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Charlie Puth - Boy Chords

Chord reference C, F, G, Am, Em, Dm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

And I [F]always [G]up and [Am]leave, but for the [Am]first time [C]in a [G]while I wanna [Am]throw [Em]away the [F]key, and I [Dm]know you’ve [C]been [F] in A couple more [F]relation[G]ships [Am]than me ‘Cause you [Am]talk a [C]different [G]talk, and you [Am]kiss me [Em]differently [F]

[Dm]Now I don’t [C]know where to [F] go, [F]after you [G]left me this [Am]way [Am]After you [C]love me so [G]good, how are you gonna [Am]tell me you [Em]don’t wanna [F]stay?

[Dm] You [C][F]tell me I’m too young, but, [F] [G] I gave [Am]you what you wanted [Am] [C]Baby, [G] how dare you treat me [Am] just [Em][F] like, like a [Dm]boy [C]You [F]won’t wake up beside me, [F] [G]’cause I [Am]was born in the ’90s [Am] [C]Baby, [G]how dare you treat [Am]me [Em]just [F] like, like a [Dm]boy [C] [F] (don’t treat me like) [F][G]Boy [Am] (don’t treat me like) [Am]boy [C] [G] [Am] [Em] [F]

[Dm]You told me you [C]needed a [F]perfect guy, that’ll [F]make your [G]parents [Am]proud Guess you [Am]still ain’t [C]found him [G]yet (why?), ’cause we’re [Am]still [Em]messing [F]around (oh) And now you [Dm]watch me [C]put in [F] all this work, just to [F]say it [G]won’t work [Am]out (work out) You never to[Am]ok me [C]seriously[G] (took me seriously) now what the [Am]hell is [Em]that [F]about?

[Dm]Now I don’t [C]know where to [F] go, [F]after you [G]left me this [Am]way [Am]After you [C]love me so [G]good, how are you gonna [Am]tell me you [Em]don’t wanna [F]stay?

[Dm] You [C][F]tell me I’m too young, but, [F] [G] I gave [Am]you what you wanted [Am] [C]Baby, [G] how dare you treat me [Am] just [Em][F] like, like a [Dm]boy [C]You [F]won’t wake up beside me, [F] [G]’cause I [Am]was born in the ’90s [Am] [C]Baby, [G]how dare you treat [Am]me [Em]just [F] like, like a [Dm]boy [C] [F] (don’t treat me like) [F][G]Boy [Am] (don’t treat me like) [Am]boy [C] [G] [Am] [Em] [F]

[Dm] You [C][F]tell me I’m too young, but, [F] [G] I gave [Am]you what you wanted [Am] [C]Baby, [G] how dare you treat me [Am] just [Em][F] like, like a [Dm]boy [C]You [F]won’t wake up beside me, [F] [G]’cause I [Am]was born in the ’90s [Am] [C]Baby, [G]how dare you treat [Am]me [Em]just [F] like, like a [Dm]boy [C] [F] (don’t treat me like) [F][G]Boy [Am] (don’t treat me like) [Am]boy [C] [G] [Am] [Em] [F]

[Dm] [C] [F] [F] [G] [Am] [Am] [C] [G] [Am] [Em] [F]Just like, like a boy [Dm] [C] [F] [F] [G] [Am] [Am] [C] [G] [Am] [Em] [F]Just like, like a boy [Dm] [C] [F] [F] [G] [Am] [Am] [C] [G] [Am] [Em] [F]

Artist Charlie Puth
Album Voicenotes
Genres Pop
Year 2018
Key F

How to Play Boy on Guitar?

Charlie Puth - Boy can be played in the key of F using the C, F, G, Am, Em, Dm chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Boy with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.