Boys Can Never Tell J Roddy Walston and The Business
The tabs I submit are ones I've figured out on an acoustic guitar, as that's all
that I play. I think this sounds great acoustic, and since it is a softer song,
might be the most appropriate way. For the F chord, you could use either
1-3-3-2-1-1 or x-x-3-2-1-0. I alternate with both, as sometimes one feels more
comfortable to transition into than the other. Get lost in it and do what feels
right. Enjoy.
Chords used:
[C] [G] [F] [Am]
e-|---0-----3-----1-----3---| B-|---1-----3-----1-----3---| G-|---0-----0-----2-----3---| D-|---2-----0-----3-----3---| A-|---3-----2-----3-----5---| E-|---x-----3-----1-----3---|
Intro - C for 4 bars (playing with the high e string held down on the 3rd fret
doesn't sound bad for this part)
[C]If daddy says the [G]mountains come off, y[F]ou must believe him [C]true
[C]I will build a s[Am]cience, and c[F]reate a world for [G]you
[Am]I'll protect you f[F]rom yourself, and t[G]endencies you've [C]shown
[C]Cuz the world will see a [G]man like you as [F]weak and undergro[C]wn
But I'm gonna [F]love you son
Even if you love no [C]one
This thing you will l[F]earn too w[C]ell
[Am]Boys can [F]never [C]tell, [Am]boys can [F]never [C]tell
[Am]You should bite your [F]tongue, and [G]will your words to [C]fail
[G]Boys can never t[C]ell
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/j_roddy_walston_and_the_business/boys_can_never_tell_crd.html )
[C]You're a lady without [G]warning, and [F]I've been loyal [C]mean
[C]This is not the body you were[Am] born in, and I can [F]prove it with what I've [G]seen
[Am]So I will raise you [F]tough, build you [G]strong and crown you [C]king
[C]You will put me [G]in the ground and [F]choose yourself a q[C]ueen
But I'm gonna [F]love you son
Even if you love no [C]one
This thing you will l[F]earn too w[C]ell
[Am]Boys can [F]never [C]tell, [Am]boys can [F]never [C]tell
[Am]You should bite your [F]tongue, and [G]will your words to [C]fail
[G]Boys can never t[C]ell
I [Am]don't expect you to understand how much it took to care
I [C]built you out of, half my blood, and filled your lungs with air
I[Am] only had you to make your mother sta[C]y
B[Am]ut when you came she left, all the s[C]ame
So[Am] I have learned what love is and what it cannot be
But I [C]will not speak of it, until you will speak of me
But I'm gonna [F]love you son
Even if you love no [C]one
This thing you will l[F]earn too w[C]ell
[Am]Boys can [F]never [C]tell, [Am]boys can [F]never [C]tell
[Am]You should bite your [F]tongue, and [G]will your words to [C]fail
G end on C, ring out
Boys can never tell
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