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The Boys Gone

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[Intro]
C#m7 B E G#7/C
[Chorus]
The boy's C#m7gone. B  
The boy's gEone home.G#7/C  
The boy's C#m7gone. B  
The boy's gEone home.
[Verse 1]
C#m7What will haBppen to a face in the 
CrEowd when it finally gets too croG#7/Cwded?
C#m7And what will hapBpen to the origins of
SoEund after all the sounds have souG#7/Cnded?
[Pre-Chorus]
Well I hC#m7ope I never have to see that dG#7/Cay
But by GBod I know it's headed F#sus4/Bbour way
So I better be Ahappy G#7now that 
[Chorus]
The boy's going C#m7home.B  
The boy's goEne home.G#7/C  
-----Verse 2-----
And what becomes of a day for 
Those who rage against it?
And who will sum up the phrase 
For all left standing around in it?
-----Prechorus/Chorus----- 
Well I suppose we'll all make our judgement calls
We'll walk it alone, stand up tall, then march to the fall
So we better be happy now that 
We'll all go home.
That we'll all go home.
Be so happy with the way you are
Just be happy that you made it this far
Go on be happy now.
Please be happy now.
[Bridge]
Because you say that C#m7this, this is soE7mething eAlse (alG#7right)
I say that this, this is something else (well alright)
I say that this, oh, this is something, this is something else
Oo thi-thi-thi-thi-this is all, thi-thi-thi-thi-this is yeah,
thi-thi thi-thi-thi-this is all something else
-----Chorus-----
Well I tried to live my life and lived it so well
But when it's all over is it heaven or is it hell
So I better be happy now that no one can tell, nobody knows
I'm gonna be happy with the way that I am
I'm gonna be happy with all that I stand for
I'm gonna be happy now because the boy's going home.
The boy's gone home.
Yeah the boy's gone home.
Yeah the boy's gone home.
Yeah the boy's gone home.

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The Boys Gone

by Jason Mraz

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m7

G#7/C

F#sus4/Bb

G#7

[Intro]

C#m7 B E G#7/C

[Chorus]

C#m7 B

The boy's gone.

E G#7/C

The boy's gone home.

C#m7 B

The boy's gone.

The boy's gone home.

[Verse 1]

C#m7 B

What will happen to a face in the

E G#7/C

Crowd when it finally gets too crowded?

C#m7 B

And what will happen to the origins of

E G#7/C

Sound after all the sounds have sounded?

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m7 G#7/C

Well I hope I never have to see that day

B F#sus4/Bb

But by God I know it's headed our way

A G#7

So I better be happy now that

[Chorus]

C#m7 B

The boy's going home.

E G#7/C

The boy's gone home.

-----Verse 2-----

And what becomes of a day for

Those who rage against it?

And who will sum up the phrase

For all left standing around in it?

-----Prechorus/Chorus-----

Well I suppose we'll all make our judgement calls

We'll walk it alone, stand up tall, then march to the fall

So we better be happy now that

We'll all go home.

That we'll all go home.

Be so happy with the way you are

Just be happy that you made it this far

Go on be happy now.

Please be happy now.

[Bridge]

C#m7 E7 A G#7

Because you say that this, this is something else (alright)

I say that this, this is something else (well alright)

I say that this, oh, this is something, this is something else

Oo thi-thi-thi-thi-this is all, thi-thi-thi-thi-this is yeah,

thi-thi thi-thi-thi-this is all something else

-----Chorus-----

Well I tried to live my life and lived it so well

But when it's all over is it heaven or is it hell

So I better be happy now that no one can tell, nobody knows

I'm gonna be happy with the way that I am

I'm gonna be happy with all that I stand for

I'm gonna be happy now because the boy's going home.

The boy's gone home.

Yeah the boy's gone home.

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