Charlie Puth – Boy Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
This is the chord progression of Boy by Charlie Puth on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
[Verse 1]
|Ebm Db Gb
I got these girls tryna lock me down
|Gb Ab Bbm
And I always up and leave
|Bbm Db Ab
But for the first time in a while
|Bbm Fm Gb
I wanna throw away the key
|Ebm Db Gb
And I know you’ve been in
|Gb Ab Bbm
A couple more relationships than me
|Bbm Db Ab
‘Cause you talk a different talk
|Bbm Fm Gb
And you kiss me differently
[Pre-Chorus]
|Ebm Db Gb
Now I don’t know where to go
|Gb Ab Bbm
After you left me this way
|Bbm Db Ab
After you love me so good
|Bbm Fm Gb
How are you gonna tell me you don’t wanna stay?
[Chorus]
|Ebm Db Gb
You tell me I’m too young, but
|Gb Ab Bbm
I gave you what you wanted
|Bbm Db Ab |Bbm Fm Gb
Baby, how dare you treat me just like
|Ebm
Like a boy
Db Gb
You won’t wake up beside me
|Gb Ab Bbm
‘Cause I was born in the ’90s
|Bbm Db Ab |Bbm Fm Gb
Baby, how dare you treat me just like
|Ebm Db Gb
Like a boy (don’t treat me like)
|Gb Ab Bbm
Boy (don’t treat me like)
|Bbm Db Ab |Bbm Fm Gb
Boy
[Verse 2]
|Ebm Db Gb
You told me you needed a perfect guy
|Gb Ab Bbm
That’ll make your parents proud
|Bbm Db Ab
Guess you still ain’t found him yet (why?)
|Bbm Fm Gb
‘Cause we’re still messin’ around (oh)
|Ebm Db Gb
And now you watch me put in all this work
|Gb Ab Bbm
Just to say it won’t work out (work out)
|Bbm Db Ab
You never took me seriously (took me seriously)
|Bbm Fm Gb
Now what the hell is that about?
[Pre-Chorus]
|Ebm Db Gb
Now I don’t know where to go
|Gb Ab Bbm
After you left me this way
|Bbm Db Ab
After you love me so good
|Bbm Fm Gb
How are you gonna tell me you don’t wanna stay?
[Chorus]
|Ebm Db Gb
You tell me I’m too young, but
|Gb Ab Bbm
I gave you what you wanted
|Bbm Db Ab |Bbm Fm Gb
Baby, how dare you treat me just like
|Ebm
Like a boy
|Db Gb
You won’t wake up beside me
|Gb Ab Bbm
‘Cause I was born in the ’90s
|Bbm Db Ab |Bbm Fm Gb
Baby, how dare you treat me just like
|Ebm Db Gb
Like a boy (don’t treat me like)
|Gb Ab Bbm
Boy (don’t treat me like)
|Bbm Db Ab |Bbm Fm Gb
Boy
|Ebm Db Gb
Baby don’t you treat me like a boy (don’t treat me like)
|Gb Ab Bbm
Boy (don’t treat me like)
|Bbm Db Ab |Bbm Fm Gb
Boy
[Main riff] x2
e|——–|———|——–|———-|
B|——–|———|——–|———-|
G|——–|———|——–|-/10——|
D|——4-|———|——–|——-/4-|
A|–6-4—|———|—-4—|—–8—-|
E|——–|-2–4–6-|–6—4-|———-|
[Chorus]
|Ebm Db Gb
You tell me I’m too young, but
|Gb Ab Bbm
I gave you what you wanted
|Bbm Db Ab |Bbm Fm Gb
Baby, how dare you treat me just like
|Ebm
Like a boy
|Db Gb
You won’t wake up beside me
|Gb Ab Bbm
‘Cause I was born in the ’90s
|Bbm Db Ab |Bbm Fm Gb
Baby, how dare you treat me just like
|Ebm Db Gb
Like a boy (don’t treat me like)
|Gb Ab Bbm
Boy (don’t treat me like)
|Bbm Db Ab |Bbm Fm Gb
Boy
|Ebm Db Gb
Baby don’t you treat me like a boy (don’t treat me like)
|Gb Ab Bbm
Boy (don’t treat me like)
|Bbm Db Ab |Bbm Fm Gb
Boy
[Outro]
|Ebm Db Gb |Gb Ab Bbm |Bbm Db Ab
|Bbm Fm Gb
Just like, like a boy
|Ebm Db Gb |Gb Ab Bbm |Bbm Db Ab
|Bbm Fm Gb
Just like, like a boy
|Ebm Db Gb |Gb Ab Bbm
|Bbm Db Ab |Bbm Fm Gb
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How to play Boy: key, chords and progression
Boy by Charlie Puth is built around B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭), with 8 chords in all: Ebm, Db, Gb, Ab, Bbm, Fm, B and E.
The progression the song keeps returning to is Ebm – Db – Gb – Ab (iv – III – VI – VII in B♭ minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Dm, C, F, G, Am, Em, Bb, Eb (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 13% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
Chord diagrams
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Boy chords: questions
What key is Boy in?
Boy by Charlie Puth is centred on B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).
What chords are in Boy?
Boy uses 8 chords: Ebm, Db, Gb, Ab, Bbm, Fm, B, E.
What is the chord progression of Boy?
The main progression is Ebm – Db – Gb – Ab (iv – III – VI – VII).
Is Boy easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Dm, C, F, G, Am, Em, Bb, Eb (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 13% without a capo).