If I Were A Boy

by Beyoncé

Chords

4.5 (26)

novice Capo: 6th fret

Version:

v2 v1 v3 v4

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

Capo 6th Fret

[Intro]
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-----1--------1--------1-----1-----0--|
G|--------0--------0--------------0-----|
D|--2--------2--------2-----2-----------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|   x2

Verse 1

If I were a boy

even jus

t for a day

I'd ro

ll out of bed

in the morning

And thro

w on what I wanted

Drink beer with the guys

And chase after girls

I'd k

ick it with who I wanted

And I'd neve

r get confronted f

or it

'Cause they stick up for me

Hook

If I were a boy

think I cou

ld understand

How it feel

s to love a girl

I sw

ear I'd be a better man

(Same chordal progression is repeated for the entire song)

Verse 2

If I were a boy

I would turn off my phone

Tell everyone it's broken

So they'd think that I was sleepin' alone

I'd put myself first

And make the rules as I go

Cause I'd know that she'd be faithful

Waitin' for me to come home

To come home

Hook

If I were a boy

think I cou

ld understand

How it feel

s to love a girl

I sw

ear I'd be a better man

I’d listen to her

Cause I know how it hurts

When you lose the one you wanted (wanted)

Cause he’s taken you for granted (granted)

And everything you had got destroyed

Bridge

It's a little too late for you to come back

Say it's just a mistake

Think I'd forgive you like that

If you thought I would wait for you

You thought wrong

Hook 2

But you’re just a boy

You don’t understand

Yeah you don’t understand

How it feels to love a girl someday

You'll wish you were a better man

You don’t listen to her

You don’t care how it hurts

Until you lose the one you wanted

Cause you’ve taken her for granted

And everything you have got destroyed

But you’re just a boy...