Boys In The Street
by Greg Holden
Chase The Sun album (2015)
Standard tuning
[Verse]
C
When I was younger
F
My daddy told me I would never
C
Never amount to nothing special
F
He'd come at me from every angle
C
He'd say, "You're the last thing I wanted, the last thing I need
F
How am I gonna answer when my friends tell me
Am G F C
My son was kissing boys in the street
Am G C
My son was kissing boys in the street"
C
He tried to change me
F
Said I'm embarrassing my country
C
How could I do this to my family
F
Do I wanna grow up being lonely
[Chorus]
C
He'd say, "We've worked for our money, we've put you in school
F
Is this how you repay us? Do you think this is cool?
Am G F C
My son, stop kissing boys in the street
Am G C
My son, stop kissing boys in the street"
C F C F
Fill #1 (see below)
[Verse]
C
Now that I'm older
F
My daddy's heart's a little warmer
C
But he still won't hold me like my brother
F
And he still won't kiss me like my mother
[Chorus]
C
He said, "You're a part of this family, I made you myself
F
But the way that you act isn't good for your health
Am G F C
My son, stop kissing boys in the street
Am G C
My son, stop kissing boys in the street"
Fill #2 (see below)
[Verse]
C F Am G
Oooooooo
C F Am G
Ohhhhhhh
C
My daddy's dying
F
And he's finally realized I'm not lying
C
We sit in silence but we're smiling
F
Because for once we are not fighting
[Chorus]
C
He said, "There was no way of knowing 'cause all I was taught
F
Is men only love women, but now I'm not sure
Am G F C
My son, keep kissing boys in the street
Am G F C
My son, keep kissing boys in the street
Am G C
When I'm gone, keep kissing boys in the street"
Fill #1 (1:35)
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D -----------------9--7-----------------------9--7---|
A ---------------------------------------------------|
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Fill #2 (2:32) Repeat 2 times
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B ----10--8---------------------10--8----------------|
G -----------7--9------------7---------7--9------7---|
D -----------------9--7----------------------10------|
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