Katy Perry
One Of The Boys
2008
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Tracklist:
01. One Of The Boys
02. I Kissed A Girl
03. Waking Up In Vegas
04. Thinking Of You
05. Mannequin
06. Ur So Gay
07. Hot N Cold
08. If You Can Afford Me
09. Lost
10. Self Inflicted
11. I'm Still Breathing
12. Fingerprints
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1.) One Of The Boys
Katy Perry
One Of The Boys
One Of The Boys
2008
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
F - 133211
Gm - 355333
Intro: Bb--F-- x2
Verse 1:
Bb F
I saw a spider I didn’t scream
Bb
Cause I can belch the alphabet
Bb F
And I chose guitar over ballet
Bb
And I take these suckers down
F
cause they just get in my way
Refrain 1:
Dm Am Bb
The way you look at me
Gm
Is kind of like a little sister
Dm Am
Rubbed by your goodbyes
nothing but blisters
Chorus:
C#
Just give me a chance to
Gm
prove to you tonight that
C# Gm F
Not one of the boys
Verse 2:
Bb
I started reading Seventeen
Bb
And I walked right into school
F
and caught you staring at me
Refrain 2:
Dm Am
Cause I know what you know
Bb
But now you’re going to
Dm Am
It’s okay maybe one day
me my diamond ring
Chorus 2:
C#
Just give me a chance to
Gm
prove to you tonight that
C# Gm F
Not one of the boys
Bridge:
Bb A Dm
I want to be a flower
Bb A Dm
I want to smell like roses
Bb A Dm
And I swear maybe one day
you’re going to want to
make out make out
F Am Bb C# Gm
make out with me
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Outro: F--Bb-- x4
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2.) I Kissed A Girl
Verse 1:
Am C Dm
This was never the way i planned,
Am C Dm
i got so brave, drink in hand,
Am C
It's not what i'm used to,
Dm F
just want to try you on.
Am C Dm
i'm curious, for you,
Chorus:
F
The taste of her cherry chapstick.
F
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it.
F
Don't mean i'm in love tonight.
Verse 2:
(Same chords throughout the whole song)
No, I don't even know your name,
It doesn't matter.
Your my experimental game,
Just human nature.
It's not what good girls do,
Not how they should behave.
My head gets so confused,
Hard to erase.
(Repeat chorus)
Bridge:
Us girls we are so magical,
Soft skin, red lips, so kissable,
Hard to resist, so touchable.
To good to deny it.
Ain't no big deal,
Its innocent.
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
I kissed a girl,
And I liked it.
I liked it
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3.) Waking Up In Vegas
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
F - 133211
Verse 1:
Dm
It’s all a blur last night
Bb
We need a taxi cause you’re
I lost my fake id but
Spare me your
C Dm Bb
You want to cash out
and get the hell
Don’t be a baby
C
Remember what you told me
Chorus:
Bb C
money where your mouth is
Bb C
for waking up in Vegas
Bb
glitter off your clothes
C F C
now That’s what you get
Bb Dm Bb
for waking up in Ve-gas
Verse 2:
F
Why are these lights so bright
Oh did we get hitched last
Dm
night dressed up like Elvis
C Dm Bb
wearing your class ring?
C Dm Bb
Don’t call your mother
Cause now we’re
Don’t be a baby
C
Remember what you told me
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
Bb C
situation lost control
C Dm Bb
And get some cash out
Don’t be a baby
C
Remember what you told me
F C Bb
Remember what you told me
F C Bb
Remember what you told me
F C Bb F
told me told me heyyy!!!
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
F C Bb C F C Bb
That’s what you get baby
F C Bb
Shake the glitter shake shake
F C Bb
shake the glitter c’mon!
