"Boom" by Edwin McCain From the album "Mercy Bound" Tabbed by: Aaron Field Email: edhead@tampabay.rr.com Standard Tuning, 1 whole step down Chords used: Csus2 Dsus2 Esus2 Gsus2 Em7 G G/F# D Am7 Dsus4 Asus4 e|--3------0------0------0-----3----3----3-----2----0-----3------3--| B|--3------5------7------10----3----3----3-----3----1-----3------3--| G|--0------0------0------0-----0----0----0-----2----0-----2------x--| D|--0------0------0------0-----x----0----0-----0----2-----0------2--| A|--3------5------7------9-----2----x----x-----0----0-----0------0--| E|--x------x------x------x-----0----3----2-----x----x-----x------x--| Verse 1:

^Csus2Mamma said, "Let's shave my head^Csus2 today

&q^Dsus2uot;

^Esus2 ^Csus2It's all gonna fall out anywa^Csus2y

^Dsus2

^Esus2 ^Csus2The laughter rolled in first just like she planne^Csus2d

^Dsus2

^Esus2 Then the tears fell out with s^Csus2trand after ^Dsus2strand, after ^Esus2strand, after ^Gsus2strand

Chorus 1:

^Em7Love doesn't ^Csus2wait until it's ^Geasy ^G/F# ^Csus2Love isn't only dancin' under ^Dstars ^Em7Love'^Csus2s not just for ^Grollin' along like a ^Am7summer song D Dsus4 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2) Love's for when it's hard

Bridge 1:

When it's ^Ghard and you don't want to be^Dlieve it You don't ^Csus2have enough hands to cover your ears and your ^Geyes When it's ^Ghard and you don't want to s^Dpeak it Csus2 Em7 Asus4 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2) 'Cause the only sound that comes is, "Why?"

Verse 2:

^Csus2Before I knew we were swaying like the tree^Csus2s

^Dsus2

^Esus2 ^Csus2But they know how to bend and we're on our knee^Csus2s

^Dsus2

^Esus2 I got a ^Csus2shock ^Csus2wave when it reached the speed of soun^Csus2d

^Dsus2

^Esus2 By the ^Csus2time you hear the ^Dsus2boom the ^Esus2pain is ^Csus2raining ^Dsus2down and ^Esus2down and ^Gsus2down

Chorus 2:

Bridge 2:

When it's ^Ghard and you don't want to be^Dlieve it You don't ^Csus2have enough hands to cover your ears and your ^Geyes When it's ^Ghard and you don't want to s^Dpeak it 'Cause the ^Csus2only sound that comes is, ^Em7"^Asus4Why?&quo^Em7t; ^Asus4

Chorus 3:

Love doesn't wait until it's ^Geasy ^G/F# ^Csus2Love isn't only dancin' under ^Dstars ^Em7Love'^Csus2s not just for ^Grollin' along like a ^Am7summer song D Dsus4 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2) Love's for when it's hard Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2) When it's hard Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x4) Yeah Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (repeat chords & fade) When it's hard

***Note: When Edwin plays this song live, he sometimes plays it in standard E tuning instead of 1 step down like the CD recording. Also, he ends the song as shown below***

^Csus2Mamma said, "Let's shave my head today"

Edwin McCain - Boom