Misc Soundtrack – Boyhood - Ryans Song (Guitar)

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Artist: Ethan Hawke Song: Ryan's Song Album: Split the Difference (Daddy's Lullaby) Featured in the motion picture "Boyhood" (2014) Strum: D DU UDU (emphasis on the first down strum) Each chord is played for two bars.
C
I wanna go to Austin but I want to stay home

F
invite our friends but still be alone

C
live for danger but play it cool

G
have everyone respect me for being the fool

C
I wanna have 15 ice creams

F
but still watch what I eat

C
and win all the prizes

G
but still keep my feet

C
I want for us to be together forever 

F
but to wander wherever I may

C
I want you to be easy and casual

G 
but still demand I stay

C
I want for us to go out to dinner 

F
and make a home cooked meal

C
wear an evening gown

G
and quickly ditch the heels

C
Climb to the top look over the ledge

F
dance bare foot on a razor’s edge

C
reach for the stars grab the tiger by the tail

G
but if I don’t try I’ll never fail

C
Cause if you go home you’re rolling dice

F
can’t step in the same river twice

C
You love too much it’ll turn to hate

G
If you never leave home you’ll never be late

C
cause everything’s like your grandma said

F
you can’t make gold from a pot of lead

C
Jesse James was just a crook

G
you can’t learn to plow by reading a book

C
I wanna take the train but get there fast

F
live in the moment, have everything last

C
achieve great things but not really care

G
have everyone love me but tell ‘em not to stare

C
I wanna be really rich

F 
but not care about money

C
to always tell the truth

G 
but still be really funny

C
I want for you to know me completely

F 
but still remain mysterious

C
consider everything deeply

G
but still remain fearless

C
I’m easy to please I like chocolate and vanilla

F
ask me to choose and I’ll pick sarsaparilla

C
I like sunsets but I love sunrises

F
and I don’t care about the color of your eyes

C
Gotta play fast but only shoot once

F
stand in the corner, hold hands with the dunce

C
Only thing’s for certain nothing stays the same

G
and each and every kid only gets one name

C
Eat too much, you’re gonna get fat

F
buy a dog and you’ll piss off the cat

C
So take a deep breath and enjoy the ride

G                                  G    G  C (single strums)
‘Cause arrivals and departures run side by side.