She Was A Boy chords by Yael Naim

"She Was A Boy"

Dm            A
she was a boy, it wasn't easy for her
A#       A
I was a child to see it
Dm         A
she came alone to build her story
A#        A
I was so young and loved her

A#  F
go on you'll see
Em
all that you want to be
A

while everybody's saying
A#  F
hold on, you'll see
A      A#
you'll never be free
A
but we just kept on growing

Dm            A
she was a boy with some feelings for me
A#       A
I was too wild and missed it
Dm      A
I came alone to hear her story
A#         A
while no one else was worried

A# F
go on she said
E           A
or else you will grow said
          A#
while everybody doubted
   F
hold on, they say
Em
one day you'll have to pay
A          Dm  A A# A Dm A A# A
but i was so afraid to go

A#  F
hold on you're scared
C   G
you only need to dare
A           A#
while everybody's laughing

  F
go on, you'll see
A       Gm
one day you'll be free
A
and you will understand why

Dm       A       A#
she was a boy, she was a boy, she was a boy
A
hiding in herself but
Dm       A
she was a boy, she was a boy
A#               A
she knew that everyone was saying it

A#
how much you want to see
Gm
how much you want to be
Dm             C
how much you want to live, see her growing
A#
how much you want to see
Gm
how much you want to be
Dm
how much you want to live feel like falling
A#
how much you want to see
Gm
how much you want to be
Dm
wishing everyday you could see her face again
A#
how much you want to give
Gm          A
how much you want to live

Dm    G  Dm
she was a boy
F     Am Dm
she was a boy
   F    Em
but she was there for me
     D     Dm
i was a child and she was a boy