Boys in the Street

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THE SONG

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Intro: C   Csus2   C   Csus2 

Verse:
C 
When I was younger
                         F
My daddy told me I would never
                        C 
Never amount to nothing special
                           F
He'd come at me from every angle

Chorus:
                      C 
He'd say, "You're the last thing I wanted, the last thing I need
F
How am I gonna answer when my friends tell me
   Am      G                   F       C 
My son was kissing boys in the street
   Am      G                   C 
My son was kissing boys in the street"

Verse:
            C 
He tried to change me
                         F
Said I'm embarrassing my country
                          C 
How could I do this to my family
                         F
Do I wanna grow up being lonely

Chorus:
                 C 
He'd say, "We've worked for our money, we've put you in school
        F
Is this how you repay us? Do you think this is cool?
   Am        G                   F       C 
My son, stop kissing boys in the street
   Am        G                   C 
My son, stop kissing boys in the street"

Interlude: C F C F

Verse:
             C 
Now that I'm older
                            F
My daddy's heart's a little warmer
                                   C 
But he still won't hold me like my brother
                                   F
And he still won't kiss me like my mother

Chorus:
                   C 
He said, "You're a part of this family, I made you myself
        F
But the way that you act isn't good for your health
   Am        G                   F       C 
My son, stop kissing boys in the street
   Am        G                   C 
My son, stop kissing boys in the street"

Bridge:
C     F   Am   G
Oooooooo
C     F   Am   G
Ohhhhhhh

Verse:
           C 
My daddy's dying
                                  F
And he's finally realized I'm not lying
                              C 
We sit in silence but we're smiling
                            F
Because for once we are not fighting

Chorus:
                    C 
He said, "There was no way of knowing 'cause all I was taught
       F
Is men only love women, but now I'm not sure
   Am        G                   Fadd9     C 
My son, keep kissing boys in the street
G   Am        G                   Fadd9     C 
My  son, keep kissing boys in the street
     G   Am   G                         C 
When I'm gone, keep kissing boys in the street"

Outro: C Csus2 C Csus2 
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somepersonidk

Okay guys! So the first part makes no sense on this, so I’d thought I’d help out since I was confused, too. For the opening I would recommend playing this tablature twice:

A———0——0—————0——
E——0——0——0——0———-
C—1———————2—————
Also there doesn’t need to be any thing with the g-string, hopefully you know how to read tabletures 🙂 Another reminder is that if you need help with the timing of this, listen to the beginning on YouTube, and that is the pattern you would want to do!

Mira Black

Who said that every wish
Would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star
Somebody thought of that
And someone believed it
And look what it’s done so far
What’s so amazing
That keeps us star gazing
What so we think we might see

pinetree10776

uh I’m pretty sure the lyrics are shortened? There’s a lot missing I think…

therealkermit

oop these arent the lyrics

Michael

This is all wrong! You are missing like half of the song! PLUS… the intro makes no sense at all.

UkuTigerGirl

Playing this for my dad’s birthday today and am extremely excited

Mira Black

“Ooooohh and that I think it could be” I believe the correct lyric is “IT’S SOMETHING THAT I’M SUPPOSE TO BE”

Endormi3

On the last line of the first verse (on 0) it’s Dbm7 and Gbmaj (F#maj) instead of A and Gbm 🙂

Ukulele and me

+3 is so much easier it has the really basic chords. I’m really glad this is on here I love the muppets

Lord Athenaseas

Try +3

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Biography

Being in the right place at the right time is possibly one of the most important things to remember in the world we live in today. Building your own success is essential but most people who succeed nowadays have at some point in their life experienced a certain element of luck to give them the kick start they need and deserve.

Greg Holden is no exception. Having only begun his solo journey in June 2007, he has had his fair share of luck to help him along the way.

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