• Song:

    Boom

  • Artist:

    Edwin McCain

  • Album:

    Mercy Bound

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Tabbed by: Aaron Field
Standard Tuning, 1 whole step down

Verse 1:   

C9                                C9 - D9 - E9
Mamma said, "Let's shave my head today"
C9                        C9 - D9 - E9
It's all gonna fall out anyway
C9                                            C9 - D9 - E9
The laughter rolled in first just like she planned
                              C9
Then the tears fell out with strand 
      D9         E9         G9
after strand, after strand, after strand



Chorus 1:

Em7          C9           G      G/f#
Love doesn't wait until it's easy
C9                         D
Love isn't only dancin' under stars
Em7  C9          G                    Am7
Love's not just for rollin' along like a summer song
D   D4               C9 - D9 - E9 (x2)
Love's for when it's hard



Bridge 1:

          G                            D
When it's hard and you don't want to believe it
          C9                                         G
You don't have enough hands to cover your ears and your eyes
          G                           D
When it's hard and you don't want to speak it
           C9                     Em7     A4     C9 - D9 - E9 (x2)
'Cause the only sound that comes is, "Why?"


Verse 2:

C9                                      C9 - D9 - E9
Before I knew we were swaying like the trees
C9                                          C9 - D9 - E9
But they know how to bend and we're on our knees
        C9 C9                                 C9 - D9 - E9
I got a shock wave when it reached the speed of sound
       C9             D9 
By the time you hear the boom 
    E9   C9   D9    E9    G9
the pain is raining down and down and down


Chorus 2:

Em7          C9           G      G/f#
Love doesn't wait until it's easy
C9                         D
Love isn't only dancin' under stars
Em7  C9          G                    Am7
Love's not just for rollin' along like a summer song
D   D4                 C9 - D9 - E9 (x2)
Love's for when it's hard


Bridge 2:

          G                            D
When it's hard and you don't want to believe it
          C9                                         G
You don't have enough hands to cover your ears and your eyes
          G                           D
When it's hard and you don't want to speak it
           C9                     Em7   A4   Em7   A4
'Cause the only sound that comes is, "Why?"


Chorus 3:

                             G      G/f#
Love doesn't wait until it's easy
C9                         D
Love isn't only dancin' under stars
Em7  C9          G                    Am7
Love's not just for rollin' along like a summer song
D   D4                 C9 - D9 - E9 (x2)
Love's for when it's hard
          C9 - D9 - E9 (x2)
When it's hard
   C9 - D9 - E9 (x4)
Yeah
          Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (repeat chords & fade)
When it's hard



***Note: When Edwin plays this song live, he sometimes plays it in standard E 
tuning instead of 1 step down like the CD recording.  

Also, he ends the song as shown below***


C9                                
Mamma said, "Let's shave my head today"
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