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Boys Don’t Cry
 :|| means repeat chords for section (unless prompted otherwise)
Intro  G   Am   Bm  C, C-Bm-Am-G  
Verse:
                     G                 Am                         Bm                      C:||
I would say I'm sorry if I thought that it would change your mind                  
But I know that this time I have said too much, been too unkind
Pre Chorus:
         Bm            Am:||
I try to laugh about it
Cover it all up with lies
I try to laugh about it
Hiding the tears in my eyes
Chorus:
       G       Am       Bm        C  C-Bm-Am- G  
'Cause boys don't cry
       G       Am       Bm        C  C-Bm-Am- G  
Boys don't cry
I would break down at your feet and beg forgiveness plead with you
But I know that its no use 'cause now there's nothing I can do
I try to laugh about it
Cover it all up with lies
I try to laugh about it
Hiding the tears in my eyes
'Cause boys don't cry
Boys don't cry
I would tell you that I love you if I thought that you would stay
But I know that it's no use 'cause you've already gone away
Bridge:
               D       Em:||
Misjudged your limits
I pushed you too far
I took you for granted
I tChought that you needeDd me more
I would do most anything to get you back by my side
But I'll just keep on laughing, hiding the tears in my eyes
'Cause boys don't cry
Boys don't cry :||
Outro: G Am Bm C, C-Bm-Am-G------ (hold/fade G chord)

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Boys Dont Cry

by Grant-Lee Phillips

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Boys Don’t Cry

:|| means repeat chords for section (unless prompted otherwise)

G Am Bm C C Bm Am G

Intro , ---

Verse:

G Am Bm C

:||

I would say I'm sorry if I thought that it would change your mind

But I know that this time I have said too much, been too unkind

Pre Chorus:

Bm Am

:||

I try to laugh about it

Cover it all up with lies

I try to laugh about it

Hiding the tears in my eyes

Chorus:

G Am Bm C C Bm Am G

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'Cause boys don't cry

G Am Bm C C Bm Am G

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Boys don't cry

I would break down at your feet and beg forgiveness plead with you

But I know that its no use 'cause now there's nothing I can do

I try to laugh about it

Cover it all up with lies

I try to laugh about it

Hiding the tears in my eyes

'Cause boys don't cry

Boys don't cry

I would tell you that I love you if I thought that you would stay

But I know that it's no use 'cause you've already gone away

Bridge:

D Em

:||

Misjudged your limits

I pushed you too far

I took you for granted

C D

I thought that you needed me more

I would do most anything to get you back by my side

But I'll just keep on laughing, hiding the tears in my eyes

'Cause boys don't cry

Boys don't cry :||

Outro: G Am Bm C, C-Bm-Am-G------ (hold/fade G chord)

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