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Shy Boy

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[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
GI don't want to be no Amshy boy, the one that always Gcries boy
And never gets his Dgirl, don't you understand that
GI've got to have that Amgirl boy, to be my pride and Gjoy boy
To hold her Dhand in this magic landG  Am  
[Verse 2]
 GI know that I'm a Amyoung boy, a kind of unGsung boy
Not a man of the Dworld, but baby you know that
GLove is a wonderful Amthing, girl, turns a prince into a Gking, girl
Don't you underDstand
[Bridge]
 FAnd when I'm Amall aloneF, I wait for the Amtelephone to Cmaj7ring
[Verse 3]
GI don't want to be no Amshy boy, the one that always Gcries boy
And never gets his Dgirl, don't you understand that
GI've got to have that Amgirl boy, to be my pride and Gjoy boy
To hold her Dhand in this magic landG  Am  
[Outro]
GI know that I'm a Amyoung boy, a kind of unGsung boy
Not a man of the DworldG  Am  G  Am  

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Shy Boy

by T. Rex

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G Am G

I don't want to be no shy boy, the one that always cries boy

And never gets his girl, don't you understand that

G Am G

I've got to have that girl boy, to be my pride and joy boy

D G Am

To hold her hand in this magic land

[Verse 2]

G Am G

I know that I'm a young boy, a kind of unsung boy

Not a man of the world, but baby you know that

G Am G

Love is a wonderful thing, girl, turns a prince into a king, girl

Don't you understand

[Bridge]

F Am F Am Cmaj7

And when I'm all alone, I wait for the telephone to ring

[Verse 3]

G Am G

I don't want to be no shy boy, the one that always cries boy

And never gets his girl, don't you understand that

G Am G

I've got to have that girl boy, to be my pride and joy boy

D G Am

To hold her hand in this magic land

[Outro]

G Am G

I know that I'm a young boy, a kind of unsung boy

D G Am G Am

Not a man of the world

About Shy Boy Chords by T. Rex

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