• Song:

    Boom

  • Artist:

    Edwin McCain

  • Album:

    Mercy Bound

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

Verse 1:   

C5                                C5 - D5 - E5
Mamma said, "Let's shave my head today"
C5                        C5 - D5 - E5
It's all gonna fall out anyway
C5                                            C5 - D5 - E5
The laughter rolled in first just like she planned
                              C5
Then the tears fell out with strand 
      D5         E5         G5
after strand, after strand, after strand



Chorus 1:

E5          C5           G5      G/f#
Love doesn't wait until it's easy
C5                         D5
Love isn't only dancin' under stars
E5  C5          G5                    A5
Love's not just for rollin' along like a summer song
D5   D5               C5 - D5 - E5 (x2)
Love's for when it's hard



Bridge 1:

          G5                            D5
When it's hard and you don't want to believe it
          C5                                         G5
You don't have enough hands to cover your ears and your eyes
          G5                           D5
When it's hard and you don't want to speak it
           C5                     E5     A5     C5 - D5 - E5 (x2)
'Cause the only sound that comes is, "Why?"


Verse 2:

C5                                      C5 - D5 - E5
Before I knew we were swaying like the trees
C5                                          C5 - D5 - E5
But they know how to bend and we're on our knees
        C5 C5                                 C5 - D5 - E5
I got a shock wave when it reached the speed of sound
       C5             D5 
By the time you hear the boom 
    E5   C5   D5    E5    G5
the pain is raining down and down and down


Chorus 2:

E5          C5           G5      G/f#
Love doesn't wait until it's easy
C5                         D5
Love isn't only dancin' under stars
E5  C5          G5                    A5
Love's not just for rollin' along like a summer song
D5   D5                 C5 - D5 - E5 (x2)
Love's for when it's hard


Bridge 2:

          G5                            D5
When it's hard and you don't want to believe it
          C5                                         G5
You don't have enough hands to cover your ears and your eyes
          G5                           D5
When it's hard and you don't want to speak it
           C5                     E5   A5   E5   A5
'Cause the only sound that comes is, "Why?"


Chorus 3:

                             G5      G/f#
Love doesn't wait until it's easy
C5                         D5
Love isn't only dancin' under stars
E5  C5          G5                    A5
Love's not just for rollin' along like a summer song
D5   D5                 C5 - D5 - E5 (x2)
Love's for when it's hard
          C5 - D5 - E5 (x2)
When it's hard
   C5 - D5 - E5 (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***


C5                                
Mamma said, "Let's shave my head today"
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