Owl City – Boston Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Owl City – Boston Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
C G Am F C F G

[Verse 1]
C       G            Am
 In the light of the sun
  F           C
 is there anyone?
F            G
Oh, it has begun
C    G                 Am
 Oh, dear, you look so lost
F                C
Eyes are red and tears
 are shed
     F
This world you
         G
must've crossed
You said

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[Chorus]
C
You don't know me,
 G              F
 you don't even care,
      G
 oh, yeah
             C
And you said you
               F
don't know me
    G
And you don't wear
  G F         C   G
 my chains, oh, yeah
That's what you said
 C G Am F C F G

[Verse 2]
C  G             Am
 Essential yet appealed
    F              C
You carry all your thoughts
 F             G
Across an open field
C     G               Am
 When flowers gaze at you
        F            C
They're not the only ones
    F                 G
Who cry when they see you
You said

[Chorus]
C
You don't know me,
 G              F
 you don't even care,
      G
 oh, yeah
             C
And you said you don't
          F
know me
    G              G F
And you don't wear my chains,
   C   G
 oh, yeah

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[Bridge]

She said, "I think
            C
I'll go to Boston
                     G
I think I'll start a new life
                      F
I think I'll start it over,
                        G
 where no one knows my name
                    C
I'll get out of California,
            F      G
 I'm tired of the weather
             G     F
I think I'll get a lover
             C      G
 and fly him out to Spain
Oh, yeah, and I think
            C
 I'll go to Boston
             F        G
I think that I'm just tired
          G      F
I think I need a new town,
                C     G
 to leave this all behind
                 C
I think I need a sunrise,
            F      G
 I'm tired of the sunset
            G           F
I hear it's nice in the summer,
            C        G
 some snow would be nice"
Oh, yeah

[Chorus]
C                F    G
You don't know me and you
         G  F      C   G
don't even care, oh, yeah

[Outro]
C F
G
Boston
             G        F    C G
Where no one knows my name
                      C    F G
Where no one knows my name
             G        F    C G
Where no one knows my name
        C G Am
Oh, yeah
F      C
Boston
F      G               C
 Where no one knows my name

How to play Boston: key, chords and progression

These are Boston chords by Owl City on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Boston by Owl City is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 4 chords: C, G, Am and F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – C – F – G (V – I – IV – V in C major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

Boston chords: questions

What key is Boston in?

Boston by Owl City is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Boston?

Boston uses 4 chords: C, G, Am, F.

What is the chord progression of Boston?

The main progression is G – C – F – G (V – I – IV – V).

Is Boston easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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