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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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                         ABOUT A BOY - Ashlee Hewitt
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Tuning: Capo on 1st
e|Em-0---C0---G3---D2--D/F#-3---C/G0-|
B|-0---1---3---3---3---1-|
G|-0---0---0---2---2---0-|
D|-2---2---0---0---0---0-|
A|-2---3---2---x---0---2-|
E|-0---x---3---x---2---3-|
This is 'bout a EmboyC  
Who doesn't have a Gclue what he did wrDong
I'm talkin' 'bout a EmboyC  
Who really only Gwants me 'cause I'm gDone
Yeah this is 'bout a CboyD  
Who don't know how to be a Emman
(G)      C  
Here's a story 'bout a guy that walked into my life
And Gswept me off my feet like D/F#it was nothing
CHe was so perfect and everything was perfect
GTil I found out that D/F#it so wasnt
 CHe loved himself more than anybody elseC/G  
 CThe world revolved aDround him
 CI should've seen it was just a game whaC/Gt a shame
 CHe almost had me gDoing
This is 'bout a EmboyC  
Who doesn't have a Gclue what he did wrDong
I'm talkin' 'bout a EmboyC  
Who really only Gwants me 'cause I'm gDone
Yeah this is 'bout a CboyD  
Who don't know how to be a Emman
 (G)      C  
I bet you wish you would've listened
GWish you hadn't taken D/F#me for granted
CNow you call me beggin' me to let you back in
GGuess it didnt work out D/F#like you planned it
 CYou love yourself more than anybody elseC/G  
 Now we're Cnever gonna be toDgether
 CYou'll never learn, no you're never gonna learnC/G  
 You Cprobably don't know no bDetter
'Cause your just a EmboyC  
Who doesn't have a Gclue what he did wrDong
I'm talkin' 'bout a EmboyC  
You really only Gwant me 'cause I'm gDone
Yeah you're just a CboyD  
Who don't know how to be a Emman
C D Em C
DThen again your just a EmboyC  
Who doesn't have a Gclue what he did wrDong
Yeah just a little EmboyC  
Who really only Gwants me 'cause I'm gDone
Don't you Cthink don't you think you should grDow up
Maybe CI maybe I'd take you bDack
But you're just a EmboyC  G  D  
It's all about you EmboyC  G  D  

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About A Boy

by Ashlee Hewitt

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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D/F#

C/G

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ABOUT A BOY - Ashlee Hewitt

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Tuning: Capo on 1st

Em C G D D/F# C/G

e|-0---0---3---2---3---0-|

B|-0---1---3---3---3---1-|

G|-0---0---0---2---2---0-|

D|-2---2---0---0---0---0-|

A|-2---3---2---x---0---2-|

E|-0---x---3---x---2---3-|

Em C

This is 'bout a boy

G D

Who doesn't have a clue what he did wrong

Em C

I'm talkin' 'bout a boy

G D

Who really only wants me 'cause I'm gone

C D

Yeah this is 'bout a boy

Who don't know how to be a man

G C

()

Here's a story 'bout a guy that walked into my life

G D/F#

And swept me off my feet like it was nothing

He was so perfect and everything was perfect

G D/F#

Til I found out that it so wasnt

C C/G

He loved himself more than anybody else

C D

The world revolved around him

C C/G

I should've seen it was just a game what a shame

C D

He almost had me going

Em C

This is 'bout a boy

G D

Who doesn't have a clue what he did wrong

Em C

I'm talkin' 'bout a boy

G D

Who really only wants me 'cause I'm gone

C D

Yeah this is 'bout a boy

Who don't know how to be a man

G C

()

I bet you wish you would've listened

G D/F#

Wish you hadn't taken me for granted

Now you call me beggin' me to let you back in

G D/F#

Guess it didnt work out like you planned it

C C/G

You love yourself more than anybody else

C D

Now we're never gonna be together

C C/G

You'll never learn, no you're never gonna learn

C D

You probably don't know no better

Em C

'Cause your just a boy

G D

Who doesn't have a clue what he did wrong

Em C

I'm talkin' 'bout a boy

G D

You really only want me 'cause I'm gone

C D

Yeah you're just a boy

Who don't know how to be a man

C D Em C

D Em C

Then again your just a boy

G D

Who doesn't have a clue what he did wrong

Em C

Yeah just a little boy

G D

Who really only wants me 'cause I'm gone

C D

Don't you think don't you think you should grow up

C D

Maybe I maybe I'd take you back

Em C G D

But you're just a boy

Em C G D

It's all about you boy

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