If I Were A Boy
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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: soprano C
One semi-tone up compared to Beyonce’s recording. In order to
match with the original:
- either transpose this tab down one semi-tone
- or transpose it down two steps and then use one of those cute ukulele
capos on the 1st fret to bring it back to the key of the original recording.
CHORDS
g-C-E-A
Cadd9 0-2-0-3
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
irl
s
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
tan
d
How it
feels to love a
girl
I
swear I’d
be a better
ma
n
(I’d listen ...)
I&rs
quo;d list
en
to her
‘Ca
use I know h
ow
it h
ur
ts
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
lon
e
(I&rs
quo;d put ...)
I&rs
quo;d put my
sel
f 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
tan
d
How it
feels to love a
girl
I
swear I’d
be a better
ma
n
(I’d listen ...)
I&rs
quo;d listen
to
her
‘Ca
use I know ho
w i
t hu
rt
s
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
quo;
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 t
o her
You don&rs
quo;t care ho
w i
t hu
rt
s
Until you
lose the one you
wanted
Cause you
taken her for
granted
And
everything you had got des
troyed
[Coda]
But you’re j
ust
a b
oy
...
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