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This is a very hard song that I did my best to translate from the piano to guitar
I hope you guys like it
[Intro]
   EMy mama always said E7life was like a box of chAocolates,
you neF#7ver knBow what you gonna gEet
[Verse 1]
My name is FEorrest, Forrest Gump, peopE/G#le call me Forrest Gump
Hey! WAould you like a chocolBate?
My mEama was right, this box is jDust like life
I wC7onder what you gB7onna gEet
[Verse 2]
EMaybe you’ll be a college E/G#football star
Or a VAietnam veterBan
Or a pEing-pong champion, a shrDimp boat captain
A crC7oss-country rB7unning mEan
[Chorus 1]
You could get mEilk chocolate, dE/G#ark chocolate,
   Achocolate bBar, chocolate
WhEite chocolate, bE/G#lack chocolate,   Askinny and fBat chocolate
REich chocolate, pDoor chocolate, C#mgimme some mCore chocolate
  BYou never know what you gAonna gEet
[Verse 3]
I bEeen across the country seen all E/G#walks of life
didn’t aAlways know which chocolate was wrBong or right
It’s hEard tell what’s in that chDocolate shell
The only C7way to find B7out is to take a Ebite
(over the spoken phrase)
  E               E/G#            A             B
“I’m not a smart man, but I know what truffle is”
[Bridge]
Cause A7I wasn’t born with the bEiggest brain
But my A7mama loved me just the sEame “yes, she did”
So AI did my best, sure as my G#7name’s ForC#mrest
F#mForrest Gump, thBat is my name
My Amama sG#maid,    F#m        G#mmy mAamG#ma saF#mid,G#m  
she said stAupid is as sAmtupid does
And thEat’s just fine and C#7dandy, so F#mpass that chocolate candBy
[Chorus 2]
You could get mEilk chocolate, dE/G#ark chocolate,
   Achocolate bBar, chocolate
BEoy chocolate, E/G#girl chocolate,   Avanilla swBirl chocolate
GEerman chocolate, E/G#french chocolate,   AI’m on a bBench chocolate
ThEis chocolate, tE/G#hat chocolate,     Adoggy and cBat chocolate
DEollar chocolate, E/G#penny chocolate,   AForrest and JBenny chocolate
  EWoman chocolateE/G#, man chocolate,   Alieutenant DBan chocolate
PF#meace chocolate, wBar chocolate, shEut the front dC#moor chocolate
F#mMama chocolate, sBon chocolate, C#mrun, Forrest, rC#7un chocolate
[Outro]
F#mYou never know, you nCever know
You never,      F#mever     G#mknBow what you gonna gEet
E  F#m  G#m   F#m   G#m  B
“That’s all I have to say about chocolate”
E

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Box Of Chocolates

by Starkid

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#7

E/G#

C#m

G#7

F#m

G#m

C#7

This is a very hard song that I did my best to translate from the piano to guitar

I hope you guys like it

[Intro]

E E7 A

My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates,

F#7 B E

you never know what you gonna get

[Verse 1]

E E/G#

My name is Forrest, Forrest Gump, people call me Forrest Gump

A B

Hey! Would you like a chocolate?

E D

My mama was right, this box is just like life

C7 B7 E

I wonder what you gonna get

[Verse 2]

E E/G#

Maybe you’ll be a college football star

A B

Or a Vietnam veteran

E D

Or a ping-pong champion, a shrimp boat captain

C7 B7 E

A cross-country running man

[Chorus 1]

E E/G#

You could get milk chocolate, dark chocolate,

A B

chocolate bar, chocolate

E E/G# A B

White chocolate, black chocolate, skinny and fat chocolate

E D C#m C

Rich chocolate, poor chocolate, gimme some more chocolate

B A E

You never know what you gonna get

[Verse 3]

E E/G#

I been across the country seen all walks of life

A B

didn’t always know which chocolate was wrong or right

E D

It’s hard tell what’s in that chocolate shell

C7 B7 E

The only way to find out is to take a bite

(over the spoken phrase)

E E/G# A B

“I’m not a smart man, but I know what truffle is”

[Bridge]

A7 E

Cause I wasn’t born with the biggest brain

A7 E

But my mama loved me just the same “yes, she did”

A G#7 C#m

So I did my best, sure as my name’s Forrest

F#m B

Forrest Gump, that is my name

A G#m F#m G#m A G#m F#m G#m

My mama said, my mama said,

A Am

she said stupid is as stupid does

E C#7 F#m B

And that’s just fine and dandy, so pass that chocolate candy

[Chorus 2]

E E/G#

You could get milk chocolate, dark chocolate,

A B

chocolate bar, chocolate

E E/G# A B

Boy chocolate, girl chocolate, vanilla swirl chocolate

E E/G# A B

German chocolate, french chocolate, I’m on a bench chocolate

E E/G# A B

This chocolate, that chocolate, doggy and cat chocolate

E E/G# A B

Dollar chocolate, penny chocolate, Forrest and Jenny chocolate

E E/G# A B

Woman chocolate, man chocolate, lieutenant Dan chocolate

F#m B E C#m

Peace chocolate, war chocolate, shut the front door chocolate

F#m B C#m C#7

Mama chocolate, son chocolate, run, Forrest, run chocolate

[Outro]

F#m C

You never know, you never know

F#m G#m B E

You never, ever know what you gonna get

E F#m G#m F#m G#m B

“That’s all I have to say about chocolate”

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