Robbie Williams - Be a boy acoustic
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He played this acoustic version at 1Live Radio 16-03-2013. Here's the link on youtube :
http://www.youtube.com/watch'v=m1fKjyRdJ1g
CAPO ON THE 5TH
Cadd9 = 032033
"E" = 002033
Em = 022033
G= 320033
INTRO: Cadd9 E Em G
VERSE I
Cadd9When you're young you hopeE to be
EmMenacing in vanGity
Cadd96 feet tall,E maybe more
EmBigger now than bGefore
Cadd9They said it was leaviEng me
EmThe magic was leaving me G
Cadd9I don't think so E
I don't thinkEm so G
CHORUS I
Cadd9They said it was leavingE
EmThey said it with Gjoy
Cadd9Now I could make this last forever E
And be a boy, anEmd be a boy G
VERSE II :
Cadd9When you're young you hope tEo see
EmAnd carve your name into the streGet
Cadd9And bounce your words off satelliteEs
EmThat keep the wasted up tonight G
Cadd9They said it was leaviEng me
EmThe magic was leaving me G
Cadd9I don't think so E
I don't thinkEm so G
CHORUS II
Cadd9They said it was leavingE
EmThey said it with Gjoy
Cadd9Now I could make this last forever E
And be a boy, anEmd be a boy G
Cadd9There's safety in the juEngle
EmIf you treat it like a toy G
Cadd9Make sure you talk to strangers E
And be a boy, anEmd be a boy G
MIDDLE PART : the same chords as in the verse and chorus and the second guitarist does
something like this : (without the capo)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2/5---5-7--9--9/5---2/5-----2/5--7-9-7-5-7-5------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cadd9They said it was leaviEng me
EmThe magic was leaving me G
Cadd9I don't think so E
I don't thinkEm so G
Cadd9All the boys are gonna be someone
EYour time did come but now it's gone
EmYour time did come but now it's gone
GIt takes a big man to be someone
Cadd9All the boys are gonna be someone
EYour time did come but now it's gone
EmYour time did come but now it's gone
GIt takes a big man to be someone
Cadd9I'm half your age and lived twice your life
EAnd I own the streets, you walk tonight
EmYour time did come but it's no more
GIt takes a big man to be someone
Cadd9They said it was leaviEng me
EmThe magic was leaving me G
Cadd9I don“t think so