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Acoustic Guitar
Chords:
      C332010
    C/Bx20010
    Am7002010
  Am7/G302010
      Fx33211
      G320033
     Em022033
to me.  I can't stand half-made tabs and much prefer that chord changes appear 
Intro
CVerC/Bse 1Am7  Am7/G  F  C  F  G  
 CIn the C/Blight of the Am7sun,       Am7/G  Fis there Canyone
FOh it has Gbegun, Coh dC/Bear you look so Am7lostAm7/G  
FEyes are red and Ctears are shed
This Fworld you must've Gcrossed, you said…
Chorus
CYou don't know me, Emyou don't even Fcare, Goh yeah
CYou don't know me, Gyou don't wear my FchainsG  
C  C/B  Am7  Am7/G  F  C  F  G
Verse 2
 CEssenC/Btial and appeaAm7led,        Am7/G  Fcarry all your Cthoughts 
FAcross an open Gfield
 CWhen C/Bflowers gaze at Am7you,      Am7/G  Fthey're not the only Cones 
Who Fcry when they Gsee you, you said...
Chorus
CYou don't know me, Emyou don't even Fcare, Goh yeah
CYou don't know me, Gyou don't wear my FchainsG  
Bridge
She said I think I'll go to CBoston
I think I'll start a Gnew life
I think I'll start it Fover, where no one knows my Gname
I'll get out of CaliCfornia, I'm tired of the Gweather
I think I'll get a Flover and fly ‘em out to GSpain
I think I'll go to CBoston
I think that I'm just Gtired
I think I need a Fnew town, to leave this all Gbehind
I think I need a Csunrise, I'm tired of the Gsunset
I hear it's nice in the Fsummer, some snow would be Gnice oh yeah,
Chorus
CYou don't know me, Emyou don't even Fcare, Goh yeah
CYou don't know me, Gyou don't wear my Fchains Goh yeah
Outro
CBoston, where no onGe knowFs my Gname
CNo one knows my Gname
FWhere no one Gknows my name
 C  C/B  Am7  Am7/G  F  C  F  G
BCostC/Bon ..Am7... WAm7/Ghere no FonCe kFnows my naGme

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Boston

by Augustana

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Am7

Am7/G

Acoustic Guitar

Chords:

332010

C/B

x20010

Am7

002010

Am7/G

302010

x33211

320033

022033

to me. I can't stand half-made tabs and much prefer that chord changes appear

Intro

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F C F G

Verse 1

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F C

In the light of the sun, is there anyone

F G C C/B Am7 Am7/G

Oh it has begun, oh dear you look so lost

F C

Eyes are red and tears are shed

F G

This world you must've crossed, you said…

Chorus

C Em F G

You don't know me, you don't even care, oh yeah

C G F G

You don't know me, you don't wear my chains

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F C F G

Verse 2

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F C

Essential and appealed, carry all your thoughts

F G

Across an open field

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F C

When flowers gaze at you, they're not the only ones

F G

Who cry when they see you, you said...

Chorus

C Em F G

You don't know me, you don't even care, oh yeah

C G F G

You don't know me, you don't wear my chains

Bridge

She said I think I'll go to Boston

I think I'll start a new life

F G

I think I'll start it over, where no one knows my name

C G

I'll get out of California, I'm tired of the weather

F G

I think I'll get a lover and fly ‘em out to Spain

I think I'll go to Boston

I think that I'm just tired

F G

I think I need a new town, to leave this all behind

C G

I think I need a sunrise, I'm tired of the sunset

F G

I hear it's nice in the summer, some snow would be nice oh yeah,

Chorus

C Em F G

You don't know me, you don't even care, oh yeah

C G F G

You don't know me, you don't wear my chains oh yeah

Outro

C G F G

Boston, where no one knows my name

C G

No one knows my name

F G

Where no one knows my name

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F C F G

Boston ..... Where no one knows my name

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