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                         "Boom" by Edwin McCain
                      From the album "Mercy Bound"
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Tabbed by: Aaron Field
Email: edhead@tampabay.rr.com


Standard Tuning, 1 whole step down


Chords used:  

  Csus2  Dsus2  Esus2  Gsus2  Em7   G   G/F#   D   Am7  Dsus4  Asus4 
e|--3------0------0------0-----3----3----3-----2----0-----3------3--|
B|--3------5------7------10----3----3----3-----3----1-----3------3--|
G|--0------0------0------0-----0----0----0-----2----0-----2------x--|
D|--0------0------0------0-----x----0----0-----0----2-----0------2--|
A|--3------5------7------9-----2----x----x-----0----0-----0------0--|
E|--x------x------x------x-----0----3----2-----x----x-----x------x--|




Verse 1:   

Csus2                                Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2
Mamma said, "Let's shave my head today"
Csus2                        Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2
It's all gonna fall out anyway
Csus2                                            Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2
The laughter rolled in first just like she planned
                              Csus2
Then the tears fell out with strand 
      Dsus2         Esus2         Gsus2
after strand, after strand, after strand



Chorus 1:

Em7          Csus2           G      G/F#
Love doesn't wait until it's easy
Csus2                         D
Love isn't only dancin' under stars
Em7  Csus2          G                    Am7
Love's not just for rollin' along like a summer song
D   Dsus4               Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2)
Love's for when it's hard



Bridge 1:

          G                            D
When it's hard and you don't want to believe it
          Csus2                                         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
           Csus2                     Em7     Asus4     Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2)
'Cause the only sound that comes is, "Why?"


Verse 2:

Csus2                                      Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2
Before I knew we were swaying like the trees
Csus2                                          Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2
But they know how to bend and we're on our knees
        Csus2 Csus2                                 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2
I got a shock wave when it reached the speed of sound
       Csus2             Dsus2 
By the time you hear the boom 
    Esus2   Csus2   Dsus2    Esus2    Gsus2
the pain is raining down and down and down


Chorus 2:

Em7          Csus2           G      G/F#
Love doesn't wait until it's easy
Csus2                         D
Love isn't only dancin' under stars
Em7  Csus2          G                    Am7
Love's not just for rollin' along like a summer song
D   Dsus4                 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2)
Love's for when it's hard


Bridge 2:

          G                            D
When it's hard and you don't want to believe it
          Csus2                                         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
           Csus2                     Em7   Asus4   Em7   Asus4
'Cause the only sound that comes is, "Why?"


Chorus 3:

                             G      G/F#
Love doesn't wait until it's easy
Csus2                         D
Love isn't only dancin' under stars
Em7  Csus2          G                    Am7
Love's not just for rollin' along like a summer song
D   Dsus4                 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2)
Love's for when it's hard
          Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2)
When it's hard
   Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (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***


Csus2                                
Mamma said, "Let's shave my head today"