Beyoncé – If I Were A Boy (Guitar)
Capo 6
Key
-
Versions
(7)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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If I Were a Boy – Beyonce
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Written by: BC Jean/Toby Gad
From: "I Am... Sasha Fierce" (2008)
Tabbed by: maguri
Two versions:
1 capo 6th fret: original key
2 no capo: more bottom end
– for original key tune the guitar one half step down
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[Verse 1]
capo: 6th fret
play: Am
key: Ebm
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e Am7 x-0-2-0-1-x Fadd9 (t)1-3-3-0-1-x C x-3-2-0-1-x G 3-x-0-0-0-x G/B x-2-0-0-0-x Fadd+11 (t)1-3-3-0-0-x actually Fsus2add#11
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[Verse]
| Am7 Fadd9 | If I were a boy C G | Am7 Fadd9 | C G | Even just for a day Am7 Fadd9 I’d roll out of bed in the morning C G | Am7 Fadd9 | C G/B | And throw on what I wanted and go (Drink beer ...)
[Verse]
| Am7 Fadd9 | Drink beer with the guys C G | Am7 Fadd9 | C G/B | And chase after girls Am7 Fadd9 I’d kick it with who I wanted C G And I’d never get confronted for it Am7 Fadd9 C Because they’d stick up for me
[Chorus]
G | Am7 Fadd9 | If I were a boy C G | Am7 Fadd9 | C G | I think I could understand Am7 Fadd9 How it feels to love a girl C G | Am7 Fadd9 | C G/B | I swear I’d be a better man (I’d listen ...) G/B | Am7 Fadd9 | I’d listen to her C G | Am7 Fadd9 | C G | ‘Cause I know how it hurts Am7 Fadd9 When you lose the one you wanted C G ‘Cause he’s taken you for granted Fadd9 Fadd9 And everything you had got destroyed
[Verse]
| Am7 Fadd9 | If I were a boy C G | Am7 Fadd9 | C G | I would turn off my phone Am7 Fadd9 Tell everyone it’s broken C G | Am7 Fadd9 | C G | So they think that I was sleeping alone (I’d put ...) G | Am7 Fadd9 | I’d put myself first C G | Am7 Fadd9 | C G/B | And make the rules as I go Am7 Fadd9 ‘Cause I know that she’d be faithful C G | Am7 Fadd9 | C G | Waiting for me to come home ( to come home)
[Chorus]
G | Am7 Fadd9 | If I were a boy C G | Am7 Fadd9 | C G | I think I could understand Am7 Fadd9 How it feels to love a girl C G | Am7 Fadd9 | C G/B | I swear I’d be a better man (I’d listen ...) G/B | Am7 Fadd9 | I’d listen to her C G | Am7 Fadd9 | C G | ‘Cause I know how it hurts Am7 Fadd9 When you lose the one you wanted C G ‘Cause he’s taken you for granted Fadd9 Fadd9 And everything you had got destroyed
[MIDDLE 8]
Dm7 F Am G Dm7 It’s a little too late for you to come back F Am Say "It’s just a mistake." G Dm7 Think I forgive you like that F Am If you thought I would wait for you G | Fadd9 | Fadd+11 | You thought wrong
[Chorus]
| Am7 Fadd9 | But you’re just a boy C G Am7 Fadd9 | C G/B | You don’t understand (and you don’t understand) Am7 Fadd9 How it feels to love a girl, someday you’ll C G | Am7 Fadd9 | Wish you were a better man C G | Am7 Fadd9 | You don’t listen to her C G | Am7 Fadd9 | C G | You don’t care how it hurts Am7 Fadd9 Until you lose the one you wanted C G Cause you taken her for granted Fadd9 Fadd9 And everything you had got destroyed
[Outro]
| Am7 Fadd9 | C G But you’re just a boy…
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[Verse 2]
No capo – one semi-tone up compared to Beyonce’s recording. In order to
match with the original, tune down the guitar one-semi tone to
Eb-A-Db-G-Bb-Eb.---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e Em7 0-2-2-0-3-x Cadd9 x-3-2-0-3-x G 3-x-0-0-3-x D x-x-0-2-3-x D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x Em9/C x-3-2-0-3-2 actually Cadd9/#11 Am7 x-0-2-0-1-0
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[Verse]
| Em7 Cadd9 | If I were a boy G D | Em7 Cadd9 | G D | Even just for a day Em7 Cadd9 I’d roll out of bed in the morning G D | Em7 Cadd9 | G D/F# | And throw on what I wanted and go (Drink beer ...)
[Verse]
| Em7 Cadd9 | Drink beer with the guys G D | Em7 Cadd9 | G D/F# | And chase after girls Em7 Cadd9 I’d kick it with who I wanted G D And I’d never get confronted for it Em7 Cadd9 G Because they’d stick up for me
[Chorus]
D | Em7 Cadd9 | If I were a boy G D | Em7 Cadd9 | G D | I think I could understand Em7 Cadd9 How it feels to love a girl G D | Em7 Cadd9 | G D/F# | I swear I’d be a better man (I’d listen ...) D/F# | Em7 Cadd9 | I’d listen to her G D | Em7 Cadd9 | G D | ‘Cause I know how it hurts Em7 Cadd9 When you lose the one you wanted G D ‘Cause he’s taken you for granted Cadd9 Cadd9 And everything you had got destroyed
[Verse]
| Em7 Cadd9 | If I were a boy G D | Em7 Cadd9 | G D | I would turn off my phone Em7 Cadd9 Tell everyone it’s broken G D | Em7 Cadd9 | G D | So they think that I was sleeping alone (I’d put ...) D | Em7 Cadd9 | I’d put myself first G D | Em7 Cadd9 | G D/F# | And make the rules as I go Em7 Cadd9 ‘Cause I know that she’d be faithful G D | Em7 Cadd9 | G D | Waiting for me to come home ( to come home)
[Chorus]
D | Em7 Cadd9 | If I were a boy G D | Em7 Cadd9 | G D | I think I could understand Em7 Cadd9 How it feels to love a girl G D | Em7 Cadd9 | G D/F# | I swear I’d be a better man (I’d listen ...) D/F# | Em7 Cadd9 | I’d listen to her G D | Em7 Cadd9 | G D | ‘Cause I know how it hurts Em7 Cadd9 When you lose the one you wanted G D ‘Cause he’s taken you for granted Cadd9 Cadd9 And everything you had got destroyed
[MIDDLE 8]
Am7 C Em D Am7 It’s a little too late for you to come back C Em Say "It’s just a mistake." D Am7 Think I forgive you like that C Em If you thought I would wait for you D | Cadd9 | Em9/C | You thought wrong
[Chorus]
| Em7 Cadd9 | But you’re just a boy G D Em7 Cadd9 | G D/F# | You don’t understand (and you don’t understand) Em7 Cadd9 How it feels to love a girl, someday you’ll G D | Em7 Cadd9 | Wish you were a better man G D | Em7 Cadd9 | You don’t listen to her G D | Em7 Cadd9 | G D | You don’t care how it hurts Em7 Cadd9 Until you lose the one you wanted G D Cause you taken her for granted Cadd9 Cadd9 And everything you had got destroyed
[Outro]
| Em7 Cadd9 | G D But you’re just a boy ...