Ryan Adams – Boys (Guitar)

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Chords

This song uses chords B-E-A-C#m Transpose-4 gives you G-C-F-Am Transpose+4 gives you D-G-C-Em [Chords] B: 224442 C#m: 446654
[Intro]
   B                 E
e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

   A                 E
e|-1---0-------0---|-----------------|
B|-------3-------3-|-1---------------|
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[Verse 1]
B                   E
- I'm as lonely as boys

                  A
I'm as lonely as boys

                  E                     B
I'm as lonely as monkeys taught to destroy

    C#m                   E
Anything they learn to enjoy

B               E
- So pardon me, angel

           A
Pardon me, angel

               E                    B
Pardon me, my love, for you is a stranger

         C#m                   E
That you met some place but ignored
[Chorus]
C#m                 A
-- So break and go home

              B   E  B  E
Break and go home

C#m               A
-- Why don't you leave me?

            B   E  A         E
Leave me alooo-ooo-o-o-o-o-o-oone
[Verse 2]
B                   E
- I'm as lonely as boys

                    A
Who are lonely for girls

                   E                   B
Who are lonely as monkeys taught to enjoy

      C#m                     E
Everything they learn to destroy

B               E
- So pardon me, angel

           A
Pardon me, angel

               E                   B
Pardon me, my love, for you is in danger

   C#m                   E
In danger of becoming a bore
[Chorus]
C#m                 A
-- So break and go home

              B   E  B  E
Break and go home

C#m               A
-- Why don't you leave me?

           B   E  B  E
Leave me alone

C#m              A                   B   E  B  E
-- Break and go home - Break and go home

C#m              D                  E
-- Break and go home - Break and go - home
[Interlude]
| E | E | E | C D | E
                Go home
| E | E | E | C D | | E | E | E | C D | [Verse 3]
B                    E
- I'm the loneliest boy

                    A
With the loneliest plan

                     E             B
But I'm ready and I want to understand

                 C#m              E
But that ain't a woman, that's a girl

B               E
- So pardon me, angel

          A
Pardon my anger

               E                    B
Pardon me, my faith in girls is in danger

                 C#m              E
She leaves you addicted, wanting more
[Chorus]
C#m                 A
-- So break and go home

              B   E  B  E
Break and go home

C#m               A
-- Why don't you leave me?

           B   E    B  E
Leave me aloo-oone
[Outro]
C#m              A
-- Break and go home

               B   E  A         E
Break and go hooo-ooo-o-o-o-o-o-oome

     B   E  A         E
Go hooo-ooo-o-o-o-o-o-oome

     B   E  A         E
Go hooo-ooo-o-o-o-o-o-oome