Capo: 2

If I Were A Boy by Beyonce I want to give credit to dreamystar08_jb for giving me the general outline of what goes into this song. From that version, I moved chord symbols directly over which words they should be strummed by, and changed the ending of the chorus that leads into the bridge to sound better to my ear. A possible strumming pattern that works through most of the song is: down down-up, for each chord listed Capo 2nd Fret Verse 1:

If I were a boy^Em ^C ^G Even ^Djust for a day^Em ^C ^G

^DI'd roll out of ^Embed in the ^Cmorning And ^Gthrow on what I ^Dwanted and g^Emo ^C ^G

Drink ^Dbeer with the gu^Emys ^C ^G And ^Dchase after girls^Em ^C ^G ^D

I'd kick ^Emit with who I ^Cwanted And I'd ^Gnever get conf^Dronted for it

^Em 'Cause they'd ^Cstick up for me^G Chorus:

If ^DI were a bo^Emy ^C ^G I think I ^Dcould understa^Emnd ^C ^G ^D

How it ^Emfeels to love a ^Cgirl I ^Gswear I'd be a ^Dbetter man ^Em ^C ^G

I?d ^Dlisten to he^Emr ^C ^G Cause I ^Dknow how it hur^Emts ^C ^G ^D

When you ^Emlose the one you ^Cwanted Cause he's ^Gtaken you for ^Dgranted

And ^Ceverything you had got destroyed

Verse 2:

If I were a boy^Em ^C ^G I would ^Dturn off my pho^Emne ^C ^G ^D

Tell ^Emeveryone it's ^Cbroken So they ^Gthink that I was ^Dsleeping alo^Emne ^C ^G

I'd ^Dput myself fir^Emst ^C ^G And make the ^Drules as I ^Emgo ^C ^G ^D

Cause I ^Emknow that she'd ^Cbe faithful ^GWaiting for m^De to come h^Emome ^C ^G

Chorus:

If ^DI were a bo^Emy ^C ^G I think I ^Dcould underst^Emand ^C ^G ^D

How it ^Emfeels to love a ^Cgirl I ^Gswear I'd be a ^Dbetter man ^Em ^C ^G

I'd ^Dlisten to he^Emr ^C ^G Cause I ^Dknow how it hur^Emts ^C ^G ^D

When you ^Emlose the one you ^Cwanted Cause he's ^Gtaken you for ^Dgranted

And ^Ceverything you had got destr^Am7oyed

Bridge:

^Am7 It's a ^Clittle too la^Gte for yo^Du to come ^Amback Say it's ^Cjust a mis^Emtake

Think I for^Dgive you like ^Amthat If you tho^Cught I would wa^Emit for you ^D

You thought ^Cwrong Verse 3: But you're just a ^Emboy ^C ^G

You don't ^Dundersta^Emnd (yea you ^Cdon't under^Gstand)^D How it fe^Emels to love a gi^Crl, someday you'll

^GWish you were a^D.. better man ^Em ^C ^G You don't li^Dsten to h^Emer ^C ^G

You don't ^Dcare how it hu^Emrts ^C ^G ^D Until you ^Emlose the one yo^Cu wanted

Cause you've tak^Gen her for granted^D And ^Ceverything you had got destroyed

But you're just a boy^Em ^C ^G ^D

Beyoncé - If i were a boy