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If I Were A Boy

by Beyonce

Written by: Jean & Gad

IF I WERE A BOY Jean & Gad Beyonce | / ~ ^If I^were a^boy.| Em C G D Em C G D ||: yy / // | / even just^for a^day. | yy / // | // Id^roll out^of | ||: yy / // | / I would turn^off the^phone.| ee / // | // / Tell | Em C G D Em C | bed in^the morning and | throw^on what^I wanted and^go.| oo / // | | everyone its broken so^they | think^that I^was sleeping alone.| ee / // | G D Em C G D Em C | / ~ ^Drink beer^with the^guys.| ss / // | / ~ ^and chase^af ter^girls. | ss / // | | // Id^put myself^first.| tt / // | / ~ ^and make^the=rules as^I=go.| oo / // | G D Em C | // / Id^kick | it^with who^I wanted and^Id | | // / Cause^I | know^that she'd^be faith ful | G D Em C | never get^con fronted for^it | Because they^d stick^up for^me.| | waiting^for me to come^home | 2/4 come home. | G D Em C G D Em C | ee ~ ^If I^were a^boy.| yy / // | ~ ^I think^I could^un derstand.| dd / // | G D Em C G D Em C | // / How^it | feels^to love^a girl I | swear^Id be^a better man.| nn / // | G D Em C G D Em C G D | / ~ ^Id listen to^her.| rr / // | / Cause^I know^how it^hurts.| ss / // | // / when^you | Em C G D | lose^the one^you wanted Cause^he's | taken you^for granted and | Em C | every thing^you had^got destroyed.| G 1. | dd ~ ^If I^were a^boy. :|| G C G D C 2. | dd dd // | / Its^a little too^late.| ee for^you to come | back Say^its just^a mistake.| G D C | e^think I^for give^you like | that If^you thought^I would^wait.| G D C Em C | t^for you ~ ^You thought | wrong gg gg gg | / ~ ^But youre^just a^boy.| yy / // | G D C G D | / And^you dont^un derstand.| dd yeah^you dont^un derstand.| dd / / How^it | Em C G D Em C | feels^to love^a girl^Some day^you | wish^you were^a better man.| nn / // | G D Em C G D Em C G D | / You^dont listen to^her.| rr / // | / You^dont care how^it | hurts / // | // ~ Until ^you | Em C G D | lose^the one^you wanted Cause^youve | taken her^for granted And | Em C G Em C G D | every thing^you had^got destroyed.| dd ~ ^But youre^just a^boy.| yy yy // | // // | //// ||

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If I Were A Boy is performed by Beyonce and written by Jean & Gad. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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