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Apr92018

Phum Viphurit – Lover Boy Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

ChordsEmaj7 C#m7 Bmaj7 G#m7 G#m9 F#7 G#maj7 C#maj7

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This is the chord progression of Lover Boy by Phum Viphurit on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

Emaj7 C#m7
Darling, I got my trust issues
Bmaj7 G#m7 G#m9
Warning, you stay away
Emaj7 C#m7
If we meet at the rendezvous
Bmaj7 G#m7 G#m9
Take me away, sunray

Emaj7 C#m7
Darling, I got my trust issues
Bmaj7 G#m7 G#m9
Warning, you stay away
Emaj7 C#m7
If we meet at the rendezvous
Bmaj7 G#m7 G#m9
Take me away, sunray

[Verse]
C#m7
Time and toys
F#7 Bmaj7 G#m7 G#m9
May fill my heart with joy
C#m7 F#7 Bmaj7 G#m7 G#m9
I’ll know peace when I’m your lover boy

[Bridge]
G#maj7 Bmaj7
I’ll be your new school soul
G#maj7 C#maj7
Silver and gold
G#maj7 Bmaj7
New desire
G#maj7 Emaj7
Friends on fire
D#m7 Dm7 C#m7 F#9 Bmaj7 (each one of these chords is played once)
Call me ‘lo—-ver boy’

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How to play Lover Boy: key, chords and progression

Lover Boy by Phum Viphurit keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 8 chords: Emaj7, C#m7, Bmaj7, G#m7, G#m9, F#7, G#maj7 and C#maj7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Emaj7 – C#m7 – Bmaj7 – G#m7 (Imaj7 – vi7 – Vmaj7 – iii7 in E major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – soh – mi. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Cmaj7, Am7, Gmaj7, Em7, Em9, D7, Emaj7, Amaj7 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Emaj7 chord on guitar (021100) — Emaj7E G♯ B D♯

C#m7 chord on guitar (x46454) — C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B

Bmaj7 chord on guitar (x24342) — Bmaj7B D♯ F♯ A♯

G#m7 chord on guitar (464444) — G♯m7G♯ B D♯ F♯

G#m9 chord on guitar (464446) — G♯m9G♯ B D♯ F♯ A♯

F#7 chord on guitar (242322) — F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E

G#maj7 chord on guitar (4x554x) — G♯maj7G♯ B♯ D♯ G

C#maj7 chord on guitar (x46564) — C♯maj7C♯ E♯ G♯ B♯

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Lover Boy chords: questions

What key is Lover Boy in?

Lover Boy by Phum Viphurit is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Lover Boy?

Lover Boy uses 8 chords: Emaj7, C#m7, Bmaj7, G#m7, G#m9, F#7, G#maj7, C#maj7.

What is the chord progression of Lover Boy?

The main progression is Emaj7 – C#m7 – Bmaj7 – G#m7 (Imaj7 – vi7 – Vmaj7 – iii7).

Is Lover Boy easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Cmaj7, Am7, Gmaj7, Em7, Em9, D7, Emaj7, Amaj7 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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