Boy About Town Chords by The Jam

Tempo:
155.65 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Am

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Jam - Boy About Town chords
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[N] [G]
See me walking [F#m] around, I'm a boy [C] about town,
next to the huddle.
[G]
See me walking [D] sweet, I'm the top of [C] the world,
next to the huddle.
[G]
[C] Oh, I [G] play with floating winds.
I glide up street, I glide down [C] street,
oh, what a long [G] way to go.
Just when I come to rest, someone picks you up.
Up [C] street, down street, [D] I catch you in the [G] middle.
See me walking [D] around, I'm a boy about [C] town,
next to the huddle.
[G]
See me walking [D] sweet, I'm the top of the [C] world,
next to the [D] huddle.
[C]
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
la, la, la, la, [G] la, la, la, la, la, [Am] la, la, la, la, la, la,
there's more than you can [C] hope for in
[D] this world.
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[G] [C]
Oh, I'm still [G] a-chillin', I'm a-sittin' down,
[D] I'm a-chillin', people [G] go [Am] crazy.
Oh, [G] please leave me aside.
I want to go up, I want to go up,
I want to live, I, I want to live,
and up street, down street, I play rock, rock, till we're up street,
down street, and what let you know?
Me walking around, I'm [C] a boy about town,
next to the huddle.
[G] See me [C] walking around, I'm a boy about [E] town,
next to the huddle.
The boy [A] about town, next to the huddle.
The [C] boy about town, next to the huddle.
[D]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
F#m
123111112
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To start learning The Jam - (Remastered) Boy About Town chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: D, C, G and C. For best results, commence at 78 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 156. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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[N] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
See me walking [F#m] around, I'm a boy [C] about town,
next to the huddle.
_ [G] _ _
See me walking [D] sweet, I'm the top of [C] the world,
next to the huddle.
_ [G] _ _
[C] Oh, I [G] play with floating winds.
I glide up street, I glide down [C] street,
oh, what a long [G] way to go.
Just when I come to rest, someone picks you up.
Up [C] street, down street, [D] I catch you in the [G] middle.
See me walking _ [D] around, I'm a boy about [C] town,
next to the huddle.
_ [G] _
See me walking [D] sweet, I'm the top of the [C] world,
next to the _ [D] huddle.
_ [C]
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
_ la, la, la, la, [G] la, la, la, la, la, [Am] la, la, la, la, la, la,
there's more than you can [C] hope for in _
[D] this world.
_ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Oh, I'm still [G] a-chillin', I'm a-sittin' down,
[D] I'm a-chillin', people [G] go [Am] crazy.
Oh, _ [G] please leave me aside.
I want to go up, I want to go up,
I want to live, I, I want to live,
and up street, down street, I play rock, rock, till we're up street,
down street, and what let you know?
Me walking _ around, I'm [C] a boy about town,
next to the huddle.
_ [G] _ See me [C] walking around, I'm a boy about [E] town,
next to the huddle.
The boy [A] about town, next to the huddle.
The [C] boy about town, next to the huddle.
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This song was composed by Paul Weller.

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