She Was A Boy chords

Yael Naim

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Dm                        A 
she was a boy, it wasn't easy for her 
A#             A 
I was a child to see it 
Dm                 A 
she came alone to build her story 
A#               A 
I was so young and loved her 

A#   F 
go on you'll see 
Em  
all that you want to be 
A 
while everybody's saying 
A#    F           
hold on, you'll see 
A            A# 
you'll never be free 
A 
but we just kept on growing 

Dm                       A 
she was a boy with some feelings for me 
A#              A 
I was too wild and missed it 
Dm           A 
I came alone to hear her story 
A#                 A 
while no one else was worried 

A#  F 
go on she said 
E                      A 
or else you will grow said 
                   A# 
while everybody doubted 
      F 
hold on, they say 
Em 
one day you'll have to pay 
A                   Dm    A A# A Dm A A# A 
but i was so afraid to go 

A#    F 
hold on you're scared  
C     G 
you only need to dare 
A                      A# 
while everybody's laughing 

    F 
go on, you'll see 
A              Gm 
one day you'll be free 
A 
and you will understand why 

Dm              A              A# 
she was a boy, she was a boy, she was a boy 
A  
hiding in herself but 
Dm              A         
she was a boy, she was a boy 
A#                              A 
she knew that everyone was saying it 

A#     
how much you want to see 
Gm 
how much you want to be 
Dm                          C 
how much you want to live, see her growing 
A# 
how much you want to see 
Gm 
how much you want to be 
Dm 
how much you want to live feel like falling 
A# 
how much you want to see 
Gm 
how much you want to be 
Dm 
wishing everyday you could see her face again 
A# 
how much you want to give 
Gm                    A 
how much you want to live 

Dm        G   Dm 
she was a boy 
F         Am  Dm 
she was a boy 
     F        Em 
but she was there for me 
         D         Dm 
i was a child and she was a boy