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Boxcar

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Intro:   E    G#m    F#x4
EOh don’t speak F#dirty things
EI know you feel like we can G#mgo inside
EWe can talk in F#private here
ETell me now of how they G#mused to be
F#But I'm not crazy EI'm just a little G#mboy
F#And you’re not crazy Eyou're just a little G#mgirl
C#mWe can find an Eold boxcar
G#mIn the woods to F#make our home
C#mWe can make a Ebroom of weeds
G#mAnd brush and C#msweep F#daddi's G#maway
Break:   E    G#m    F#x2
EWe were banned to F#being small
EWe can find a place and G#mraise ourselves
EYou be ill with F#so much guilt
EBut we’ve assume that they got G#mbetter now
F#But I'm not crazy EI'm just a little G#mboy
F#And you’re not crazy Eyou're just a little G#mgirl
C#mWe can find an Eold boxcar
G#mIn the woods to F#make our home
C#mMake a bed of Emaple leaves
G#mSleep with doves F#on the door
C#mOn the sill Ewhat we need
G#mKeep our milk F#in the stream
C#mWe can make a Ebroom weeds
G#mAnd brush and C#msweep F#daddi's G#maway
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Boxcar

by The Rosebuds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

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E G#m F#

Intro: x4

E F#

Oh don’t speak dirty things

E G#m

I know you feel like we can go inside

E F#

We can talk in private here

E G#m

Tell me now of how they used to be

F# E G#m

But I'm not crazy I'm just a little boy

F# E G#m

And you’re not crazy you're just a little girl

C#m E

We can find an old boxcar

G#m F#

In the woods to make our home

C#m E

We can make a broom of weeds

G#m C#m F# G#m

And brush and sweep daddi's away

E G#m F#

Break: x2

E F#

We were banned to being small

E G#m

We can find a place and raise ourselves

E F#

You be ill with so much guilt

E G#m

But we’ve assume that they got better now

F# E G#m

But I'm not crazy I'm just a little boy

F# E G#m

And you’re not crazy you're just a little girl

C#m E

We can find an old boxcar

G#m F#

In the woods to make our home

C#m E

Make a bed of maple leaves

G#m F#

Sleep with doves on the door

C#m E

On the sill what we need

G#m F#

Keep our milk in the stream

C#m E

We can make a broom weeds

G#m C#m F# G#m

And brush and sweep daddi's away

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