IF I WERE A BOY

If I were a boy,

e ven (D)just for a day,

(D)I’d roll out ta (Em7)bed in the (C)morn ing and (G)throw on what I (D)want ed, then go

drink (D)beer with the guys

and (D)chase af ter girls.

I’d kick (Em7)it with who I (C)want ed and I’d (G)nev er get con (D)front ed for it, ’cause they’d (C)stick up for me.

If (D)I were a boy,

I think I (D)could un der stand

how it (Em7)feels to love a (C)girl I (G)swear I’d be a (D)bet ter man.

I’d (D)lis ten to her

’cause I (D)know how it hurts

when you (Em7)lose the one you (C)want ed ’cause he’s (G)tak en you for (D)grant ed and (C)ev ’ry thing you had got de stroyed.

If I were a boy,

I would (D)turn off my phone,

tell (Em7)ev ’ry one it’s (C)bro ken so they’d (G)think that I was (D)sleep in’ a lone.

I’d (D)put my self first

and make the (D)rules as I go

’cause I (Em7)know that she’d be (C)faith ful, (G)wait in’ for me to come (Em7)home,

to come home.

If (D)I were a boy, (C)ev ’ry thing you had got de stroyed.

It’s a (C)lit tle too late for you to come (Am)back, say it’s (C)just a mis take, think I’d for (D)give you like that.

If you (C)thought I would wait for you, you thought (C)wrong.

But you’re just a boy.

You (D)don’t un der stand

how it (Em7)feels to love a (C)girl.

Some day you’ll (G)wish you were a bet ter man.

You don’t (D)lis ten to her.

You don’t (D)care how it (Em7)hurts

un til you (Em7)lose the one you (C)want ed ’cause you’ve (G)tak en her for (D)grant ed and (C)ev ’ry thing you have got de stroyed.

But you’re just a boy.