The Boy Friend Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]Any girl who's reached the
age of 17 or thereabout,
[Dm]has but one de[G]sire in [C]view.[Dm]
[G]She kno[C]ws she has reached the stage
of needing one to care about.
[Am]Nothing [D]else will really [G]do.
[Fm]Childhood [Bb]games are [Eb]left behind,
an[Fm]d her he[Bb]art can't sw[Eb]ing,[Baug]
[Am]hoping [D]that it [G]soon [Abdim]will find
[Ebdim]just one thin[G]g.[Baug]
[C]We've got to hav[Dm]e,
we've [D]got to have,
[Eaug]for it's so dreary n[Fm]ot to have,
[C]that cer[Ebdim] tain thing ca[Dm]lled[G]
the [C]boy[Dm]friend.[G]
[C]We [Dbdim]scheme ab[Dm]out, and dr[Ebdim]eam about,
[C]and we'[Eaug]ve been known[F]
[Fm]to scream about,
[C]That [Ebdim]certain thing c[G]alled
the [C]boyfriend.[F#dim]
[B]He [Em]is really a nec[B]essity
[Em]if you want to get o[A]n,
An[Dm]d we might as we[A]ll confess it,
he [Dm]is our sinning one -o[G]n.
[C]We sigh for[Dbdim] him and cry [Dm]for [Ebdim]him,
[C]And we [Eaug]would gladly [F]die for him,[Fm]
[C]That cer[Ebdim]tain thing call[G]ed the boyf[C]riend.[Dm]
[G]We [C]plead to hav[Dm]e, we need to [Ebdim]have,
[C]In fac[Eaug]t our poor h[F]earts plead [Fm]to have,
[C]That cer[Ebdim]tain thing call[Baug]ed
[C]a boy[Dbdim]friend[Dm][G]
[C]We'd [A]stay for [Dm]him,
and stay [Ebdim]for him
[C]We'd [Eaug]even mi[Dm]sbehave fo[F]r him
[C]That [Ebdim]certain t[Dm]hing c[G]alled a
[C]boyfriend[Ebdim][B]
[Em]Life without us is [Ebdim]quite impossible
[Baug]And devoid[Em] of all chance[A]
[Dm]No amount of i[Dbdim]dle gossip'l[A]l
[Dm]Keep them out of our [G]arms[Baug]
[C]We'll [Dbdim]do without, [Dm]can't do w[Ebdim]ithout
[C]Our [Eaug]dreams just [F]won't
come [Fm]true without
[C]That [Eaug]certain [F]thing called [G]the [C]boy[Dm]friend[C][A][Dm][D][C][Eaug][Fm]
[C][Ebdim][Dm][G][C][Dbdim][Dm][G]
[C][Dm][Ebdim][C][Eaug][Fm][C][Ebdim][Dm][G][C][Ebdim]
[B][Em][A][B][Em][A][Dm][A][Dm][G]
[Baug][G]
[C]We're [A]movin' [Dm]out, I'm [Ebdim]movin' out,
[C]Our dre[Eaug]ams just won'[F]t
come [Fm]true without
[C]A c[Eaug]ertain thing ca[F]lled a[G] boyfriend.[C]