Chords for The Dresden Dolls - Coin Operated Boy
Tempo:
72.275 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
G
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
Coin, operated boy, sitting [D] on the shelf, he is just a toy, but [Am] I turn him on, and he
comes to life, [D] automatic joy, that is why I want [G] a coin, operated [G] boy.
[Am] Made of plastic and elastic, [C] he is rugged and long [E]-lasting, who could ever, ever [C] ask for more?
[Em]
Love without [C] complications galore, [Ab]
[Am] many shapes and weights to choose [C] from, I [G] will [C] never leave
my [Em] bedroom, I will never cry [C] again, [Em] wrap my arms around him and [C] pretend.
[F]
[D] [G] Coin, operated boy, [D] all the other real ones that I destroy, can I [Am] hold a candle to my
new boy and I'll [D] never let him go, and I'll never be alone, and I'll never let him go,
and I'll never be alone to go, and I'll never be alone to go, and I'll never be alone to go,
and I'll never be alone to go, and I'll never be alone, [G] not with my coin, operated [D] boy.
[C] The fridge was [D] written [Bm] to make [C] you feel smitten, and with my [D] sad picture [Bm] of a girl [C] getting
bitterer, can you [D]
extract me [Bm] from my [C] plastic fantasy?
I [D] didn't think so, [Bm] but I'm [C] still
invincible, will you [D]
persist [Bm] even after [C] I bet you a [D] billion dollars [Bm] that I'll [C] never love you?
Until [D] you persist [Bm] even after [C] I kiss you goodbye for [D] the last [Bm] time, will you keep [A] on trying?
[C]
[A] I'm dying [C] to lose [A]
[C] my confidence, [A] I want, [C]
[A] [C] I want, [A] I want, [C] I [A] want to, I [C] want to, I [A] want to, I want [C] to,
I want to, [A] I [C] want to, I [A] want to, I [C] want, I want, [A] I want, I want, [C] I want a [G] coin, operated boy.
[Am]
[Em]
[C] [Em] [A]
[E] [Am] [E] [C] [G] [G]
[Em] If [B] [C]
[Am] I had a star to [C] wish on [G] for my [C] life I can't [E] imagine
Any flesh and blood [Bm] could be [C] his match I [Em] can't even take him [C] in the bath
[F]
[D] [G] Coin-operated boy, he may [D] not be real Experienced with girls, [Am] but I know he feels
Like a boy should feel, isn't at [D] the point That is why I want a [G] coin-operated [D] boy
With a pretty coin-operated voice Saying that [Am] he loves me, that he's thinking of [E] me
[D] Straight at the point, that is why I want A [G] coin-operated [D] boy
[G]
Coin, operated boy, sitting [D] on the shelf, he is just a toy, but [Am] I turn him on, and he
comes to life, [D] automatic joy, that is why I want [G] a coin, operated [G] boy.
[Am] Made of plastic and elastic, [C] he is rugged and long [E]-lasting, who could ever, ever [C] ask for more?
[Em]
Love without [C] complications galore, [Ab]
[Am] many shapes and weights to choose [C] from, I [G] will [C] never leave
my [Em] bedroom, I will never cry [C] again, [Em] wrap my arms around him and [C] pretend.
[F]
[D] [G] Coin, operated boy, [D] all the other real ones that I destroy, can I [Am] hold a candle to my
new boy and I'll [D] never let him go, and I'll never be alone, and I'll never let him go,
and I'll never be alone to go, and I'll never be alone to go, and I'll never be alone to go,
and I'll never be alone to go, and I'll never be alone, [G] not with my coin, operated [D] boy.
[C] The fridge was [D] written [Bm] to make [C] you feel smitten, and with my [D] sad picture [Bm] of a girl [C] getting
bitterer, can you [D]
extract me [Bm] from my [C] plastic fantasy?
I [D] didn't think so, [Bm] but I'm [C] still
invincible, will you [D]
persist [Bm] even after [C] I bet you a [D] billion dollars [Bm] that I'll [C] never love you?
Until [D] you persist [Bm] even after [C] I kiss you goodbye for [D] the last [Bm] time, will you keep [A] on trying?
[C]
[A] I'm dying [C] to lose [A]
[C] my confidence, [A] I want, [C]
[A] [C] I want, [A] I want, [C] I [A] want to, I [C] want to, I [A] want to, I want [C] to,
I want to, [A] I [C] want to, I [A] want to, I [C] want, I want, [A] I want, I want, [C] I want a [G] coin, operated boy.
[Am]
[Em]
[C] [Em] [A]
[E] [Am] [E] [C] [G] [G]
[Em] If [B] [C]
[Am] I had a star to [C] wish on [G] for my [C] life I can't [E] imagine
Any flesh and blood [Bm] could be [C] his match I [Em] can't even take him [C] in the bath
[F]
[D] [G] Coin-operated boy, he may [D] not be real Experienced with girls, [Am] but I know he feels
Like a boy should feel, isn't at [D] the point That is why I want a [G] coin-operated [D] boy
With a pretty coin-operated voice Saying that [Am] he loves me, that he's thinking of [E] me
[D] Straight at the point, that is why I want A [G] coin-operated [D] boy
[G]
Key:
C
D
G
A
Am
C
D
G
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Coin, operated boy, sitting [D] on the shelf, he is just a toy, but [Am] I turn him on, and he
comes to life, [D] automatic joy, that is why I want [G] a coin, operated [G] boy.
