The Boy Is Gone Chords
The Boy Is Gone by Billy Bob Thornton is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, C, Em, F, G/B, D and Csus4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO: Am G Am G Am G C Em
Am G
They say you can't go home
Am G
God knows I've tried
Am G C Em
Seems that I'm all alone by your side
Am G
Where the perfect picture hung
Am G
Is just a dusty wall
Am G C Em
Words that have been sung I can't recall
CHORUS:
Am F C
His voice still echoes off these walls
G G/B Am
Where he was born and where he passed
F D G
A haunted soul will always mourn, and his will last
Am-G-F-G-C Csus4 C
The boy is gone
INTRO
Am G
I saw myself in him
Am G
I've lost my sight
Am G C Em
His sweet shadow dimmed our light
Am G
Memories creep thru me
Am G
Like flaming vines
Am G C Em
And now we're a memory in time
CHORUS
BREAK: Am F Am G Am F-G-C Csus4 C Em
CHORUS
OUTRO: Am G Am G Am G Am-G-F-G-C