Boy chords

Boy

• A/E

For this song, if you want to play it using the voicings that Alex uses, listen here. 
For A/E, get an A major
triad(A, C#, E) starting from the A note on the 7th fret, fourth string. Then just put 
the E note on the fifth
string in the bass and keep the first string open. For the G/D, use that same shape, 
just down a whole step.

Furthermore, he plays the D and Dm barre chord at the 10th fret, using the D note on the 
6th string as the root.
And don't neglect the notes in the bass(written as A/E or A with E in the bass). They're 
just as important. I
also recommend playing the Dmaj7 all at the second fret(barre strings 3, 2, 1, and keep 
4 open). This is because
it allows for an easier transition coming from the F#m/C#.

Lastly, when you're playing the Bmadd11, use your thumb to play the B note on the 6th 
string, 7th fret. Then
press the F# on the 9th fret with your second finger and the B note on the 9th 
fret(fourth string) with your
third finger, while your first finger plays the D note on the third string, 7th fret. 
The second and first
strings are kept open on this chord.

Feel free to rate this tab and comment any questions or corrections you have. Enjoy, 
it's a great song!


Intro: A/E - G/D - E - D - Dm - A - B - D - Dm


Verse 1:

A/E                           F#m/C#
Stray dog is walkin' down the street
         Dmaj7
next to another dog
        A/E
they’re eating mud and
                  F#m/C#
starting to smell me

two babies
Dmaj7         E
dangerous and free
           Bmadd11        Dmaj7
when I got home I told my baby
       A
the story
            E
she said to me
                Bmadd11
“I think you’re funny, you saw
     Dmaj7         A
what you wanted to see”
        E
and I said


Chorus:
 E    Dmaj7           E
"I am not the boy you knew"  x 4


*then play intro once*


Verse 2:

A/E                         F#m/C#
feel like a million eyes on me
            Dmaj7         A/E
feel like a cannon ball I see
                        F#m/C#
a tree it loses all its leaves
            Dmaj7
and you are dead to me
    E                 Bmadd11
you watch someone you know
          Dmaj7       A
turn into static company
            D/A
and now you see
       Dm/A
do you wish you were

A/E - F#m/C# - Fmaj7/C - E


Chorus:
 E    Dmaj7           E
"I am not the boy you knew"  x 4


*then play intro once and end on A*

x

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