If I Were A Boy
by BeyoncéTranspose
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If I Were a Boy – Beyonce
Written by: BC Jean/Toby Gad
From: "I Am... Sasha Fierce" (2008)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Two versions:
1 capo 6th fret: original key
2 no capo: more bottom end
– for original key tune the guitar one half step down
Verse 1
capo: 6th fret
play: Am
key: Ebm
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Am7 x-0-2-0-1-x
Fadd9 (t)1-3-3-0-1-x
C x-3-2-0-1-x
G 3-x-0-0-0-x
G/B x-2-0-0-0-x
Fadd+11 (t)1-3-3-0-0-x actually Fsus2add#11
Verse
If I were a b
oy
Even
just for a d
ay
I’d roll o
ut of bed i
n the morning
And
throw on what I
wanted and
go
(Drink beer ...)
Verse
Drink beer with the g
uys
And
chase after g
irls
I&rs
quo;d kick it with
who I wanted
And I&rs
quo;d never g
et confronted for it
Because they&rs
quo;d stick u
p for me
Chorus
If
I were a b
oy
I think I
could unders
tand
How it
feels to love a
girl
I
swear I’d
be a better
man
(I’d listen ...)
I&rs
quo;d liste
n to
her
‘Ca
use I know ho
w it
hurts
When you
lose the one you
wanted
‘Cause
he’s ta
ken you for granted
And
everything you had got des
troyed
Verse
If I were a
boy
I would
turn off my pho
ne
Tell
everyone it&rs
quo;s broken
So they
think that I was
sleeping a
lone
(
I’d put ...)
I&rs
quo;d put my
self
first
And make the
rules as I g
o
‘Ca
use I know that she
’d be faithful
Waiting for
me to come h
ome
( to come h
ome)
Chorus
If
I were a b
oy
I think I
could unders
tand
How it
feels to love a
girl
I
swear I’d
be a better
man
(I’d listen ...)
I&rs
quo;d liste
n to
her
‘Ca
use I know ho
w it
hurts
When you
lose the one you
wanted
‘Cause
he’s ta
ken you for granted
And
everything you had got des
troyed
[MIDDLE 8]
It&rsqu
o;s a littl
e too lat
e for you to
come back
Say "It&rs
quo;s just
a mistake."
Think I for
give you like
that
If you
thought I would
wait for you
You thought w
rong
Chorus
But you’re j
ust
a boy
You
don’t
understand (an
d you don&rs
qu
o;t understand)
How it
feels to love a
girl, someday you’ll
Wish you were a
better man
You don&rs
quo;t liste
n to
her
You don&rs
quo;t care ho
w it
hurts
Until you
lose the one you
wanted
Cause you
taken her for
granted
And
everything you had got des
troyed
Outro
But you’re j
ust
a boy&he
ll
ip;
Verse 2
No capo – one semi-tone up compared to Beyonce’s recording. In order to
match with the original, tune down the guitar one-semi tone to
Eb-A-Db-G-Bb-Eb.
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em7 0-2-2-0-3-x
Cadd9 x-3-2-0-3-x
G 3-x-0-0-3-x
D x-x-0-2-3-x
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x
Em9/C x-3-2-0-3-2 actually Cadd9/#11
Am7 x-0-2-0-1-0
Verse
If I were a b
oy
Even
just for a d
ay
I’d roll o
ut of bed i
n the morning
And
throw on what I
wanted and
go
(Drink beer ...)
Verse
Drink beer with the g
uys
And
chase after g
irls
I&rs
quo;d kick it with
who I wanted
And I&rs
quo;d never g
et confronted for it
Because they&rs
quo;d stick u
p for me
Chorus
If
I were a b
oy
I think I
could unders
tand
How it
feels to love a
girl
I
swear I’d
be a better
man
(I’d listen ...)
I&rs
quo;d listen
to
her
‘Ca
use I know ho
w it
hurts
When you
lose the one you
wanted
‘Cause
he’s ta
ken you for granted
And
everything you had got des
troyed
Verse
If I were a
boy
I would
turn off my pho
ne
Tell
everyone it&rs
quo;s broken
So they
think that I was
sleeping a
lone
(
I’d put ...)
I&rs
quo;d put my
self
first
And make the
rules as I g
o
‘Ca
use I know that she
’d be faithful
Waiting for
me to come h
ome
( to come h
ome)
Chorus
If
I were a b
oy
I think I
could unders
tand
How it
feels to love a
girl
I
swear I’d
be a better
man
(I’d listen ...)
I&rs
quo;d listen
to
her
‘Ca
use I know ho
w it
hurts
When you
lose the one you
wanted
‘Cause
he’s ta
ken you for granted
And
everything you had got des
troyed
[MIDDLE 8]
It&rsqu
o;s a littl
e too lat
e for you to
come back
Say "It&rs
quo;s just
a mistake."
Think I for
give you like
that
If you
thought I would
wait for you
You thought w
rong
Chorus
But you’re j
ust
a boy
You
don’t
understand (an
d you don&rs
qu
o;t understand)
How it
feels to love a
girl, someday you’ll
Wish you were a
better man
You don&rs
quo;t liste
n to
her
You don&rs
quo;t care ho
w it
hurts
Until you
lose the one you
wanted
Cause you
taken her for
granted
And
everything you had got des
troyed
Outro
But you’re j
ust
a boy ..
.
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