Boys In The Street Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays434

Boys In The Street by Greg Holden is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			C 
When I was younger 
                         F 
My daddy told me I would never 
                        C 
Never amount to nothing special 
                           F                                 
He'd come at me from every angle 

                      C                                             
He'd say, "You're the last thing I wanted, the last thing I need 
         F                                                
How am I gonna answer when my friends tell me 
   Am      G                   F       C                      
My son was kissing boys in the street 
   Am      G                   C                      
My son was kissing boys in the street" 

            C                                             
He tried to change me 
                         F                                
Said I'm embarrassing my country 
                          C                              
How could I do this to my family 
                         F                                
Do I wanna grow up being lonely 
                                                         

                 C                                                  
He'd say, "We've worked for our money, we've put you in school 
        F                                                 
Is this how you repay us? Do you think this is cool? 
   Am        G                   F       C                           
My son, stop kissing boys in the street 
   Am        G                   C                           
My son, stop kissing boys in the street" 

C   F   C   F 

             C                                            
Now that I'm older 
                            F                             
My daddy's heart's a little warmer 
                                   C                      
But he still won't hold me like my brother 
                                   F                      
And he still won't kiss me like my mother 

                   C                                               
He said, "You're a part of this family, I made you myself 
        F                                                 
But the way that you act isn't good for your health 
   Am        G                   F       C                    
My son, stop kissing boys in the street 
   Am        G                   C                         
My son, stop kissing boys in the street" 

C   F   Am   G                                                         
Oooooooo 
C   F   Am   G 
Ohhhhhhh 
           C                                              
My daddy's dying 
                                  F                       
And he's finally realized I'm not lying 
                              C                           
We sit in silence but we're smiling 
                            F                             
Because for once we are not fighting 
                                                       
                    C                                              
He said, "There was no way of knowing 'cause all I was taught 
       F                                                  
Is men only love women, but now I'm not sure 
   Am        G                   F       C                    
My son, keep kissing boys in the street 
   Am        G                   F       C                        
My son, keep kissing boys in the street 
         Am         G                   C                    
When I'm gone, keep kissing boys in the street" 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante