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Boy by John Mark Nelson
Boy
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:4th fret
Standard Tuning
Verse one
C Em F C
So complete and so breathe deeply for the life in which you wake
C Em F C
Grateful heart and helpless mind that reels with every chance you take
Pre-chorus one
E F C F C
Dreams never take me far away, hide me from your love
F G
Wake to call your name
G
And when you slow down you’ll surely say
Chorus
C F C G
I know blowing in the wind there’s a voice that calls my name
G F G C
“Don’t fear your life boy, grow and change”
C F
It came running through the earth where
C G
The pine and tall grass grew
G F G C
Leading me always, close to you
Verse two
C Em F C
In the clearness of the spring, heard you calling heard you sing
C Em F C
“This marks the end of all that’s through, I have a better plan for you”
Pre chorus two
E F C F C
Still, I’m afraid of what I am, save me from my soul
F G
You can’t make me whole
G
Still I find my voice and say
REPEAT CHORUS
Bridge (pluck strings 5-4-3-2 at a speedy tempo)
C Em E
For a hundred years we wait, and with every breath we take
E C Csus2
Learn to bury our mistake
C Em
Do I lead myself towards pain?
E C Csus2
Every song we raise in vain, every fire only flame
C Em E
Raise the children now to keep, every virtue that you seek
E C Csus2
Hoping one day they’ll receive
C Em E
“We are nothing but the dust that gathers down below the plain
E
We’ll be gone and you’ll remain”
Pre chorus three
E F C F C
Now what was far away draws near, teach me to belong
F G
I no longer fear
*(add second string, third fret and the first string open as a fill) or C C2 C C
finger picking the
four middle strings works-listen to the song and see what you think is accurate.
So complete and so breathe deeply for the life in which you wake
Grateful heart and helpless mind that reels with every chance you take
Dreams never take me far away, hide me from your love
Wake to call your name;
And when you slow down you’ll surely say:
I know blowing in the wind there’s a voice that calls my name;
“Don’t fear your life boy, grow and change.”
It came running through the earth where
The pine and tall grass grew;
Leading me always, close to you
In the clearness of the spring, heard you calling heard you sing:
“This marks the end of all that’s through, I have a better plan for you”
Still, I’m afraid of what I am, save me from my soul
You can’t make me whole;
Still I find my voice and say:
I know blowing in the wind there’s a voice that calls my name;
“Don’t fear your life boy, grow and change.”
It came running through the earth where
The pine and tall grass grew;
Leading me always, close to you
For a hundred years we wait, and with every breath we take
Learn to bury our mistake
Do I lead myself towards pain?
Every song we raise in vain, every fire only flame
Raise the children now to keep, every virtue that you seek;
Hoping one day they’ll receive
“We are nothing but the dust that gathers down below the plain;
We’ll be gone and you’ll remain."
Now what was far away draws near, teach me to belong;
I know longer fear
I know blowing in the wind there’s a voice that calls my name;
“Don’t fear your life boy, grow and change."
It came running through the earth where
The pine and tall grass grew;
Leading me always, close to you
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version 2
Capo:4th fret
This version has different chords than what was previously posted.
The finger picking for intro and birdge are added as well.
Tuning: Standard
Intro Picking:
E---------------0--------------------------------------0-------------------------
B----1--------3---3-----------------------1--------1h3--------8--------8\--------
G-----------0---------0-2---0--------------------0---------------0---------------
D---------2-----------------------3------------2---------------------------------
A----3------------------------------------3--------------------------------------
E-----------------------1-----(1)-----------------------------0------0-----------
-
-
-
-
-
-
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----3------3/5---------------------3------3/5-----1--------------------------
G-------0---------0--2--0--------------0-----------------------0--------------
D----------------------------3----------------------------0h2-----------------
A----2------2/3---------------------2------2/3-----3----3----------3----------
E-----------------0--1----(1)-------------------------------------------------
Bridge Picking (2:12):
Am C E Am
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------1----------------1---------------------------------1---------1-
G---------------2----------------0-------------------1-------------2---------2---
D-------------2-----x4---------2------x4-----------2-------------2---------2-----
A---(3--2)--0----------------3-------------------2------x4-----0---------0-------
E----------------------------------------------0---------------------------------
--------------0----------
--------3-------3-1------
------2------------------
----2--------------------
--0--------0-------------
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Am (G/Bm) C
E--------------------------------------------------0-------0--------0--------0---
B----------1--------1--------1--------3------------------------------------------
G--------2--------2--------2--------0-----------0--------0-------0--------0------
D------2--------2--------2--------0-----------2--------2-------2--------2--------
A----0--------0--------0--------2-----------3--------3-------3--------3----------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----
-----
-----
-----
-----
-----
E Am (G)
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------1--------1--------1--------1-----------
G----------1---------------2--------2--------2--------0-------------
D--------2---------------2--------2--------2--------2---------------
A------2------x4-------0--------0--------0--------------------------
E----0--------------------------------------------3-----------------
F G
E---------------------------------0----------------------0---------------------0-
B---------3--------3--------3----------------------5---------------------5-------
G-------2--------2--------2------------2---------4-----------4---------4---------
D-----3--------3--------3------------3---------5-----------5---------5-----------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---1--------1--------1--------1-------------3--------3------------3--------3----
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------------
--4---------
5-----------
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E Am (G)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------0-------------------0-----------------1...--------1--------1-----
