Passenger – The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Guitar Intro)
Capo 6
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Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Capo 7 to play along with The Boy Who Cried Wolf Live Stream from 07 March 2021:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBgBV4RuNN0
Play the pre-intro section 2 times, slow down the second time, and pause before starting the intro.
Throughout the verses and choruses, he plays the same triplet pattern for each chord, varying how often he
returns to the bass note on the beats. Each chord in the verses and choruses should indicate a 4-beat measure.
Where G* is indicated in the verses, play the first measure of intro line 3 (also marked with an asterisk).
The G* chords in parentheses are the beginning of the following intstrumental sections.
[Chords]
G 3x0003
G6 3x2003
Cmaj7sus2 x3000x
Cmaj7 x3200x
D6sus4 x5000x
D6add4 x5400x
C/G 3x2013
C x3201x
Dadd4 x5403x
Em 022000
G/F# 2x000x
[Pre-Intro] G G6 G G6 G e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---| G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-| D|-------0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----2-----0-----|-------0-----0-----0-----|-2-----0-----------0-----| x2 A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------2-----------| E|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------| 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - [Intro] G6 G6 G6 G6 Cmaj7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G6 G6 G G G G G G Cmaj7 Cmaj7 G G G e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|---0---0-------0---0-----|---0---0-------0---0-----|---0---0-------0---0-----|---0---0-------0---0-----| G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-| D|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------| E|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - D6add4 D6add4 Cmaj7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 G6 G6 G6 G6 D6sus4 D6sus4 D6sus4 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 G G G G G G e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|---0---0-------0---0-----|---0---0-------0---0-----|---0---0-------0---0-----|---0---0-------0---0-----| G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-| D|-------4p0---------4p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---| A|-5-----------5-----------|-3-----------3-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------| 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - C/G C/G C/G C/G Cmaj7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 C/G C/G G* G G G G G C C G G G e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---| G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-| D|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------| E|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - Dadd4 Dadd4 Cmaj7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 C/G C/G C/G C/G D6sus4 D6sus4 D6sus4 C C G G G G G G e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|---0---3p0-----0---3p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---| G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-| D|-------4p0---------4p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---| A|-5-----------5-----------|-3-----------3-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------| 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - -
[Verse 1]
G G Well I am the boy who cried wolf C C And I know I've lied in the past Dadd4 C G* G* But last night I saw his yellow eyes shining in the dark G G Yeah I know I spun tales with this voice C C And I opened my mouth too fast Dadd4 C G* G* But last night I saw his footprints in the path
[Chorus 1]
Dadd4 C G* G* Well, I could swim every sea, from south pole to north Dadd4 C (G*) But I know I'll only ever be the boy who cried wolf [Instrumental] C/G C/G C/G C/G Cmaj7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 C/G C/G G* G G G G G C C G G G e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---| G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-| D|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------| E|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - Dadd4 Dadd4 Cmaj7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 C/G C/G C/G C/G D6sus4 D6sus4 D6sus4 C C G G G G G G e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|---0---3p0-----0---3p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---| G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-| D|-------4p0---------4p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---| A|-5-----------5-----------|-3-----------3-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------| 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - -
[Verse 2]
G G Well I am the shepherd's only son C C And I know what a joke I've become Dadd4 Dadd4 I've an honest heart but I've lies on my tongue G G I don't know how it started or where it came from G G And you have no reason and I have no proof C C But this time I swear I'm telling the truth Dadd4 Dadd4 I saw that old wolf from tail to tooth G G And I know that he's hungry, and he's coming down too
[Chorus 2]
Dadd4 C G* G* Well, I could swim every sea from south pole to north Dadd4 C G* G* And I could climb every tree, scale every course Dadd4 C Em G/F# G And I could tell only the truth from this day forth C Dadd4 G* G* But I know I'll ever be the boy who cried wolf
[Outro]
C Dadd4 G* G* Oh-oh I am the boy who cried wolf C Dadd4 (G*) Oh-oh-oh-oh I am the boy who cried... [Instrumental] C/G C/G C/G C/G Cmaj7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 C/G C/G G* G G G G G C C G G G e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---| G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-| D|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------| E|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - Dadd4 Dadd4 Cmaj7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 C/G C/G C/G D6sus4 D6sus4 D6sus4 C C G G G G G G e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------3-----------| B|---0---3p0-----0---3p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---|---0---1p0-----0---1p0---|---0---1p0---0-----------| G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-0-----------| D|-------4p0---------4p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---------2p0---|-------2p0---0-----------| A|-5-----------5-----------|-3-----------3-----------|-------------------------|-------------x-----------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------| 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - -
Slow down on the last 2 measures and strum the final G chord.