"Boys" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: E Major Meter: 4/4 Form: Intro | Verse | Verse | Bridge | | Verse (guitar solo)| Verse | | Bridge | Outro (fade-out) CD: "Please Please Me", Track 5 (Parlophone CDP7 46435-2) Composer: Luther Dixon / Wes Farrell Influential version: The Shirelles (1962) Recorded: 11th February 1963, Abbey Road 2 UK-release: 22nd March 1963 (LP "Please Please Me") US-release: 22nd July 1963 (LP "Introducing The Beatles") -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro: B7 A7 -|----------------------------|-------5----------5--------- -|-------9-----7--------------|---------------------------- -|-------9-----7p8------------|6-------------7------6------ -|------------------9---------|7-------------7------7------ -|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ E7 B7 -|-------0--------------------|---------------------------- -|-------0------2---2---------|---------------------------- -|--------------2---0---------|---2------------------------ -|---------------------2--0---|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|2--------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Verse 1: E7 I've been told when a boy kiss a girl E7 Take a trip around the world A7 Hey Hey E7 Hey Hey B7 A7 E7 Yes, they say you do Verse 2: E7 My girl says when I kiss her lips E7 Get the feeling all through her fingertips Hey A7 Hey Hey E7 Hey Hey B7 A7 Hey Yeah she said you do E7 B7 Well I talk about E7 boys Don't you know I mean boys Well I talk about boys A7 now Ahhhhhhhhh E7 boys Chorus: B7 Well I talk about E7 boys Don't you know I mean boys Well I talk about boys A7 now Ahhhhhhhhh E7 boys Well I talk about B7 A7 boys now What a bundle of joy E7 Alright, George! Solo: B7 E7 -|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|---8/9-9---8-/8-/8--/8--/8--|8------------8----8---------|---3---3--3---3--3---------- -|-----------9-/9-/9--/9--/9--|-------8-----8h9--8h9-------|---4---4--4---4--4---2--0--- -|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ -|----------------------------|---12------12-----12----12-- -|----------------------------|-------9-----10-----11------ -|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|2------2--------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ A7 -|-----------------15---------|15-------------------------- -|12---------------13b15-13b15|13b15-------------------14-- -|----------------------------|------------------------13b15 -|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ E7 -|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|14---14---14------12--------|---------------------------- -|13b1513b1513b15---12h13-----|---------------------------- -|------------------------14--|14-------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B7 A7 -|--------------12-----12-----|12-----12------------------- -|12-----12-----12-----12-----|12-----12------------------- -|141b6--14b16--14b16--14b16--|14b16--14b16--16r14-12------ -|----------------------------|----------------------14---- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ E7 B7 -|-------0------0------0------|0--------------------------- -|-------0----0-0----0-0----0-|0----0---------------------- -|-------4------3------2------|0--------------------------- -|----------------------------|-------2------2p0----------- -|----------------------------|------------------2--------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Repeat of verse 2: E7 My girl says when I kiss her lips Get the feeling all through her fingertips Hey A7 Hey Hey E7 Hey Hey B7 A7 Hey Yeah she said you do Chorus: E7 B7 Well I talk about E7 boys Don't you know I mean boys Well I talk about boys A7 now Ahhhhhhhhh E7 boys Well I talk about B7 A7 E7 boys now What a bundle of joy E7 My girl says when I kiss her lips Get the feeling all through her fingertips Hey A7 Hey Hey E7 Hey Hey B7 A7 Hey Yeah she said you do E7 B7 Well I talk about E7 boys Don't you know I mean boys Well I talk about boys A7 now Ahhhhhhhhh E7 boys Well I talk about B7 A7 boys now What a bundle of joy E7 B7 Ah yeah! E7 boys Don't you know I mean boys Oh A7 boys Ahhhhh Ahhhhhh E7 Well I talk about Boys (Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell) Beatles Intro: B7 A7 -|----------------------------|-------5----------5--------- -|-------9-----7--------------|---------------------------- -|-------9-----7p8------------|6-------------7------6------ -|------------------9---------|7-------------7------7------ -|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ E7 B7 -|-------0--------------------|---------------------------- -|-------0------2---2---------|---------------------------- -|--------------2---0---------|---2------------------------ -|---------------------2--0---|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|2--------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B7 I've been told when a boy kiss a girl Take a trip around the world Hey A7 Hey Hey E7 Hey Hey B7 A7 Hey Yes they say you do E7 B7 Well I talk about E7 boys Don't you know I mean boys Well I talk about boys A7 now Ahhhhhhhhh E7 boys Well I talk about B7 A7 boys now What a bundle of joy E7 Alright George Solo: B7 E7 -|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|---8/9-9---8-/8-/8--/8--/8--|8------------8----8---------|---3---3--3---3--3---------- -|-----------9-/9-/9--/9--/9--|-------8-----8h9--8h9-------|---4---4--4---4--4---2--0--- -|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ -|----------------------------|---12------12-----12----12-- -|----------------------------|-------9-----10-----11------ -|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|2------2--------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ A7 -|-----------------15---------|15-------------------------- -|12---------------13b15-13b15|13b15-------------------14-- -|----------------------------|------------------------13b15 -|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ E7 -|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|14---14---14------12--------|---------------------------- -|13b1513b1513b15---12h13-----|---------------------------- -|------------------------14--|14-------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B7 A7 -|--------------12-----12-----|12-----12------------------- -|12-----12-----12-----12-----|12-----12------------------- -|141b6--14b16--14b16--14b16--|14b16--14b16--16r14-12------ -|----------------------------|----------------------14---- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ E7 B7 -|-------0------0------0------|0--------------------------- -|-------0----0-0----0-0----0-|0----0---------------------- -|-------4------3------2------|0--------------------------- -|----------------------------|-------2------2p0----------- -|----------------------------|------------------2--------- -|----------------------------|---------------------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ E7 My girl says when I kiss her lips Get the feeling all through her fingertips Hey A7 Hey Hey E7 Hey Hey B7 A7 Hey Yeah she said you do E7 B7 Well I talk about E7 boys Don't you know I mean boys Well I talk about boys A7 now Ahhhhhhhhh E7 boys Well I talk about B7 A7 E7 boys now What a bundle of joy E7 My girl says when I kiss her lips Get the feeling all through her fingertips Hey A7 Hey Hey E7 Hey Hey B7 A7 Hey Yeah she said you do E7 B7 Well I talk about E7 boys Don't you know I mean boys Well I talk about boys A7 now Ahhhhhhhhh E7 boys Well I talk about B7 A7 boys now What a bundle of joy E7 B7 Ah yeah! E7 boys Don't you know I mean boys Oh A7 boys Ahhhhh Ahhhhhh E7 Well I talk about