Boy Inside The Man Chords

by Tom Cochrane
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Acoustic campfire version that is easy to follow.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author kalden24 [a] 85.
2 contributors total, last edit on Sep 27, 2023

Chords

G
C2
Em
D

Strumming

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C2 chord should be played like this:
 
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[Intro]
 
G
*strum for 4 bars*
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
C2
So long so long so long he's been away
C2
So long so long so long he's back again
 
     C2            G
When I turned seventeen
       C2              G
We had passion, we had dreams
            Em                    D
Thought the love we were fighting for
              C2              G
Was something holy, something more
 
     C2              G
When I turned twenty-one
        C2             G
We were outside on the run
       Em                 D
When I walked out with my girl
        C2                 G       G
We went halfway around the world
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Em D                      C2       G
I  dreamed that I saw her standing there
Em              D              C2
Running for the boy inside the man
      Em  D                    C2        G
I was hit hard by the light so bright it burned
Em            D               C2
All at once I knew she'd understand
               G
Boy inside the man
    C2             G    C2   G
The boy inside the man
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
     C2              G
When I turned twenty-five
        C2             G
We were hungry, we had drive
       Em                D
When I turned much older then
         C2              G
When the boy was lost in pride
 
      C2                 G
Now I just turned thirty-one
       C2              G
I have lost and I have won
           Em             D
Still I've kept my dreams alive
           C2             G
'Cause the boy will never die
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Em D                      C2       G
I  dreamed that I saw her standing there
Em              D              C2
Running for the boy inside the man
      Em  D                    C2        G
I was hit hard by the light so bright it burned
Em            D               C2
All at once I knew she'd understand
               G
Boy inside the man
    C2             G     C2   G
The boy inside the man
 
Em D                      C2       G
I  dreamed that I saw her standing there
Em              D              C2
Running for the boy inside the man
      Em  D                    C2        G
I was hit hard by the light so bright it burned
Em            D               C2
All at once I knew she'd understand
               G
Boy inside the man
    C2             G     C2   G
The boy inside the man
 
 
[Outro]
 
    C2             G
The boy inside the man
    C2             G
The boy inside the man
G               G
So long so long so long
G
You been away
G               G
So long so long so long
G
You're back again
 
C2 G
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2 comments
richardvilla31
Nice tab. Certainly simplifies the tune. 5 stars. The Instrumental break comes after the final chorus. C D x 4.
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scott.macswain
Awesome. Difficult to keep timing and sing like Tom. I think the song goes intro, verse 1, verse 2, chorus, verse 3, verse 4, chorus, instrumental, chorus, chorus, ending.
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