If I Were A Boy Chords by Beyoncé

Tempo:
90.1 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

C#

D#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Beyoncé - If I Were A Boy chords
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[G] [A] .
Honesty.
[Cm] Commitment.
You.
Me.
.
[N] Us.
If I were [D#m] a boy, [B] [F#] [C#] even just for [D#m] a day, [B] [F#] [C#] I'd roll [D#m] out of bed [B] in the morning [F#] and throw on.
[C#] what I wanted [D#m] and go.
[B] [F#] [C#] Drink beer with the [D#m] [B] guys [F#] [C#] and chase after [F#] [B] girls.
[F#] [C#] I'd [D#m] kick it with [B] who I wanted [F#] and I'd never [C#] get confronted [D#m] for it, [B] cause they'd stick.
up for [F#] me.
[C#] If I were [D#m] a, [B] [F#] [C#] .
[F#] [B] [F#] [C#] .
[D#m] I would feel the [B] love, [F#] I'd swear I'd [C#] be your best.
[D#m] [B] [F#] Listen [C#] .
[D#m] to her.
[B] [F#] [C#] .
[D#m] [B] [F#] When [C#] .
[D#m] you lose the [B] one you wanted [F#] cause she's taking [C#] you for granted [B] and everything you.
had got destroyed.
[E] If I were [D#m] a boy, [B] [F#] [C#] I would turn off my [D#m] phone, [B] [F#] [C#] .
[D#m] tell everyone [B] it's broken, [F#] so they'd think.
that I was [C#] sleeping [D#m] alone.
[B] [F#] [A#m] I put [D#m] myself [B] first [F#] and [C#] make the rules as I [D#m] go.
[B] [F#] Cause [C#] .
[D#m] I know that [B] she'd be faithful [F#] waiting [C#] for me to [D#m] come [B] home.
Come [F#] home.
[C#] If I [D#m] were [B] [F#] a [C#] man, .
[D#m] [B] [F#] [C#] .
[D#m] [B] [F#] I swear [C#] I'd be a [D#m] [B] man.
[F#] Listen [C#] .
[F#] to her.
[B] [F#] [C#] .
[F#] [B] [F#] [C#] .
[F#] When you lose the one [B] you wanted.
[F#] She's taking [C#] you for granted.
When [F#] everything you had got destroyed .
[G#m] [B] It's a little [F#m] too late [C#] for you to [G#m] come back.
[B] It's just [D#m] a mistake to [C#] think I'd forgive [G#m] you like that.
If you fight [D#m] [C#] for you, you fight [B] wrong.
[F#] [F] .
[D] You know, when you act like that, I don't think you [N] realize how it makes me look or feel.
Act like what?.
[Gm] Why [D] are you so jealous?.
[Bm] Not like I'm sleeping with a guy?.
[A#] What?.
[G] .
What?.
[F#] [A] .
[E] I [G#] said, yo, why are you so jealous?.
Not like I'm sleeping with a girl.
[G#m] But [E] [D#m] .
you're just a boy.
[B] But [F#] .
[C#] you don't [D#m] [F#] understand.
Yeah, you don't understand.
You [C#] [D#m] feel so [B] in love with a 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#] .
[C#] You don't [D#m] [B] [F#] .
[C#] [D#m] [B] [F#] because you're taking [C#] her for granted.
[B] And everything you had got [G#m] destroyed .
[N] But you're just [F#] a boy.
[B] [F#] [C#] .
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B
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C#
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D#m
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G#m
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F#
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B
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C#
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To start learning Beyoncé - If I Were A Boy chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: C#, D#m, B, F#, C# and B. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 45 BPM and then match the original tempo of 90 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: B Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
_ Honesty.
_ _ _ [Cm] Commitment.
_ _ You.
_ Me.
_ .
[N] _ _ Us.
_ If I were [D#m] a boy, [B] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] even just for [D#m] a day, [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] I'd roll [D#m] out of bed [B] in the morning [F#] and throw on.
[C#] what I wanted [D#m] and go.
[B] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] Drink beer with the [D#m] _ [B] guys _ [F#] _ [C#] and chase after [F#] [B] girls.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] I'd [D#m] kick it with [B] who I wanted [F#] and I'd never [C#] get confronted [D#m] for it, [B] cause they'd stick.
up for [F#] me.
[C#] If I were [D#m] a, _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ .
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ .
[D#m] I would feel the [B] love, [F#] I'd swear I'd [C#] be your best.
[D#m] _ _ [B] _ [F#] Listen _ [C#] _ .
[D#m] to her.
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ .
[D#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] When [C#] _ .
[D#m] you lose the [B] one you wanted [F#] cause she's taking [C#] you for granted [B] and everything you.
had got destroyed.
[E] If I were [D#m] a boy, [B] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] I would turn off my [D#m] phone, [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ .
[D#m] tell everyone [B] it's broken, [F#] so they'd think.
that I was [C#] sleeping [D#m] alone.
[B] _ _ _ [F#] [A#m] I put [D#m] myself [B] first [F#] and [C#] make the rules as I [D#m] go.
[B] _ [F#] Cause _ [C#] _ .
[D#m] I know that [B] she'd be faithful [F#] waiting [C#] for me to [D#m] come [B] home.
Come [F#] home.
[C#] If I [D#m] were _ [B] _ _ [F#] a [C#] man, _ .
[D#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ .
[D#m] _ _ [B] _ [F#] I swear [C#] I'd be a [D#m] _ [B] man.
[F#] Listen _ [C#] _ .
[F#] to her.
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ .
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ .
[F#] When you lose the one [B] you wanted.
[F#] She's taking [C#] you for granted.
When [F#] everything you had got _ destroyed _ .
[G#m] _ [B] It's a little [F#m] too late [C#] for you to [G#m] come back.
[B] It's just [D#m] a mistake to [C#] think I'd forgive [G#m] you like that.
If you fight [D#m] [C#] for you, you fight [B] wrong.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [F] _ _ .
[D] _ _ You know, when you act like that, I don't think you [N] realize how it makes me look or feel.
Act like what?.
[Gm] Why [D] are you so jealous?.
[Bm] Not like I'm sleeping with a guy?.
[A#] What?.
[G] _ .
What?.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ [G#] said, yo, why are you so jealous?.
Not like I'm sleeping with a girl.
[G#m] But _ [E] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ .
you're just a boy.
[B] But [F#] _ .
[C#] you don't [D#m] [F#] understand.
Yeah, you don't understand.
You [C#] _ _ [D#m] feel so [B] in love with a 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#] _ .
[C#] You don't _ [D#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ .
[C#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [B] _ [F#] because you're taking [C#] her for granted.
[B] And everything you had got [G#m] destroyed _ .
[N] _ _ _ But you're just [F#] a boy.
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ .

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This song was written by BC Jean and Toby Gad.

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