If I Were A Boy Beyoncé

If I Were A Boy

Beyoncé

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0:00 4:03
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: Ebm
Capo:
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Strumming 1

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Lyrics

               Ebm7 B
If I were a boy

[Verse 1]
Gb     Db            Ebm7 B
  Even just for a day
Gb Db               Ebm7       B
   I’d roll outta bed in the morning
    Gb              Db            Ebm7 B
And throw on what I wanted then go
Gb      Db                Ebm7 B
  Drink beer with the guys
Gb    Db               Ebm7 B
  And chase after girls
Gb Db           Ebm7           B
     I’d kick it  with who I wanted
          Gb           Db             Ebm7
And I’d never get confronted for it.
               B               Gb
Cause they’d stick up for me.
   Db          Ebm7 B
If I were a boy

[Chorus]
Gb          Db              Ebm7 B
  I think I could understand
Gb Db       Ebm7            B
     How it feels to love a girl
  Gb               Db         Ebm7 B
I swear I’d be a better man.
Gb      Db           Ebm7 B
  I’d listen to her
Gb        Db               Ebm7 B
  Cause I know how it hurts
Gb Db         Ebm7             B
     When you lose the one you wanted
             Gb            Db
Cause he’s taken you for granted
    B
And everything you had got destroyed
               Ebm7 B
If I were a boy

[Verse 2]
Gb        Db               Ebm7 B
  I would turn off my phone
Gb Db     Ebm7            B
     Tell everyone it’s broken
            Gb               Db              Ebm7 B
So they’d think that I was sleepin’ alone
Gb      Db              Ebm7 B
  I’d put myself first
Gb             Db           Ebm7 B
  And make the rules as I go
Gb
Db        Ebm7                 B
  Cause I know that she’d be faithful
Gb              Db        Ebm7
Waitin’ for me  to come home
B            Gb
 to come home
   Db          Ebm7 B
If I were a boy

[Chorus]
Gb          Db              Ebm7 B   Gb
  I think I could understand      ooh
       Ebm7            B
How it feels to love a girl
  Gb              Db           Ebm7 B
I swear I’d be a  better man.
Gb      Db           Ebm7 B
  I’d listen to her
Gb        Db               Ebm7 B
  Cause I know how it hurts
Gb
Db         Ebm7             B
  When you lose the one you wanted wanted
             Gb            Db
Cause he’s taken you for granted granted
    B
And everything you had got destroyed

[Bridge]
Abm         B              Gb       Db        Abm
   It’s a little too late  for you  to come back
        B             Ebm7
Say its just a mistake
               Db                Abm
Think I’d forgive you like that
       B                   Ebm7       Db
If you thought I would wait    for you
            B    B
You thought wrong
B                       Ebm7 B
 But you’re just a boy

[Chorus]
Gb    Db                Ebm7
  You don’t understand
         B                 Gb Db
Yeah you don’t understand
       Ebm7            B
How it feels to love a girl someday
    Gb             Db          Ebm7 B
You wish you were a  better man
Gb            Db           Ebm7 B
  You don’t listen to her
Gb            Db          Ebm7 B
  You don’t care how it hurts
Gb Db          Ebm7             B
     Until you lose the one you wanted
               Gb            Db
Cause you’ve taken her for granted
    B
And everything you have got destroyed
But you’re just a boy
Ebm7 B Gb Db

Bars

| Ebm7 B |

If I were a boy

[Verse 1]
         | Gb Db | Ebm7 B | Gb Db |
| Ebm7 B | Gb Db | Ebm7 B | Gb Db |
| Ebm7 B | Gb Db | Ebm7 B | Gb Db |
| Ebm7 B | Gb Db | Ebm7 B | Gb Db |
| Ebm7 B |

Even just for a day
I’d roll outta bed in the morning
And throw on what I wanted then go
Drink beer with the guys
And chase after girls
I’d kick it  with who I wanted
And I’d never get confronted for it.
Cause they’d stick up for me.
If I were a boy

[Chorus]
         | Gb Db | Ebm7 B | Gb Db |
| Ebm7 B | Gb Db | Ebm7 B | Gb Db |
| Ebm7 B | Gb Db | Ebm7 B | Gb Db |
| Ebm7 B | Gb Db | B    - | -  -  |
| Ebm7 B |

I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I’d be a better man.
I’d listen to her
Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
Cause he’s taken you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
If I were a boy

[Verse 2]
         | Gb Db | Ebm7 B | Gb Db |
| Ebm7 B | Gb Db | Ebm7 B | Gb Db |
| Ebm7 B | Gb Db | Ebm7 B | Gb Db |
| Ebm7 B | Gb Db | Ebm7 B | Gb Db |
| Ebm7 B |

I would turn off my phone
Tell everyone it’s broken
So they’d think that I was sleepin’ alone
I’d put myself first
And make the rules as I go
Cause I know that she’d be faithful
Waitin’ for me  to come home
to come home
If I were a boy

[Chorus]
         | Gb Db | Ebm7 B | Gb -  |
| Ebm7 B | Gb Db | Ebm7 B | Gb Db |
| Ebm7 B | Gb Db | Ebm7 B | Gb Db |
| Ebm7 B | Gb Db | B    - | -  -  |

I think I could understand      ooh
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I’d be a  better man.
I’d listen to her
Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted wanted
Cause he’s taken you for granted granted
And everything you had got destroyed

[Bridge]
| Abm B    | Gb   Db | Abm B | Ebm7 Db |
| Abm B    | Ebm7 Db | B   - | B    B  |
| -   Ebm7 | B   

It’s a little too late  for you  to come back
Say its just a mistake
Think I’d forgive you like that
If you thought I would wait    for you
You thought wrong
But you’re just a boy

[Chorus]
              Gb | Db Ebm7 | B Gb |
| Db Ebm7 | B Gb | Db Ebm7 | B Gb |
| Db Ebm7 | B Gb | Db Ebm7 | B Gb |
| Db Ebm7 | B Gb | Db B    | - -  |
| -  Ebm7 | B Gb | Db -    |

You don’t understand
Yeah you don’t understand
How it feels to love a girl someday
You wish you were a  better man
You don’t listen to her
You don’t care how it hurts
Until you lose the one you wanted
Cause you’ve taken her for granted
And everything you have got destroyed
But you’re just a boy

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