If I Were a Boy Chords by Beyoncé

Tempo:
90.15 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

C#

D#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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If I Were a Boy chords
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[D#m] If I were a boy
[B]
[F#] Even [C#] just for a [D#m] day
[B]
[F#] [C#] I'd roll out [D#m] of bed in [B] the morning [F#] and throw on what [C#] I wanted and [D#m] go
[B] Drink [F#] [C#] beer with the [D#m] [B] guys
[F#] [C#] And chase after [D#m] [B] girls I
[F#] [C#] [D#m] Keep it with who [B] I wanted [F#] and I never [C#] could confront it for [D#m] it
[B] Cuz they stick up for [F#] me [C#] if
[D#m] If [B]
[F#] [C#] [F#] [B]
[F#] [C#] [D#m] [B]
[F#] [C#] [D#m] [B]
[F#] [C#] [D#m] [B]
[F#] [C#] [D#m] [B]
[F#] [C#] [D#m] [B]
[F#] [C#] [B] I [D#m] were a boy
[B]
[F#] I [G#] would turn off my [D#m] phone
[B]
[F#] [C#] [F#] Tell everyone [B] it's broken [F#] so they think that [C#] I was sleeping [D#m] alone
[B] I [F#] [C#] put myself [D#m] [B] first
[F#] And make [C#] the rules as I [D#m] [B] go
Cuz [F#] [C#] [D#m] I know [B] that she'd be faithful [F#] [C#] waiting for me to [D#m] come [B] home
Come [F#] home
[C#] [D#m] [B]
[F#] [C#] [D#m] [B]
[F#] [C#] [D#m] [B]
[F#] [C#] [D#m] [B]
[F#] [C#] [F#] I [B] Would
When
[F#] you [C#] [F#] [B]
[F#] [C#] [D#m] lose the [B] one you wanted [F#] they're taking [C#] you for granted
[F#] Everything you had got destroyed
[G#m] [B]
[F#] [C#] You to [G#m] come back [B] is just a [D#m] mistake think [C#] I forgive you [G#m] like that
[B]
[D#m] [C#] But [B] George [C#] [D#m] just a boy
[B] [F#] [C#] Don't [D#m] understand
[B] [F#] [C#] [D#m]
[B] Today [F#] you wish you [C#] were
[D#m]
[B] [F#] [C#] [D#m]
[B] [F#] [C#] [F#]
[B] [F#] [C#] [F#]
[B] [F#] [C#] [B]
[F#] A
But you're just a boy
[B] [F#]
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
D#m
13421116
G#m
123111114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
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Let's start jamming Beyoncé - If I Were A Boy chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - C#, D#m, B, F#, C# and B in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 45 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 90. With an eye on the song's key F# Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[D#m] _ If I were a boy
_ [B] _
[F#] Even [C#] just for a [D#m] day
[B] _ _
[F#] _ [C#] I'd roll out [D#m] of bed in [B] the morning [F#] and throw on what [C#] I wanted and [D#m] go
_ [B] Drink [F#] _ [C#] beer with the [D#m] [B] guys _ _
[F#] _ [C#] And chase after [D#m] [B] girls I
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ [D#m] Keep it with who [B] I wanted [F#] and I never [C#] could confront it for [D#m] it
[B] Cuz they stick up for [F#] me [C#] if
[D#m] If _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ [D#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ I _ _ [D#m] were a boy
_ [B] _ _
[F#] I [G#] would turn off my [D#m] phone
[B] _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] Tell everyone [B] it's broken [F#] so they think that [C#] I was sleeping [D#m] alone
_ [B] I [F#] _ [C#] put myself [D#m] _ [B] first _
[F#] And make [C#] the rules as I [D#m] [B] go
Cuz [F#] _ [C#] _ _ [D#m] I know [B] that she'd be faithful [F#] [C#] waiting for me to [D#m] come [B] home
Come [F#] home
[C#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] I [B] Would
When _
[F#] you [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#m] lose the [B] one you wanted [F#] they're taking [C#] you for granted
[F#] Everything you had got destroyed
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ [C#] You to [G#m] come back [B] is just a [D#m] mistake think [C#] I forgive you [G#m] like that
[B] _ _
[D#m] _ _ [C#] But [B] _ _ George [C#] _ _ _ _ [D#m] just a boy _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] Don't [D#m] understand
[B] _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#m] _ _
[B] Today [F#] you wish you [C#] were
_ [D#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] A
But _ you're just a boy
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _

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This song finds its place within the I AM... SASHA FIERCE album.

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