For A Boy Chords

KeyD Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays606

For A Boy by Raelynn is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords D, G, Em and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D 
For a boy your heart is pretty see through 
G 
For a boy you sure let your guard down 
         Em 
When you know you want 
Em 
Want what you see and 
Em 
Baby right now you're looking at me 
    A 
The way you say my name 
A 
I know you ain't playing games 

D 
For a boy you're good at sayin' sorry 
G 
For a boy I sure can feel your heart 
     Em 
It's like a freight train coming at me 
Em 
I'm across the booth on the edge of my seat 
A 
You don't make me wait 
A 
You say what you came to say 


D 
Go on get it out boy 
D 
Say I'm the only one that makes you this crazy 
G 
Come on and tell me how boy 
G 
How I'm the only thing you thinking about lately 
Em 
But what you don' know, what you don't know 
Is what a girl like me would do 
D 
For a boy like you 


D 
For a girl I'm pretty cool, calm, and collected 
G 
For a girl who was getting more than she expected 
  Em 
From an ex love but here I am 
Em 
You're putting your heart in the palm of my hand 
    A 
I'm trying to act really cool 
A 
But inside I'm a lovesick fool 


D 
Go on get it out boy 
D 
Say I'm the only one that makes you this crazy 
G 
Come on and tell me how boy 
G 
How I'm the only thing you thinking about lately 
Em 
But what you don' know, what you don't know 
Is what a girl like me would do for a boy like 
D 
Go on say it all boy 
D 
Go on a put every last feeling out on the table 
G 
Come on it's last call boy 
G 
Before the night escapes this late 
Em 
But what you don know, what you don't know 
Em 
Is what a girl like me would do 
D 
For a boy like you 
D 
For a boy like you 
    	

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