Green Day – Bobby Sox Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Green Day – Bobby Sox Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEG#mC#mAA5E5G#5C#5B5

Key
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 [Intro]
E G#m C#m A (x2)

[Verse 1]
E        G#m
  Do you wanna be my
 C#m A
 girlfriend?
     E             G#m
I'll take you to a movie
            C#m     A
that we've already seen
   E      G#m
Or sit at home and
 C#m  A
watch reruns
E                G#m
There's no other place
           C#m
 I'd wanna be

[Break]
                 A5
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-
    E5 G#5 C#5
ooh-ooh)
A5
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
         E5 G#5 C#5
-ooh-ooh-ooh)
A5
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
ooh-ooh-ooh)

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  [Chorus]
E5       G#5
  Do you wanna be
     C#5 A5
 my girlfriend?
E5       G#5
  Do you wanna be
     C#5 A5
my girlfriend?

[Verse 2]
E        G#m
  Do you wanna be
    C#m A
 my boyfriend?
      E            G#m
We'll walk the cemetery
          C#m       A
 and I'll kiss you again
    E        G#m
And make our dead friends
  C#m          A
 blush, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
E                G#m
We'll be getting married
       C#m          A
right there on the scene
E        G#m
  Do you wanna be
     C#m  A
my best friend?
E                G#m
You can drive me crazy
      C#m   A
 all over again
    E         G#m
And I'll bore you to
 C#m          A
death, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
E              G#m
Doesn't mattеr when
           C#m
 we are in lovе
                A5
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
ooh-ooh)

[Chorus]
E5       G#5
  Do you wanna be
    C#5 A5
 my boyfriend?
E5       G#5
  Do you wanna be
    C#5 A5
my boyfriend?
E5       G#5
  Do you wanna be
    C#5 A5
 my boyfriend?
E5       G#5
  Do you wanna be
     C#5 A5
my boyfriend?


[Bridge]
G#5
  You're not just
             E5
any type of girl
G#5
  My one true love
               A5    B5
and you're my world

[Solo]
E5 G#5 C#5 A5 (x4)

[Break]
Do you wanna
be my girlfriend?
Do you wanna
be my boyfriend?
Do you wanna
be my boyfriend?
Do you wanna be my,
              A5
 do you wanna be my-

[Chorus]
E5       G#5
  Do you wanna be
    C#5 A5
my girlfriend?
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
ooh-ooh-ooh)
E5       G#5
  Do you wanna be
     C#5 A5
 my boyfriend?
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-
ooh-ooh-ooh)
E5       G#5
  Do you wanna be
    C#5 A5
 my boyfriend?
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-
ooh-ooh-ooh)
E5       G#5
  Do you wanna be my,
C#5      A5
 do you wanna be my

[Outro]
E5 G#5 C#5 A5 (x4)
E

Watch: Green Day - Bobby Sox (Official Music Video)

From Green Day on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Bobby Sox: key, chords and progression

These are Bobby Sox chords by Green Day on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Bobby Sox by Green Day keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 9 chords: E, G#m, C#m, A, A5, E5, G#5, C#5 and B5.

Listen for E5 – G#5 – C#5 – A5 (I – III – VI – IV in E major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Em, Am, F, F5, C5, E5, A5, G5 (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
A5 chord on guitar (x022xx)
A5A E
E5 chord on guitar (022xxx)
E5E B
G#5 chord on guitar (466xxx)
G♯5G♯ D♯
C#5 chord on guitar (x466xx)
C♯5C♯ G♯
B5 chord on guitar (x244xx)
B5B F♯

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Bobby Sox chords: questions

What key is Bobby Sox in?

Bobby Sox by Green Day is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Bobby Sox?

Bobby Sox uses 9 chords: E, G#m, C#m, A, A5, E5, G#5, C#5, B5.

What is the chord progression of Bobby Sox?

The main progression is E5 – G#5 – C#5 – A5 (I – III – VI – IV).

Is Bobby Sox easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Em, Am, F, F5, C5, E5, A5, G5 (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo).

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