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Boys

The Beatles
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★4.9(16)

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Song

Boys

The Beatles

Written by Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell; released on "Please Please Me"

album.

Great rock and roll, sung by Ringo.

Intro:

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D|-------------------------------|--------------------6---7---8--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7-/-9--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------------------6---7--|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7--|
A|7---7---7---7---7---7----------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Verse:

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7------------------------------|7------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

I've been told, when a boy kiss a girl,

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7------------------------------|7-------7---7-------7---7---7--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

take a trip a - round the world, Hey,

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D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7-/-9--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

hey, hey,

bop - shuop, bop - bop - shuop

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------7--|
A|7---7---7---7---7---7---7------|7---7---7---7---7---7---7------|
E|----------------------------7--|-------------------------------|

hey! Hey,

bop - shuop, bop - bop - shuop

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7-/-9--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

hey, yeah, she said you do

bop - shuop, bop - bop - shuop

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D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|7---7---7-------7---7-------7--|

Verse:

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7------------------------------|7------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

My girl says when I kiss her lips:

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7------------------------------|7-------7-------7-------7------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

'Get the thrill through fin gertips.' Hey,

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------7-------7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---9--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

hey, hey,

bop - shuop, bop - bop - shuop

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------6---7--|
A|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7----------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

hey! Hey,

bop - shuop, bop - bop - shuop

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---9--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

hey, yeah, she said you do

bop - shuop, bop - bop - shuop

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|
A|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Well, I talk about

Refrain:

G|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|
D|--------6---9---------------9--|--------6---9---------------9--|
A|7---7--------------------------|7---7--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

boys, don't you know I mean

yeah, yeah, boys

G|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|--------6---9---------------9--|-------------------------------|
A|7---7--------------------------|7---7---5---5---4---4----------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------7---7--|

boys? Well, I talk about boys

yeah, yeah, boys

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|----------------5---5---4------|----------------5---5---4------|
A|--------4---7---------------7--|--------4---7---------------7--|
E|5---5--------------------------|5---5--------------------------|

now, aah,

yeah, yeah, boys

G|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|
D|--------6---9---------------9--|--------6---9---------------9--|
A|7---7--------------------------|7---7--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

boys Well, I talk a - bout

yeah, yeah, boys

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|----------------7---7---6------|----------------5---5---4------|
A|--------6---9---------------9--|--------4---7---------------7--|
E|7---7--------------------------|5---5--------------------------|

boys now, what a bundle of joy!

yeah, yeah, boys

G|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|--------6---9---------------7--|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|
A|7---7--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

All right, George!

yeah, yeah

Break (solo):

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D|--------6-------9---9---7---6--|--------6-------9---9---7---6--|
A|7---7-------7------------------|7---7-------7------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|
D|--------6---9---------------9--|--------6---9---------------9--|
A|7---7--------------------------|7---7--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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D|----------------5---5---4------|----------------5---5---4------|
A|--------4---7---------------7--|--------4---7---------------7--|
E|5---5--------------------------|5---5--------------------------|
G|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|
D|--------6---9---------------9--|--------6---9---------------9--|
A|7---7--------------------------|7---7--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|----------------7---7---6------|----------------5---5---4------|
A|--------6---9---------------9--|--------4---7---------------5--|
E|7---7--------------------------|5---5--------------------------|
G|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|--------6---9---------------7--|9---9---9---9-------9---9------|
A|7---7--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Verse:

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7------------------------------|7------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

My girl says when I kiss her lips:

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7------------------------------|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

'Get the thrill through fin gertips.' Hey,

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|--------7---7-----------7---7--|--------7---7---7---7---7---9--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|5---------------5---5----------|5------------------------------|

hey, hey,

bop - shuop, bop - bop - shuop

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------7---8--|
A|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7----------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

hey! Hey,

bop - shuop, bop - bop - shuop

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---9--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

hey, yeah, she said you do

bop - shuop, bop - bop - shuop

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|9-------9-------9-------9------|
A|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Well, I talk about

Refrain:

G|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|
D|--------6---9---------------9--|--------6---9---------------9--|
A|7---7--------------------------|7---7--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

boys, don't you know I mean

yeah, yeah, boys

G|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|
D|--------6---9---------------9--|--------6---9---------------9--|
A|7---7--------------------------|7---7--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

boys? Well, I talk about boys

yeah, yeah, boys

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|----------------5---5---4------|----------------5---5---4------|
A|--------4---7---------------7--|--------4---7---------------5--|
E|5---5--------------------------|5---5--------------------------|

now, aah,

yeah, yeah, boys

G|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|------- ------- 7---7-- 7------|
D|--------6---9---------------9--|--------6---9---------------9--|
A|7---7--------------------------|7---7--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

boys Well, I talk a - bout

yeah, yeah, boys

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|----------------7---7---6------|----------------5---5---4------|
A|--------6---9---------------9--|--------4---7---------------7--|
E|7---7--------------------------|5---5--------------------------|

boys now, what a bundle of joy!

yeah, yeah, boys

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|--------6-------9---9---7---6--|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|
A|7---7-------7------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

yeah, yeah

Refrain:

G|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|
D|--------6---9---------------9--|--------6---9---------------9--|
A|7---7--------------------------|7---7--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Boys, don't you know I mean

yeah, yeah, boys

G|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|--------6---9---------------9--|-------------------------------|
A|7---7--------------------------|7---7---5-------4--------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------7------|

boys? Well, I talk about boys

yeah, yeah, boys

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|----------------5---5---4------|----------------5---5---4------|
A|--------4---7---------------7--|--------4---7---------------5--|
E|5------------------------------|5---5--------------------------|

now, aah,

yeah, yeah, boys

G|------- ------- 7---7-- 6------|------- ------- 7---7-- 7------|
D|--------6---9---------------9--|--------6---9---------------9--|
A|7---7--------------------------|7---7--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Well, I talk a - bout

yeah, yeah, boys

fade...

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