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A Boy I Never Knew

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Tuning : whole step down (DGCFAD)
Chords are given relative to the tuning
Cadd9= x32033
Em7= 022033
G= 320033
G/F#= 2X0033
Dadd11 = x54030 (not quite sure about the name...)
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[Intro]
Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7
[Verse]
Cadd9To have his arms around me, to Gsense his perfect G/F#trust
Cadd9I’d give everyhing I have…everything…
Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7
Cadd9 G G/F# Cadd9 Em7
Cadd9I’d love to see him sleep, Em7I’d love to know his dreams,
Cadd9To hold his hand in mine, Em7listen to him breathe
Cadd9To watch him as he wakes, lGook into his G/F#eyes
Cadd9I’d give all I ever had for a Em7moment of his life
[Chorus]
Dadd11He’s my heart and my soulEm7  
Dadd11He’s my blood and my bonesEm7  
Dadd11He’s my prayers and my hopes
Cadd9My wishes and Gdreams
Seems G/F#so long aEm7go, Cadd9so long ago…
Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7
Cadd9 G G/F# Cadd9 Em7
Cadd9I’d love to hear him laugh, I’d Em7love to catch him smile
Cadd9To join him so close, Em7feel him by my side.
Cadd9To have his arms around me, sGense his perfect G/F#trust
Cadd9I’d give everything I have for a Em7moment of his love
[Chorus]
Dadd11He’s my heart and my soulEm7  
Dadd11He’s my blood and my bonesEm7  
Dadd11He’s my prayers and my hopes
Cadd9My wishes and Gdreams
Seems G/F#so long aEm7go, Cadd9  
Dadd11He’s my heart and my soulEm7  
Dadd11He’s my blood and my bonesEm7  
Dadd11My wishes and dreams, my pCadd9rayers and my Em7hopes
Dadd11A boy I never knew
Cadd9And the man I’ll never know
Cadd9I’ll never know, I'll never know…Em7  
Cadd9To watch him as he wakes, lGook into his D/F#eyes
Cadd9I’d give all I ever had…
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