me
F#m7Thought I had my B7b13degree
Em7In life and Dm9how love
G13Ought to be Cmaj7runF13  
Gmaj7I had a one step plan to prove it
F#m7Guide in my pocket for foolB7b13s
Folly and Em7fun
E7Love had to Am7show me one D11thing
[Chorus]
I was Gmaj7so right (so right)
F#m7So   B7b13right
Thought Em7I could turn G11emotion
Cmaj7On and Am7off
I was G/Dso sure
So B7/D#sure (I was so sure)
But Em7lo-Bm7o-o-Em7ve  Em7ta-uDg-G/Bht  Am7me
D11Who was, who was, D11who was the Gmaj7boss
[Instrumental]
Gmaj7 Cmaj7
Gmaj7 Cmaj7
[Verse 2]
Gmaj7I'd defy
F#m7Anyone who claimed B7b13that I
Didn't Em7control
Dm9Whatever E7moved in my Cmaj7soulF13  
I could Gmaj7tempt
Touch delight
F#m7Just because you fell for B7b13me
Why should I Em7feel uptight
Love had to Am7show me one thD11ing
[Chorus]
I was Gmaj7so right (so right)
F#m7So   B7b13right
Thought Em7I could turn G11emotion
Cmaj7On and Am7off
I was G/Dso sure
So B7/D#sure (I was so sure)
But Em7lo-Bm7o-o-Em7ve  Em7ta-uDg-G/Bht  Am7me
D11Who was, who was, who was the Gmaj7boss
[Instrumental Break]
Gmaj7  F#m7 B7b13  Em7 Ebm7 Dm7 G13
Cmaj7  B7b13  Em7 Ebm7 Dm7 G13
Cmaj7  B7b13  Em7 Ebm7 Dm7 G13
[Bridge]
Cmaj7Love taught me
Taught me
D11Taught me
Cmaj7Taught D11me
[Chorus]
I was so Gmaj7right (so right)
F#m7So   B7b13right
Thought Em7I could turn G11emotion
Cmaj7On and Am7off
I was G/Dso sure
So B7/D#sure (I was so sure)
But Em7lo-Bm7o-o-Em7ve  Em7ta-uDg-G/Bht  Am7me
D11Who was, who was, D11who was the Gmaj7boss
D11(Taught me who was, who was the Gmaj7boss)
[Outro]
Em7(to Bm7fadeEm7out)Em7  D  G/B  Am7  D11  

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The Boss

by Diana Ross

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Bm7

G/B

Am7

D11

Gmaj7

F#m7

B7b13

Dm9

G13

Cmaj7

F13

G11

G/D

B7/D#

Ebm7

Dm7

[Intro]

Em7 Bm7 Em7

Em7 D G/B Am7 D11

[Verse 1]

Gmaj7

Fancy me

F#m7 B7b13

Thought I had my degree

Em7 Dm9

In life and how love

G13 Cmaj7 F13

Ought to be run

Gmaj7

I had a one step plan to prove it

F#m7 B7b13

Guide in my pocket for fools

Em7

Folly and fun

E7 Am7 D11

Love had to show me one thing

[Chorus]

Gmaj7

I was so right (so right)

F#m7 B7b13

So right

Em7 G11

Thought I could turn emotion

Cmaj7 Am7

On and off

G/D

I was so sure

B7/D#

So sure (I was so sure)

Em7 Bm7 Em7 Em7 D G/B Am7

But lo-o-o-ve ta-ug-ht me

D11 D11 Gmaj7

Who was, who was, who was the boss

[Instrumental]

Gmaj7 Cmaj7

[Verse 2]

Gmaj7

I'd defy

F#m7 B7b13

Anyone who claimed that I

Em7

Didn't control

Dm9 E7 Cmaj7 F13

Whatever moved in my soul

Gmaj7

I could tempt

Touch delight

F#m7 B7b13

Just because you fell for me

Em7

Why should I feel uptight

Am7 D11

Love had to show me one thing

[Chorus]

Gmaj7

I was so right (so right)

F#m7 B7b13

So right

Em7 G11

Thought I could turn emotion

Cmaj7 Am7

On and off

G/D

I was so sure

B7/D#

So sure (I was so sure)

Em7 Bm7 Em7 Em7 D G/B Am7

But lo-o-o-ve ta-ug-ht me

D11 Gmaj7

Who was, who was, who was the boss

[Instrumental Break]

Gmaj7 F#m7 B7b13 Em7 Ebm7 Dm7 G13

Cmaj7 B7b13 Em7 Ebm7 Dm7 G13

[Bridge]

Cmaj7

Love taught me

Taught me

D11

Taught me

Cmaj7 D11

Taught me

[Chorus]

Gmaj7

I was so right (so right)

F#m7 B7b13

So right

Em7 G11

Thought I could turn emotion

Cmaj7 Am7

On and off

G/D

I was so sure

B7/D#

So sure (I was so sure)

Em7 Bm7 Em7 Em7 D G/B Am7

But lo-o-o-ve ta-ug-ht me

D11 D11 Gmaj7

Who was, who was, who was the boss

D11 Gmaj7

(Taught me who was, who was the boss)

[Outro]

Em7 Bm7 Em7 Em7 D G/B Am7 D11

(to fadeout)

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