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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] | Em C | If I were a boy G D | Em C | G D | Even just for a day
I’d roll out of Embed in the Cmorning G D | Em C | G D | And throw on what I wanted and go (Drink beer ...)
[Verse] D | Em C | Drink beer with the guys G D | Em C | G D | And chase after girls
I’d Emkick it with who I Cwanted And I’d Gnever get conDfronted for it Em Because they’d Cstick up for Gme
[Chorus] D | Em C | If I were a boy G D | Em C | G D | I think I could understand
How it Emfeels to love a Cgirl G D | Em C | G D | I swear I’d be a better man (I’d listen ...)
D | Em C | I’d listen to her G D | Em C | G D | ‘Cause I know how it hurts
When you Emlose the one you Cwanted ‘Cause he’s Gtaken you for Dgranted And Ceverything you had got desCtroyed
[Verse] | Em C | If I were a boy G D | Em C | G D | I would turn off my phone
Tell Emeveryone it’s Cbroken G D | Em C | G D | So they think that I was sleeping alone (I’d put ...)
D | Em C | I’d put myself first G D | Em C | G D | And make the rules as I go
‘Cause I Emknow that she’d be Cfaithful G D | Em C | G D | Waiting for me to come home ( to come home)
[Chorus] D | Em C | If I were a boy G D | Em C | G D | I think I could understand
How it Emfeels to love a Cgirl G D | Em C | G D | I swear I’d be a better man (I’d listen ...)
D | Em C | I’d listen to her G D | Em C | G D | ‘Cause I know how it hurts
When you Emlose the one you Cwanted ‘Cause he’s Gtaken you for Dgranted And Ceverything you had got desCtroyed
[Middle 8]
Am7 It’s a Clittle too Emlate for Dyou to come Am7back Say it’s Cjust a misEmtake Think I forDgive you like Am7that If you Cthought I would Emwait for you D | Cadd9 | Cadd9 | You thought wrong
[Chorus] | Em C | But you’re just a boy G D Em C | G D | You don’t understand (and you don’t understand)
How it Emfeels to love a Cgirl, someday you’ll G D | Em C | Wish you were a better man G D | Em C | You don’t listen to her G D | Em C | G D | You don’t care how it hurts Until you Emlose the one you Cwanted Cause you Gtaken her for Dgranted And Ceverything you had got desCtroyed
[Coda] | Em C | G D But you’re just a boy ...