F C Bb
Give me some cash out baby
F C Bb
Give me some cash out baby
FCBb
-- (repeat until fade)
Give me some cash out honey
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4.) Thinking Of You
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
E - 022100
F#m - 244222
verse 1:
E B
comparisons are easily done
Refrain 1:
B C#m
i guess second best
is all i will know
Chorus 1:
E
cause when im with him i am
F#m
was spending the night
looking into your eye
Verse 2:
E
you're like an indian summer
Bb
in the middle of winter
of fish in the waters
A
so the waters i will test
Refrain 2:
B C#m
he kissed my lips i
B C#m
he pulled me in i was
discussed with myself
Chorus 2:
E
cause when im with him i am
F#m
was spending the night
looking into your
Bridge:
C#m F#m
the best and yes i do regret
A B
how could i let myself let you go
C#m F#m
and now, now the lessons learned
A
i touched and i was burned
B
oh i think you should know
Chorus 3:
E
cause when im with him i am
F#m
was spending the night
Am E
looking into your eyes
F#m
looking into your eyes
A B
looking into your eyes I
wont you walk through and
E F#m
bust down the door and take
A
me away no more mistakes
cause in your eyes
i'd like to stay
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5.) Mannequin
Chords used:
G - 320033 or GM7 - 3x0032
Em - 022000
Verse 1:
How do I get
When you keep
Are figuring out
Is no work out
Refrain 1:
A real boy inside
Chorus 1:
Verse 2:
I wish I could
But a battery in
talk Even pull
But with you
There is no
Only expired
Refrain 2:
Cause this one's
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
Could you ever be
Bridge:
Em D
I think you can solve them
Am Bm
baby, I could bring you alive
Em D Am
If you love me so baby
Bm Em D C
And heart but in the end
you'll be the man
Chorus 3:
Could you ever be
(Repeat Chorus 1)
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6.) You're So Gay
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Em - 022000
B B7
- x24442 or - x21202
Intro: Em--D-C--Am--B-- x2
Verse 1:
Em
I hope you hang yourself
While jacking off
You bitch and moan about L.A.
rain reading Hemingway
Em
You don’t eat meat and
You’re so indie rock
to stay alive
Chorus:
no you don’t even like
B
no you don’t even like boys
no you don’t even like
Verse 2:
Em
You’re so sad maybe you
D C
should buy a happy meal
You’re so skinny you should
Am
really super size the deal
Secretly you you’re so amused
B
And nobody understands you
Em
I’m so mean cuz cannot
D C
get you out of your head
I’m so angry cuz you’d
Am
rather my space instead
I can’t believe I fell in
wears more make up and
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
Oh, oh, oh
Do, do, do
you’re so gay
Verse 3:
Em
You walking around like
You pull them down and
there’s really nothing
(Repeat Chorus twice)
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7.) Hot And Cold
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
G - 320033
Em - 022000
Verse 1:
Chorus:
then you're cold
then you're no
then you're out
then you're down
when it's right
and it's white
we break up
we make up
Am
(but you) But you don't
you're cold
you're no
you're out
you're down
Verse 2:
Now you're
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
Em C
Someone call the doctor
G D
Got a case of a love bipolar
Em C
Stuck on a roller coaster
G D
Can't get off this ride
Verse 3:
(Repeat chorus)
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8.) If You Can Afford Me
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
F# - 244322
G#m - 466444
Verse 1:
me you better
F#
If you want me it takes
Refrain 1:
have the patience
high-maintenance
cuz that's the deal
Chorus:
F#
If you wanna ride just name
C# G#m
your price don't play
you can't write the
C# G#m B
check for me for me
C#
but you'll pay the cost
G#m B
If you can afford me
Interlude: F#--
Verse 2:
C# Ebm
a piece of ass a one night
C# Ebm B
walk by tonight Oh no
C# Ebm B
no discount price tonight
Refrain 2:
your dollar
something real
except a loving me
(Repeat Chorus)
F#C#G#mB
Interlude: ---- x2
Bridge:
(Repeat Chorus twice)
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9.) Lost
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