G---------1--------------------1--------------------2-----------2--------0-------
D-------2-----------2--------2----------2---------2-----------2--------2---------
A-----2-----------2--------2----------2---------0-----------0--------------------
E---0--------0-----------0--------0----------------------------------3-----------
--
--
--
--
--
--
F G
E--------------0------------------0----------------------0---------------------0-
B---------3-----------------3----------------------5---------------------5-------
G-------2----------2------2------------2---------4-----------4---------4---------
D-----3----------3------3------------3---------5-----------5---------5-----------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---1--------1--------1--------1-------------3--------3------------3--------3----
------------
------------
--4---------
5-----------
------------
------------
F G
E--------------0--------------------0--------------------0---------
B---------3-------------------3----------------------5-------------
G-------2----------2--------2-----------2----------4---------------
D-----3----------3--------3-----------3----------5-----------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E---1-------1-----------1--------1------------5--------------------
Chords (avoid hitting the high E and palm mute during the verse)
C/G E A G F Em C
E--------------------------------------------------
B-----1-----0-----1-----0-----1-----0-----1--------
G-----0-----1-----2-----0-----2-----0-----0--------
D-----2-----2-----2-----0-----3-----2-----2--------
A-----3-----2-----0-----x-----3-----2-----3--------
E-----3-----0-----------3-----1-----0--------------
INTRO
-See Picking-
C C
VERSE I
C/G E Am G F C
So complete and so breathe deeply for the life in which you wa- a- a-a -ake
C/G E Am G F
Grateful heart and helpless mind that reels with every chance you ta- a-
C
a-a -ake
PRE-CHORUS
E F C F C F G
Dreams never take me far away, hide me from your love, wake to call your name
G
And when you slow down you’ll surely say
CHORUS
C F C Em
I know blowing in the wind there’s a voice that calls my name
G C F G C
“Don’t fear your life boy, grow and change”
C F C Em
It came running through the earth where the pine and tall grass grew
G C F G C
Leading me always, close to you
C
VERSE II
C/G E Am G F C
In the clearness of the spring, heard you calling heard you si- i- i-i -ing
C/G E Am
“This marks the end of all that’s through, I have a better plan for you-
G F C
ou- ou-ou -ou”
PRE-CHORUS
E F C F C
Still, I’m afraid of what I am, save me from my soul
F G G
You can’t make me whole, still I find my voice and say
CHORUS
C F C Em
I know blowing in the wind there’s a voice that calls my name
G C F G C
“Don’t fear your life boy, grow and change”
C F C Em
It came running through the earth where the pine and tall grass grew
G C F G C
Leading me always, close to you
BRIDGE
-See Picking-
Am C E
For a hundred years we wait and with every breath we take learn to bury
Am
our mistake
Am C E
Do I lead myself towards pain, every song we raise in vain, every fire
Am (G)
only flame?
F G E
Raise the children now to keep, every virtue that you seek hoping one day they’ll
Am (G)
receive
F G F
“We are nothing but the dust that gathers down below the plain, we’ll be gone
G
and you’ll remain”
PRE-CHORUS
E F C F C
Now what was far away draws near, teach me to belong
F G
I no longer fear
CHORUS
C F C Em
I know blowing in the wind there’s a voice that calls my name
G C F G C
“Don’t fear your life boy, grow and change”
C F C Em
It came running through the earth where the pine and tall grass grew
G C F G C
Leading me always, close to you
OUTRO-CHORUS
C F C Em
G C F G C
C F C Em
G C F G C
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version 3
Capo:4th fret
Tuning: Standard
e|--------------0--------------------|----------------0----------------------|
B|----1-------3---3-1----------------|----1-------1h3---/8-------------------|
G|------0-------------2-0------------|------0--------------0-----------------|
D|------------------------3----------|---------------------------------------|
A|----3---3--------------------------|----3---3---------/7-------------------|
E|--------------------1--------------|---------------------------------------|
*
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--3---3/(5)------------------------|---3---3/5--1--------------------------|
G|----0---------00---2-0-----0-------|-----0-----------0-------0-------------|
D|-----------------------3-----------|---------------------0h2-----2---------|
A|--3---3/(5)--------------3---------|---3---3/5--3------3-------3-----------|
E|---------------1-------------------|---------------------------------------|
Play twice for the intro
The chords for the song are mainly C, F, and G I think. And that's as far as
I've made it
* For the part with the slide into the (5)s, it's actually a sort of fake
slide. Just
slide normally but when you reach 5, release your fingers slightly so the
notes are muted.
So complete and so breathe deeply for the life in which you wake
Grateful heart and helpless mind that reels with every chance you take
Dreams never take me far away, hide me from your love
Wake to call your name;
And when you slow down you’ll surely say:
I know blowing in the wind there’s a voice that calls my name;
“Don’t fear your life boy, grow and change.”
It came running through the earth where
The pine and tall grass grew;
Leading me always, close to you
In the clearness of the spring, heard you calling heard you sing:
“This marks the end of all that’s through, I have a better plan for you”
Still, I’m afraid of what I am, save me from my soul
You can’t make me whole;
Still I find my voice and say:
I know blowing in the wind there’s a voice that calls my name;
“Don’t fear your life boy, grow and change.”
It came running through the earth where
The pine and tall grass grew;
Leading me always, close to you
For a hundred years we wait, and with every breath we take
Learn to bury our mistake
Do I lead myself towards pain?
Every song we raise in vain, every fire only flame
Raise the children now to keep, every virtue that you seek;
Hoping one day they’ll receive
“We are nothing but the dust that gathers down below the plain;
We’ll be gone and you’ll remain."
Now what was far away draws near, teach me to belong;
I know longer fear
I know blowing in the wind there’s a voice that calls my name;
“Don’t fear your life boy, grow and change."
It came running through the earth where
The pine and tall grass grew;
Leading me always, close to you
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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