Golden Boy
Barenaked Ladies
RockMedium for beginners9 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
BDiagram coming soon
G
D
A
E
Em
C9Diagram coming soon
Am
Bm7Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
hide this tab e|--------------------| B|--0--1--0-----------| G|--0--0--0--2--4--2--| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| G D Em Pre-Verse Lick C9 Hey golden boy, don't let the darkness into, take you away from yourself G/B Am G Nobody else, there's nobody left to make you run C9 G/B Am Somebody new, maybe it's you, only bereft of meaning G D Em G D One of these days, you're going to wake up wondering how it went down G D Em Then in a daze, you're going to make up something C9 And wallow around in your room G/B Am G Maybe it's soon, or maybe it won't be for some time (maybe it won't be for some time) C9 G/B Am I hope you'll be thinking of me, and I hope you won't be lonely G A Em C9 Hang your head, but don't let your hair fall out G A Em Just hang your hat, at somebody else's house Verso 2: G D Em G D Game, set and match, I have to give that to you, you are the man G D Em Wait, there's a catch, everyone sees right through you C9 But that was the plan all along G/B Am G Just tell me I'm wrong, tell me you wanted something else (Tell me you wanted something more) C9 G/B Am Bm7 C9 You entered the code that made you explode, now I hope you won't be lonely anymore G A Em C9 Hang your head, but don't let your hair fall out G A Em Just hang your hat, at somebody else's house Ponte: Bm7 C9 No, no, no; you're not a quitter D Em So don't, don't, don't, don't you be bitter Bm7 C9 Go, go, go where you'll glitter away Solo 2x: G A Em G D G A Em C9 Hang your head, but don't let your hair fall out G A Em Just hang your hat, at somebody else's house G A Em C9 Hang your head, but don't let your hair fall out G A Em Just hang your hat, at somebody else's house G A Em C9 At somebody else's house G A Em C9 At somebody else's house ( G C9 )
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Chord set
B · G · D · A · E · Em · C9 · Am · Bm7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.