F - 133211
G - 320003
E - 022100
Intro: C--F-Bb x2
Verse 1:
C F Bb
I'm out on my own again
C F Bb
Face down in the porcelain
C F Bb
Party favors on the floor
C Am
So many new fair weather
Chorus 1:
Interlude: C--F-Bb
Verse 2:
F Bb
like a pageant parade
Am G F
town puling me down
C
My mother says I should
F Bb
cause the way is gone
C Am G
So if I pray am I just sending
Chorus 2:
F G
Another night waiting for
C Am
someone to take me home
F G C
Have you ever been so lost
Bridge:
F Bb C
At the end of the road
Am
I'm pushing everyone away
Cause I can't
Chorus 3:
F G
Another night waiting for
C Am
someone to take me home
F G Am
Have you ever been so lost
F G
Have you ever been so (lost)
Outro:
F Bb C F Bb C F Bb C F Bb
oh ah oh ah oh
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10.) Self-Inflicted
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
F#m - 244222
G - 320033
Intro: D--
Verse 2:
into the ground
skin A scar from wiping out
G
It brings back the memories
Refrain 1:
Bm G
Every bone’s been broken
C A
My heart is still wide open and
Chorus:
F#m G
Baby, you are the weapon I choose
A
These wounds are self-inflicted
D A Bm
I’m going down in flames for you
F#m G
Baby, you are the weapon I choose
A
These wounds are self-inflicted
G A
One more thing I’m addicted to
Interlude: D--
Verse 2:
a map that tells a story
Jumping out an airplane
G
right in a tidal wave of
Refrain 2:
C A
My heart rips me wide open
(Repeat Chorus and Interlude)
Bridge:
Bm G
And I cover up these scars
(we break up we make
Bm G
And I cant stop seeing stars
(I’m so knocked out
(Repeat Chorus twice)
DABmF#mGAGA
Outro: -------
(Repeat until fade)
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11.) I'm Still Breathing
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
F - 133211
Gm - 355333
Intro: F--Dm--Bb-Gm-C--
Verse 1:
F
I leave the gas on walk
the alleys in the dark
burning I leave
the door unlocked
Bb
I'm weaving a rope and
Gm
running all the red lights
C
did I get your attention cause
I'm sending all the signs (that)
F
the clock is ticking and
I'll be giving my two weeks
Dm
your favorite shade of black
you best prepare a speech
that you loved me
Chorus:
F
Cause I'm still breathing
Dm
And we've been dead for a while
Bb
this sickness has no cure
Gm
we're going down for sure
best abandoned ship
Interlude: F--Bb-F--Bb
Verse 2:
mabye I was too fat
better luck in the sack
Gm
and I swore way to much
care cause we were in love
letter and shead my last tear
Dm
its all for the better
than we had this year
Bb
lets close this chapter
you loved me
(Repeat Chorus twice)
Outro: F--Dm--Bb-Gm-C--
...oh I'm still breathing...
...I'm still breathing...
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12.) Fingerprints
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
G - 320033
F#m - 244222
Verse 1:
likely to end
ok a milk box drink
seventy-five isn't
of my hard work and time
F#m
When you cant afford half
more then they ask
generation full of regret
Refrain :
A Bm
I wanna break the mold
G
I wanna break the stereotype
A Bm
Fist in the air I'm not
going down with out a fight
Chorus 1:
Bm G D
Effortless and I'm sitting
on the sidelines watching
leaving you my legacy
Bm G
I gotta make my mark
I want you to remember me
G
I'm leaving my fingerprints
A
I'm leaving my fingerprints
Verse 2:
down in history?
begging on the streets
G
Trading under table favors
for a place to sleep
G
Cause I'm worth more then
prescriptions for my Ritalin
F#m G
I can't focus my attention
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2:
Bm G D
Effortless and I'm sitting
on the sidelines watching
leaving you my legacy
Bm G
I gotta make my mark
A
I want you to remember me
G
I'm leaving my fingerprints
A
I'm leaving my fingerprints
Bridge:
Because your
innocent
innocent innocent
innocent
Chorus 3:
Bm G D
Effortless and I'm sitting
on the sidelines watching
leaving you my legacy
Bm G
I gotta make my mark
I want you to remember me
Chorus 4:
Bm G D
Effortless and I'm sitting
on the sidelines watching
leaving you my legacy
Bm G
I gotta make my mark
I want you to remember me
G
I'm leaving my fingerprints
A
I'm leaving my fingerprints
fingerprints in the end