Mac Demarco
Blue Boy
Salad Days (2014)
Captured Tracks
Here are the chords for Blue Boy based on the acoustic performance on KEXP at Pickathon (link below)
I assume he plays these chords for the electric version aswell and the lead parts are already up on the site.
Play along with the video for the rhythm and chord changes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhAzoVi6YBA
Capo 3rd fret for the acoustic version
Chord shapes (relative to capo)
G6 3-2-0-0-0-0
D7 X-X-0-2-1-2
Am X-0-2-2-1-0
C X-3-2-0-1-0
Dadd11 X-5-4-0-3-0
Em 0-2-2-0-0-0
G13/F 1-3-0-0-0-0
[Intro]
G6 D7 Am C Dadd11 x4
(on the D7 hit the chord twice and then take off the little finger for the little riff he does,
watch the video to get it)
[Verse]
G6 D7 Am C Dadd11
Blue boy, worried about the world's eyes
G6 D7 Am C Dadd11
Worried, every time the sun shines
G6 D7 Am C Dadd11
Worried about his haircut
G6 D7 Am C Dadd11
Calm down, sweetheart, grow up
[Chorus]
G6 Am Em G13/F
Blue boooyyy [x4]
[Verse]
G6 D7 Am C Dadd11
Blue boy, older than the world knows
G6 D7 Am C Dadd11
Honey, that's the way that life goes
G6 D7 Am C Dadd11
No use acting so tough
G6 D7 Am C Dadd11
Come down, sweetheart, grow up
[Chorus]
G6 Am Em G13/F
Blue boooyyy [x4]
[End]
G6
