Bayside - Boy Chords & Tabs

 

Boy Chords & Tabs

Bayside Chords & Tabs

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Boy Chords

   
This is just a simplified version for a rhythm guitar. 

Great for beginners to play along with.

Artist: Bayside
Song: Boy
Album: Shudder


Intro
Cm G Cm G G# G# G G x2


Cm
He can't make sense of this
              G#
He's just too normal
     G
This place is too scary
Cm
He's so scared that he'll miss
                G#
It keeps him in hiding
    G
And restless and wanting


Repeat Intro
Cm G Cm G G# G# G G x2


Cm
What if for one minute
             G#
He's given a chance
       G
And he does something brilliant
Cm
But he'd rather not know
               G#
Cause walls protect him
    G
His bedroom's a prison

G# G# G G


D#   G       G#          D#
Now is your chance boy just ignore
D#   G        G#           D#
The dreadful things they say
   Cm       G#          A#   Cm
Go on, give up, you'll never win
   G#      Cm          A#       D#
No crying now, they're watching him
    Cm         G#         A#       Cm
His blood will boil, the kids will sing.
G#        Cm              A#        D#
Learn to drown before you learn to swim.


Repeat Into
Cm G Cm G G# G# G G x2


Cm             
If he took his time to prepare,
                   G#
Stepped out of his shell
G
Blows an addiction
Cm
Such a comforting place,
         G#
A common mistake,
  G
A dry wishing well.


G# G# G G

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bayside/boy_crd.html ]
D#   G       G#          D#
Now is your chance boy just ignore
D#   G        G#           D#
The dreadful things they say
   Cm       G#          A#   Cm
Go on, give up, you'll never win
   G#      Cm          A#       D#
No crying now, they're watching him
    Cm         G#         A#       Cm
His blood will boil, the kids will sing.
G#        Cm              A#        D#
Learn to drown before you learn to swim.
      Cm       G#          A#     D#
So go on, give up, you'll never win


G#           [ch]B#[/ch]
Oh what a mistake
      Cm           
He is charcoal within
         A#               G#
He could never direct by them
                 [ch]B#[/ch]
He stands on the stage
       D#
With a grin
G#                   [ch]B#[/ch]
But he drops on his knees
        Cm              A#      Cm    A#
And is waiting for anything he can believe in
     G#                          G# [ch]B#[/ch] A# G#
He's lost, he just wants to be or-di-na-ry


D#   G       G#          D#
Now is your chance boy just ignore
    G        G#           D#
The dreadful things they say

(Palm Mute)
   Cm       G#          A#   Cm
Go on, give up, you'll never win
   G#      Cm          A#       D#
No crying now, they're watching him
    Cm         G#         A#        Cm
His blood will boil, the kids will sing.
G#        Cm              A#        D#
Learn to drown before you learn to swim.



   Cm       G#          A#   Cm
Go on, give up, you'll never win
   G#      Cm          A#       D#
No crying now, they're watching him
    Cm         G#         A#       Cm
His blood will boil, the kids will sing.
G#        Cm              A#        D#
Learn to drown before you learn to swim.



    Cm       G#          A#   Cm
Go on, give up, you'll never win
   G#      Cm          A#       D#
No crying now, they're watching him
    Cm         G#         A#       Cm
His blood will boil, the kids will sing.
G#        Cm              A#        D#
Learn to drown before you learn to swim.


    Cm       G#          A#   Cm
Go on, give up, you'll never win
   G#      Cm          A#       D#
No crying now, they're watching him


      Cm       G#          A#     D#
So go on, give up, you'll never win