• Song:

    This Boy

  • Artist:

    James Morrison

Used the other chords here and altered them to a no capo version. First tab and all that. ;)

Intro:  Gm  Eb  Bb  F
        Gm (355333@1)Eb (x43121@3)Bb (x1333x@1)F (133211@1)
Verse:
Gm (355333@1)               EbThis (x43121@3)boy wants to play
                       BbThere's (x1333x@1)no time left today
                        FIt's (133211@1)a shame 'cause he has to go home
Gm (355333@1)                 EbThis (x43121@3)boy's got to work
                     Bb (x1333x@1)                      FGot (133211@1)to sweat just to pay what he gets to get left all alone


Bridge:
Cm (x3101x@1)                EbWell (x43121@3)let's step outside
                BbLet's (x1333x@1)go for a ride
              FJust (133211@1)for a while
Cm (x3101x@1)              EbNo (x43121@3)we won't get caught
                             Bb (x1333x@1)                 FWell (133211@1)that's what I thought, until we cried


Chorus:
           BbI'm (x1333x@1)still here
         D7But (xx0212@1)it hasn't been easy
Gm (355333@1)            EbmI'm (xx4342@1)sure that you had your reasons
Bb (x1333x@1)         D7I'm (xx0212@1)scared for this emotion
     Eb (x43121@3)                        CmFor (x3101x@1)years I've been holding it down
      EbmFor (xx4342@1)years I've been holding it down


Verse 2:
Gm (355333@1)                 EbThis (x43121@3)girl tries her best everyday
          Bb (x1333x@1)                             F (133211@1)
But it's all gone to waste 'cause there's no one around
Gm (355333@1)               EbThis (x43121@3)girl she can draw she can paint
          BbLikes (x1333x@1)to dance she can skate
         FNow (133211@1)she don't make a sound


Bridge:
Cm (x3101x@1)               EbWe'll (x43121@3)play in the park
                 Bb (x1333x@1)           F'Till (133211@1)it's too dark for us to see
Cm (x3101x@1)                     EbWell (x43121@3)we'll make our way home
                  BbWith (x1333x@1)mud on our clothes
                    FShe (133211@1)won't be pleased


Chorus:
BbI'm (x1333x@1)still here
         D7But (xx0212@1)it hasn't been easy
Gm (355333@1)          EbmI'm (xx4342@1)sure that you had your reasons
Bb (x1333x@1)          D7I'm (xx0212@1)scared for this emotion
      Eb (x43121@3)                      CFor (x32010@1)years I've been holding it down
        Bb (x1333x@1)          D7 (xx0212@1)
And I, love to forgive and forget
      Gm (355333@1)       EbmSo (xx4342@1)I, try to put all this behind us
       Bb (x1333x@1)          D7Just, (xx0212@1)know that my arms are wide open
Eb (x43121@3)                  C (x32010@1)           EbmThe (xx4342@1)older I get, the more that I know

EbmWell (xx4342@1)it's time to let this go

FI (133211@1)got to let it go (x4)


[Play Chorus]


        Bb (x1333x@1)          D7 (xx0212@1)
And I, love to forgive and forget
      Gm (355333@1)       EbmSo (xx4342@1)I, try to put all this behind us
       Bb (x1333x@1)          D7Just, (xx0212@1)know that my arms are wide open
Eb (x43121@3)                  C (x32010@1)           EbmThe (xx4342@1)older I get, the more that I know


Ebm (xx4342@1)                          BbWell (x1333x@1)it's time to let this go

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