Dull Boy Chords

by The Growlers
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
Author guitar_newbie [a] 19,957. Last edit on Nov 26, 2017

Chords

C
G
F
Dm
Am
Amadd9
E
D

Strumming

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The Growlers - Dull Boy
song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0yr-uNLN2U
 
CAPO I
 
[Intro]
 
MAIN RIFF
    C       G       F               C       G       C
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-------3-------1---------------5-------3----5---------------|
G|-/5-----5-4-----4-2--------------/5-----5-4-----4-5---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    C       G        F        Dm       C       G       C
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-------3--------10------8---------5-------3----5------------|
G|-/5-----5-4-----4-/10----10-9----9--/5-----5-4-----4-5------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
C           G         C
Lost in the valley of malls
    C            G             C
The kids are all eating themselves
C         G            Am  Amadd9
Living on capsules and balls
                      C       G       C
Thinking that there’s nowhere else at all
 
[Verse 2]
C           G         C
Flicking a match in the sky
C          G          C
Turning my back on my own
C           G             Am          Amadd9     C
Finally the bottle’s bone dry, with a message inside
     G             C
That says that I’m gone
 
[Chorus]
 
(Lead guitar riffs in chorus)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------5----------------|
G|---------------------7---7---7-757-7-7---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----7\------------------------------5---5---|
E|----------5-------5/---------------------------|
 
(chords stated aren't played in the song but fit)
      E               Am
I’m a dull boy with a dead dream
D
Searching for a pulse at any given scene
 
e|-------------------------------|
B|---------5---------------------|\
G|---5-7-----7---5---5-----------| 2x
D|-7---------------------5---5---|/
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
C           G         Am
 The city’s shrinking down
C             G                 Am
 I think it’s time to leave this town
C         G                       Am
  Pulling out while there’s still time
C               G          Am
Littered all my memories behind
 
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5----------------------------------------|
G|---5-7-----7---5---5--/9--9--/14-----14\-9-----9\-|
D|-7------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
[Interlude with main riff]
C    G  \ 2x
C       /
C    G
F    Dm
C    G
C
 
[Verse 3]
C               G           C
The statues win so let them have it
C        G                  C
Let them keep their squeaky clean
C        G             Am  Amadd9
Whatever was now is in ashes
            C       G            C
There isn’t anymore room here for me
 
[Chorus]
      E               Am
I’m a dull boy with a dead dream
D
Searching for a pulse at any given scene
 
C          G         Am
The city’s shrinking down
C             G                Am
 I think it’s time to leave this town
C         G                       Am
  Pulling out while there’s still time
C               G          Am
Littered all my memories behind
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------5--------5----|
D|-2----2----2-2-/7-------7------7---7-5-7-----7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
C          G         Am
The city’s shrinking down
C             G                Am
 I think it’s time to leave this town
C         G                       Am
  Pulling out while there’s still time
C               G          Am
Littered all my memories behind
 
[Outro with main riff]
C    G  \ 2x
C       /
C    G
F    Dm
C    G
C
 
_____________________________________________________
 
    Am  Amadd9
e|--5-----7----|
B|--5-----5----|
G|--5-----5----|
D|--7-----7----|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
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9 comments
guitar_newbie
They don't play chords in the choruses but you could play this: CHORUS F A#m I?m a dull boy with a dead dream D# Searching for a pulse at any given scene I updated the tab
+2
justins03
Instead of the D#m in the Intro/Outro Main riff part I believe it should be a A#m. Otherwise this is a great.
+1
Schoonsosa
First and 3rd line of the chorus can have that Amadd9 chord at the end, and the 2nd and 4th line should be C, G, C I believe.
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