[Am] Made of plastic and elastic, [C] he is rugged and long [E]-lasting, who could ever, ever [C] ask for more?
_ _ [Em]
Love without [C] complications galore, _ _ [Ab]
[Am] many shapes and weights to choose [C] from, I [G] will [C] never leave
my [Em] bedroom, I will never cry [C] again, _ _ [Em] wrap my arms around him and [C] pretend.
_ [F] _
[D] _ [G] Coin, operated boy, [D] all the other real ones that I destroy, can I [Am] hold a candle to my
new boy and I'll [D] never let him go, and I'll never be alone, and I'll never let him go,
and I'll never be alone to go, and I'll never be alone to go, and I'll never be alone to go,
and I'll never be alone to go, and I'll never be alone, [G] not with my coin, operated [D] boy.
[C] The fridge was [D] written [Bm] to make [C] you feel smitten, and with my [D] sad picture [Bm] of a girl [C] getting
bitterer, can you [D]
extract me [Bm] from my [C] plastic fantasy?
I [D] didn't think so, [Bm] but I'm [C] still
invincible, will you [D]
persist [Bm] even after [C] I bet you a [D] billion dollars [Bm] that I'll [C] never love you?
Until [D] you persist [Bm] even after [C] I kiss you goodbye for [D] the last [Bm] time, will you keep [A] on trying?
_ _ [C] _
[A] I'm dying _ [C] to lose [A] _
_ _ [C] my confidence, [A] I want, [C] _
_ [A] _ [C] I want, [A] I want, [C] I [A] want to, I [C] want to, I [A] want to, I want [C] to,
I want to, [A] I [C] want to, I [A] want to, I [C] want, I want, [A] I want, I want, [C] I want a _ [G] coin, operated boy.
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [Am] _ [E] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] If _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] I had a star to [C] wish on [G] for my [C] life I can't [E] imagine
Any flesh and blood [Bm] could be [C] his match I _ [Em] _ can't even take him [C] in the bath
[F] _
[D] _ [G] Coin-operated boy, he may [D] not be real Experienced with girls, [Am] but I know he feels
Like a boy should feel, isn't at [D] the point That is why I want a [G] coin-operated [D] boy
With a pretty coin-operated voice Saying that [Am] he loves me, that he's thinking of [E] me
[D] Straight at the point, that is why I want A [G] coin-operated [D] boy
[G] _ _ _ _ _
Coin, operated boy, sitting [D] on the shelf, he is just a toy, but [Am] I turn him on, and he
comes to life, [D] automatic joy, that is why I want [G] a coin, operated [G] boy.
[Am] Made of plastic and elastic, [C] he is rugged and long [E]-lasting, who could ever, ever [C] ask for more?
_ _ [Em]
Love without [C] complications galore, _ _ [Ab]
[Am] many shapes and weights to choose [C] from, I [G] will [C] never leave
my [Em] bedroom, I will never cry [C] again, _ _ [Em] wrap my arms around him and [C] pretend.
_ [F] _
[D] _ [G] Coin, operated boy, [D] all the other real ones that I destroy, can I [Am] hold a candle to my
new boy and I'll [D] never let him go, and I'll never be alone, and I'll never let him go,
and I'll never be alone to go, and I'll never be alone to go, and I'll never be alone to go,
and I'll never be alone to go, and I'll never be alone, [G] not with my coin, operated [D] boy.
[C] The fridge was [D] written [Bm] to make [C] you feel smitten, and with my [D] sad picture [Bm] of a girl [C] getting
bitterer, can you [D]
extract me [Bm] from my [C] plastic fantasy?
I [D] didn't think so, [Bm] but I'm [C] still
invincible, will you [D]
persist [Bm] even after [C] I bet you a [D] billion dollars [Bm] that I'll [C] never love you?
Until [D] you persist [Bm] even after [C] I kiss you goodbye for [D] the last [Bm] time, will you keep [A] on trying?
_ _ [C] _
[A] I'm dying _ [C] to lose [A] _
_ _ [C] my confidence, [A] I want, [C] _
_ [A] _ [C] I want, [A] I want, [C] I [A] want to, I [C] want to, I [A] want to, I want [C] to,
I want to, [A] I [C] want to, I [A] want to, I [C] want, I want, [A] I want, I want, [C] I want a _ [G] coin, operated boy.
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [Am] _ [E] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] If _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] I had a star to [C] wish on [G] for my [C] life I can't [E] imagine
Any flesh and blood [Bm] could be [C] his match I _ [Em] _ can't even take him [C] in the bath
[F] _
[D] _ [G] Coin-operated boy, he may [D] not be real Experienced with girls, [Am] but I know he feels
Like a boy should feel, isn't at [D] the point That is why I want a [G] coin-operated [D] boy
With a pretty coin-operated voice Saying that [Am] he loves me, that he's thinking of [E] me
[D] Straight at the point, that is why I want A [G] coin-operated [D] boy
[G] _ _ _ _ _