Dirty white boy Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays618

Dirty white boy by Foreigner is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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Intro: G   D   G      

Verse 1
 
F 
  Hey, baby, if you're feelin' down, 
                               G  
I know what's good for you all day.  
F 
  Are you worried what your friends see?  
                             G  
Will it ruin your reputation lovin' me?     


             D 
'Cause I'm a dirty white boy, 
Yeah a dirty white boy, 
        G 
A dirty white boy.     


Verse 2
 
F  
  Don't drive no big black car, 
                        G  
Don't like no Hollywood movie star. 
F  
  You want me to be true to ya, 
                                   G  
You don't give a damn what I do to ya.  



           D 
I'm just a dirty white boy, (dirty white boy) 
Dirty white boy, (dirty white boy) dirty white boy,  
      G 
Dirty white boy.


Instrumental:  verse chords 


Chorus 

            D 
Well, I'm a dirty white boy, (dirty white boy)  
Dirty white boy, (dirty white boy) yeah, dirty white boy,  
        G 
A dirty white boy.      


Verse 3
 
F 
I've been in trouble since I don't know when,  
                                                G  
I'm in trouble now and I know somehow I'll find trouble again.  
F 
I'm a loner, but I'm never alone,  
                                         G  
Every night I get one step closer to the danger zone.   

Chorus
 
             D 
'cause I'm a dirty white boy, (dirty white boy)  
Yeah, dirty white boy, (dirty white boy) I'm a dirty white boy,  
      G 
Dirty white boy.     


Outro 
             D 
C'mon, c'mon boy, (dirty white boy) 
White boy, (dirty white boy) I'm a dirty white boy,  
      G 
Dirty white boy.      

           D 
Hey, I'm a dirty white boy, (dirty white boy)   
Yeah, I'm a dirty white boy, (dirty white boy)   
                G  
Dirty white boy, yeah!     
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante