If I Were a Boy Chords by Beyoncé

Tempo:
89.9 bpm
Chords used:

C#

B

F#

D#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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If I Were a Boy chords
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If I were a boy
[B] [F#]
[C#] Even just for a day
[B]
[C#] I'd [D#m] roll out of [B] bed in the morning [F#] and throw [C#] on what I wanted [D#m] and go
[B] [F#]
[C#] Drink beer with [D#m] the guys
[B] [F#]
[C#] And chase [D#m] after girls
[B] I
[F#]
[C#] [D#m] Keep it with [B] who I wanted [F#] and I never
[C#] Confronted [D#m] for it.
[B] They stick up [F#] for me
[C#] if I [D#m] would
[B] [F#]
[C#] [D#m] [B] [F#]
[C#] [D#m] I would feel the [B] love [F#]
I'd [C#] be a better [D#m] man
[B] [F#] I'd [C#] listen [D#m] to [B] her
[F#] Cause [C#] I know how [D#m] it [B] hurts
[F#]
[C#] [D#m] When you lose the [B] one you wanted
[F#] Cause he's taking [C#] you for granted
[B] And everything you had got destroyed
[D#m] If I were a boy
[B] [F#]
[C#] I would turn off [D#] my phone
[B] [F#]
[C#] [D#m] Tell everyone [F#] it's broken so they think [C#] that I was sleeping [D#m] alone
[B] I
[C#] put [D#m] myself first
[B] [F#]
And [C#] make the rules as [D#m] I go
[B] [F#]
[C#] [D#m] Cuz I know that [B] she'd be faithful [F#]
waiting [C#] for me to [D#m] come home
[B] [F#] Come home
[C#] If I were [D#m] a [B] [F#] boy
I [C#] think I [D#m] understand
[B] [F#] Oh
[C#] [D#m] I would feel the [B] love [F#] I'd be [C#] a better [D#m] man
[B] [F#]
[C#] I'd listen [D#m] to her
[B] [F#]
[C#] Cause I know how [D#m] it [B] hurts
[F#] When [C#] [D#m] you lose the [B] one you wanted
[F#] Cause he's taking [C#] you for granted
[F#] And everything you had got destroyed
If I were a boy
If I were a boy
[G#m] [B] It's a little [F#] too late for [C#] you to [G#m] come back
[B] Say it's just a [D#m] mistake
Think [C#] I'd forgive you [G#m] like that
[B] If you thought I [D#m] would wait for [C#] you
You [F#] thought wrong
[C#]
[F#] But you're just [D#m] a boy
[B]
You [F#] [C#] don't [D#m] understand
[F#] And you don't understand
[C#] [D#m] Oh
I would feel the [B] love I'd be a better man
Girl [F#] someday you wish you [C#] were a better [D#m] man
[B]
[F#] [C#] You don't listen [D#m] to her
[B]
[F#] You [C#] don't care [D#m] how it hurts
[B]
[F#] [C#] [D#m] You lose the [B] one you wanted
[F#] Cause you're taking [C#] her for granted
[B] And everything you had got destroyed
[N]
Key:  
C#
12341114
B
12341112
F#
134211112
D#m
13421116
G#m
123111114
C#
12341114
B
12341112
F#
134211112
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To learn Beyoncé - If I Were A Boy chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - B, F#, C#, D#m, B, C#, B, F# and D#m. Kick off your practice at a gentle 45 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 90 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F# Major in mind.

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If I were a boy
[B] _ _ [F#] _
[C#] Even just for a day
[B] _ _ _
_ [C#] I'd [D#m] roll out of [B] bed in the morning [F#] and throw [C#] on what I wanted [D#m] and go
[B] _ _ [F#] _
[C#] Drink beer with [D#m] the guys
[B] _ _ [F#] _
[C#] And chase [D#m] after girls
_ [B] I
[F#] _
_ [C#] _ [D#m] Keep it with [B] who I wanted [F#] and I never
[C#] Confronted [D#m] for it.
[B] They stick up [F#] for me
[C#] if I [D#m] would
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ [D#m] I would feel the [B] love _ [F#]
I'd [C#] be a better [D#m] man
[B] _ [F#] I'd _ [C#] listen [D#m] to [B] her
[F#] Cause [C#] I know how [D#m] it [B] hurts
_ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ [D#m] When you lose the [B] one you wanted
[F#] Cause he's taking [C#] you for granted
[B] And everything you had got destroyed
[D#m] If I were a boy
[B] _ _ [F#] _
[C#] I would turn off [D#] my phone
[B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ [D#m] Tell everyone [F#] it's broken so they think [C#] that I was sleeping [D#m] alone
_ [B] I _
_ [C#] put [D#m] myself first
_ [B] _ _ [F#]
And [C#] make the rules as [D#m] I go
[B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ [D#m] Cuz I know that [B] she'd be faithful [F#]
waiting [C#] for me to [D#m] come home
[B] _ [F#] Come home
[C#] If I were [D#m] a _ [B] _ [F#] boy
I [C#] think I [D#m] understand
_ [B] _ [F#] Oh
_ [C#] _ [D#m] I would feel the [B] love [F#] I'd be [C#] a better [D#m] man
[B] _ _ [F#] _
[C#] I'd listen [D#m] to her
[B] _ _ [F#] _
[C#] Cause I know how [D#m] it [B] hurts
[F#] When _ [C#] _ [D#m] you lose the [B] one you wanted
[F#] Cause he's taking [C#] you for granted
[F#] And everything you had got destroyed
If I were a boy
If I were a boy
_ [G#m] _ [B] It's a little [F#] too late for [C#] you to [G#m] come back
[B] Say it's just a [D#m] mistake
Think [C#] I'd forgive you [G#m] like that
[B] If you thought I [D#m] would wait for [C#] you
You [F#] thought wrong
_ _ [C#] _
_ _ [F#] But you're just [D#m] a boy
[B]
You [F#] _ _ [C#] don't [D#m] understand
[F#] And you don't understand
[C#] _ [D#m] Oh
I would feel the [B] love I'd be a better man
Girl [F#] someday you wish you [C#] were a better [D#m] man
[B] _
_ [F#] _ [C#] You don't listen [D#m] to her
[B] _
_ [F#] You [C#] don't care [D#m] how it hurts
[B] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ [D#m] You lose the [B] one you wanted
[F#] Cause you're taking [C#] her for granted
[B] And everything you had got destroyed
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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