I usually play the F?s and G?s as staccato as possible and strum the Em?s loosely, but 
that?s up to you, I guess.




For the intro:

e | --5--5--5--5^6--3---8p7h8- | 
B | -------------------------- | 
G | -------------------------- |   (repeat)
D | -------------------------- | 
A | -------------------------- | 
E | -------------------------- | 


Em   F   Em   G
Em   F   Em   G


  Em             F
A boy like me is told

      Em            G
He is both nine and ninety

      Em
And a boy like me

       F          Em
Should shut those books

         G
Join the army

     Em
And a boy like me

      F        Em
Would never be seen

             G
Fighting for peace

       Em
I want total chaos

      F       Em          G
And a holiday home in the east


e | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | -------------------------------5---------------------5---5---------------5----- | 
G | ----------------4----------------4---------------------4---4---------------4--- | 
D | ----5---5----5-----4--------5------------------5^4--------------5---5---------- | 
A | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
(play twice)


      Em
And a boy like me

       F         Em         G
Should know much better than

   Em                F      Em       G
To raise his flag in stormy weather

  Em                    F        Em      G
I just can't get enough electric shocks

        Em
I wanna buy a lighthouse

    F      Em             G
And ride a giraffe on the rocks


Em  F  Em  G


[I don't give up]



       Em
I want two dogs

    F       Em
Two cats


A big kitchen

      G
And a welcome mat



Em         F
I want all this

Em              G
And all i shall have

Em      F      Em                     G
                       Oh no, i don't give up




  Em
A boy like me

      F         Em
Don't ever give up

            G
Give up his dream


No