Boys Chords

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Boys by The Beatles is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B7, A7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
B
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: B7  A7  E7  B7 

E7 
I've been told when a boy kiss a girl 
Take a trip around the world 
     A7 
Hey, hey, (bop shu-op, m'bop bop shu-op) 
     E7 
Hey, hey, (bop shu-op, m'bop bop shu-op) 
     B7                A7                 E7 
Hey, hey, (bop shu-op) yes, they say you do (Bop shu-op) 

E7 
My girl says when I kiss her lips, 
Gets a thrill through her fingertips, 
     A7 
Hey, hey, (bop shu-op, m'bop bop shu-op) 
     E7 
Hey, hey, (bop shu-op, m'bop bop shu-op) 
     B7                A7                 E7 
Hey, hey, (bop shu-op) yeah, she say you do (Bop shu-op) 

B7                   E7 
  Well, I talk about boys, 
Don't ya know I mean boys, 
                        A7          E7 
Well, I talk about boys, now, Ah___ boys 
                   B7 
Well, I talk about boys, now, 
A7                    E7                   B7 
  What a bundle of joy  (All right, George!) 

Solo: 

  B7                            E7 
-|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
-|---8/9-9---8-/8-/8--/8--/8--|8------------8----8---------|---3---3--3---3--3----------| 
-|-----------9-/9-/9--/9--/9--|-------8-----8h9--8h9-------|---4---4--4---4--4---2--0---| 
-|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
-|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
-|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
  ^      ^      ^      ^       ^      ^      ^      ^ 

-|----------------------------|---12------12-----12----12--| 
-|----------------------------|-------9-----10-----11------| 
-|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
-|2------2--------------------|----------------------------| 
-|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
-|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
  ^      ^      ^      ^       ^      ^      ^      ^ 
    A7 
-|-----------------15---------|15----------------------------| 
-|12---------------13b15-13b15|13b15-------------------14----| 
-|----------------------------|------------------------13b15-| 
-|----------------------------|------------------------------| 
-|----------------------------|------------------------------| 
-|----------------------------|------------------------------| 
  ^      ^      ^      ^       ^      ^      ^      ^ 
    E7 
-|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
-|14---14---14------12--------|----------------------------| 
-|13b1513b1513b15---12h13-----|----------------------------| 
-|------------------------14--|14--------------------------| 
-|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
-|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
  ^      ^      ^      ^       ^      ^      ^      ^ 

    B7                           A7 
-|--------------12-----12-----|12-----12-------------------| 
-|12-----12-----12-----12-----|12-----12-------------------| 
-|141b6--14b16--14b16--14b16--|14b16--14b16--16r14-12------| 
-|----------------------------|----------------------14----| 
-|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
-|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
  ^      ^      ^      ^       ^      ^      ^      ^ 
    E7                           B7 
-|-------0------0------0------|0---------------------------| 
-|-------0----0-0----0-0----0-|0----0----------------------| 
-|-------4------3------2------|0---------------------------| 
-|----------------------------|-------2------2p0-----------| 
-|----------------------------|------------------2---------| 
-|----------------------------|----------------------------| 


E7 
My girl says when I kiss her lips, 
Gets a thrill through her fingertips, 
     A7 
Hey, hey, (bop shu-op, m'bop bop shu-op) 
     E7 
Hey, hey, (bop shu-op, m'bop bop shu-op) 
     B7                A7                 E7 
Hey, hey, (bop shu-op) yeah, she say you do (Bop shu-op) 


B7                   E7 
  Well, I talk about boys, 
Don't ya know I mean boys, 
                        A7          E7 
Well, I talk about boys, now, Ah___ boys 
                   B7 
Well, I talk about boys, now, 
A7                    E7 
  What a bundle of joy 
B7          E7 
Ah! Yeah__! Boys 
Don't you know I mean boys 
    A7              E7 
Oh, boys, Ah___ Ah____  Well I talk about... 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante