Edwin McCain – Boom (Ukulele)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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From the album "Mercy Bound"
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Tabbed by: Aaron Field
Email: [email protected]
Standard Tuning, 1 whole step down
Chords used:
Csus2 Dsus2 Esus2 Gsus2 Em7 G G/F# D Am7 Dsus4 Asus4 e|--3------0------0------0-----3----3----3-----2----0-----3------3--| B|--3------5------7------10----3----3----3-----3----1-----3------3--| G|--0------0------0------0-----0----0----0-----2----0-----2------x--| D|--0------0------0------0-----x----0----0-----0----2-----0------2--| A|--3------5------7------9-----2----x----x-----0----0-----0------0--| E|--x------x------x------x-----0----3----2-----x----x-----x------x--|
Verse 1:
Csus2 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 Mamma said, "Let's shave my head today" Csus2 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 It's all gonna fall out anyway Csus2 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 The laughter rolled in first just like she planned Csus2 Then the tears fell out with strand Dsus2 Esus2 Gsus2 after strand, after strand, after strand
Chorus 1:
Em7 Csus2 G G/F# Love doesn't wait until it's easy Csus2 D Love isn't only dancin' under stars Em7 Csus2 G Am7 Love's not just for rollin' along like a summer song D Dsus4 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2) Love's for when it's hard
Bridge 1:
G D When it's hard and you don't want to believe it Csus2 G You don't have enough hands to cover your ears and your eyes G D When it's hard and you don't want to speak it Csus2 Em7 Asus4 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2) 'Cause the only sound that comes is, "Why?"
Verse 2:
Csus2 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 Before I knew we were swaying like the trees Csus2 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 But they know how to bend and we're on our knees Csus2 Csus2 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 I got a shock wave when it reached the speed of sound Csus2 Dsus2 By the time you hear the boom Esus2 Csus2 Dsus2 Esus2 Gsus2 the pain is raining down and down and down
Chorus 2:
Em7 Csus2 G G/F# Love doesn't wait until it's easy Csus2 D Love isn't only dancin' under stars Em7 Csus2 G Am7 Love's not just for rollin' along like a summer song D Dsus4 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2) Love's for when it's hard
Bridge 2:
G D When it's hard and you don't want to believe it Csus2 G You don't have enough hands to cover your ears and your eyes G D When it's hard and you don't want to speak it Csus2 Em7 Asus4 Em7 Asus4 'Cause the only sound that comes is, "Why?"
Chorus 3:
G G/F# Love doesn't wait until it's easy Csus2 D Love isn't only dancin' under stars Em7 Csus2 G Am7 Love's not just for rollin' along like a summer song D Dsus4 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2) Love's for when it's hard Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2) When it's hard Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x4) Yeah
Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (repeat chords & fade)
When it's hard
***Note: When Edwin plays this song live, he sometimes plays it in standard E
tuning instead of 1 step down like the CD recording.
Also, he ends the song as shown below***
Csus2
Mamma said, "Let's shave my head today"