James Morrison – This Boy

Standard Tuning:
Capo On 3rd Fret

Intro: Em C G D
Em C G D

Verse:
Em C
This boy wants to play
G
There’s no time left today
D
It’s a shame ’cause he has to go home
Em C
This boy’s got to work
G D
Got to sweat just to pay what he gets to get left all alone

Bridge:
Am C
Well let’s step outside
G
Let’s go for a ride
D
Just for a while
Am C
No we won’t get caught
G D
Well that’s what I thought, until we cried

Chorus:
G
I’m still here
B7
But it hasn’t been easy
Em Cm
I’m sure that you had your reasons
G B7
I’m scared for this emotion
C A
For years I’ve been holding it down
Cm
For years I’ve been holding it down

Verse 2:
Em C
This girl tries her best everyday
G D
But it’s all gone to waste ’cause there’s no one around
Em C
This girl she can draw she can paint
G
Likes to dance she can skate
D
Now she don’t make a sound

Bridge:
Am C
We’ll play in the park
G D
‘Till it’s too dark for us to see
Am C
Well we’ll make our way home
G
With mud on our clothes
D
She won’t be pleased

Chorus:
G
I’m still here
B7
But it hasn’t been easy
Em Cm
I’m sure that you had your reasons
G B7
I’m scared for this emotion
C A
For years I’ve been holding it down
G B7
And I, love to forgive and forget
Em Cm
So I, try to put all this behind us
G B7
Just, know that my arms are wide open
C A Cm
The older I get, the more that I know

Cm
Well it’s time to let this go

D
I got to let it go (x4)

[Play Chorus]

G B7
And I, love to forgive and forget
Em Cm
So I, try to put all this behind us
G B7
Just, know that my arms are wide open
C A Cm
The older I get, the more that I know

Cm G
Well it’s time to let this go

Chords: (All chords are relative to the capo)
Em: 022000
C: x32010
G: 320033
D: xx0232
Am: x02210
B7: x24242
Cm: x35543
A: x02220