This Boy Chords

by James Morrison
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Difficulty: beginner
Capo: 3rd fret
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Chords

Em
C
G
D
Am
B7
Cm
A

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James Morrison
This Boy
Album: Undiscovered
Transcribed by Soch Hean
 
 
Capo 3rd Fret (All chords are relative to the capo)
 
 
[Intro]
 
        Em  C  G  D
        Em  C  G  D
 
 
[Verse]
 
Em                 C
This boy wants to play
                       G
There's no time left today
                        D
It's a shame 'cause he has to go home
Em                 C
This boy's got to work
                     G                        D
Got to sweat just to pay what he gets to get left all alone
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Am                  C
Well let's step outside
                G
Let's go for a ride
              D
Just for a while
Am                C
No we won't get caught
                     G                D
Well that's what I thought, until we cried
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G
I'm still here
         B7
But it hasn't been easy
Em            Cm
I'm sure that you had your reasons
G          B7
I'm scared for this emotion
     C                          A
For years I've been holding it down
      Cm
For years I've been holding it down
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Em                   C
This girl tries her best everyday
          G                               D
But it's all gone to waste 'cause there's no one around
Em                 C
This girl she can draw she can paint
          G
Likes to dance she can skate
         D
Now she don't make a sound
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Am                 C
We'll play in the park
                 G             D
'Till it's too dark for us to see
Am                       C
Well we'll make our way home
                  G
With mud on our clothes
               D
She won't be pleased
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G
I'm still here
         B7
But it hasn't been easy
Em            Cm
I'm sure that you had your reasons
G          B7
I'm scared for this emotion
      C                        A
For years I've been holding it down
        G        B7
And I, love to forgive and forget
      Em         Cm
So I, try to put all this behind us
       G            B7
Just, know that my arms are wide open
C                    A             Cm
The older I get, the more that I know
 
Cm
Well it's time to let this go
 
D
I got to let it go (x4)
 
 
[Play Chorus]
 
 
        G        B7
And I, love to forgive and forget
      Em         Cm
So I, try to put all this behind us
       G            B7
Just, know that my arms are wide open
C                    A              Cm
The older I get, the more that I know
 
Cm                            G
Well it's time to let this go
 
 
Chords: (All chords are relative to the capo)
Em:  022000
C:   x32010
G:   320033
D:   xx0232
Am:  x02210
B7:  x24242
Cm:  x35543
A:   x02220
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lilsters
The strum could easily just be: down,down,up,up,down,up
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CrazyYaz
brilliant tab! can also be played without capo. good job
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rmw14
this is amazing i've been trying all these James morrison chords(tabs0 for the songs they rule!!! mr morrisons a legdend (use a capo sounds perfect0 5 *****
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