Boys Will Be Bugs original guitar chords by
Cavetown

2019•Pop•23.9K views•

Key: Db major•

Intro 1

C

C

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G

G

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E/Ab

E/Ab

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F/A

F/A

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C/E

C/E

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G

G

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E/Ab

E/Ab

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F/A

F/A

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Verse 1

C

C

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G

G

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I'm a dumb teen boy

E/Ab

E/Ab

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F/A

F/A

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I eat sticks and rocks and mud

C/E

C/E

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G

G

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I don't care about the government

E/Ab

E/Ab

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F/A

F/A

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And I really need a hug

C

C

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G

G

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I feel stupid (stupid), ugly (ugly)

E/Ab

E/Ab

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F/A

F/A

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Pretend it doesn't bother me

C/E

C/E

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G

G

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I'm not very strong but

E/Ab

E/Ab

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F/A

F/A

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I'll fuck you up if you're mean to bugs

Interlude 1

C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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F

F

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Verse 2

C

C

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G

G

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It's getting cold

E

E

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F

F

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down here underneath the weather

C

C

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G

G

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I skipped class to sit with you

E

E

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F

F

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I really like your spotty sweater, if

C

C

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G

G

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Ladybugs are girls

E

E

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F

F

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How do you make kids together?

C

C

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G

G

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What's it like in a female world

E

E

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F

F

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I bet it's just so much better

D/C

D/C

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Am

Am

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I just turned fourteen

F

F

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And I think this year I'm gonna be

Chorus 1

C

C

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E

E

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(mean) Don't mess with me,

F

F

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G

G

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I'm a big boy now and I'm very scary

C

C

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E

E

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I punch my walls,

F

F

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G

G

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stay out at night, and I do karate

C

C

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E

E

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F

F

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Don't message me 'cause I won't reply,

G

G

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I wanna make you cry

C

C

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E

E

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Ain't that how it's s'posed to be?

F

F

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Though it isn't me

G

G

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Boys will be bugs right?

Interlude 2

C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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F

F

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(Boys will be bugs right?)

Verse 3

C

C

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G

G

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I'm a dumb teen boy

E

E

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F

F

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All I wanna do is quit

C

C

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G

G

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My mum told me that she's worried

E

E

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F

F

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And I couldn't give a shit

C

C

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G

G

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I have friends who understand me

E

E

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F

F

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Their names are spider, beetle, bee

C

C

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G

G

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They don't say much but

E

E

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F

F

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They have always listened to me

C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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F

F

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Verse 4

C

C

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G

G

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The other boys at school

E

E

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F

F

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Think it's cool to hate your parents

C

C

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G

G

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But they're lying all the time

E

E

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F

F

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The bugs advised that I should let 'em

C

C

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G

G

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And if you wanna cry

E

E

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F

F

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Make sure that they never see it

C

C

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G

G

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Or even better yet

E

E

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F

F

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Block it out and never feel it

D/C

D/C

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Am

Am

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I just turned fourteen

F

F

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And I think I know every

Chorus 2

C

C

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E

E

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(thing) Don't mess with me,

F

F

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G

G

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I'm a big boy now and I'm very scary

C

C

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E

E

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I punch my walls,

F

F

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G

G

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stay out at night, and I do karate

C

C

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E

E

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F

F

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Don't message me 'cause I won't reply,

G

G

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I wanna make you cry

C

C

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E

E

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Ain't that how it's s'posed to be?

F

F

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Though it isn't me

G

G

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Boys will be bugs right?

Interlude 3

C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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F

F

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(Boys will be bugs right?)

C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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F

F

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Bridge 1

D7/F#

D7/F#

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Just turned fourteen

F

F

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D7/F#

D7/F#

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And I think this year I'm gonna be mean

(Just turned fourteen

F

F

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D7/F#

D7/F#

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and I think I know everything)

Just turned fourteen

F

F

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D7/F#

D7/F#

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And I think this year I'm gonna be mean

(Just turned fourteen

F

F

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G

G

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G

G

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and I think the world revolves around me)

D

D

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F#

F#

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G

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A

A

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D

D

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F#

F#

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G

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A

A

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Chorus 3

D

D

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F#

F#

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Don't mess with me,

G

G

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A

A

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I'm a big boy now and I'm very scary

D

D

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F#

F#

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I punch my walls,

G

G

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A

A

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stay out at night, and I do karate

D

D

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F#

F#

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G

G

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Don't message me 'cause I won't reply,

A

A

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I wanna make you cry

D

D

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F#

F#

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Ain't that how it's s'posed to be?

G

G

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Though it isn't me

A

A

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Boys will be bugs right?

Interlude 4

D

D

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F#

F#

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G

G

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A

A

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D

D

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F#

F#

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G

G

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A

A

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Chorus 4

D

D

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F#

F#

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Don't mess with me,

G

G

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A

A

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I'm a big boy now and I'm very scary

D

D

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F#

F#

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I punch my walls,

G

G

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A

A

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stay out at night, and I do karate

D

D

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F#

F#

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G

G

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Don't message me 'cause I won't reply,

A

A

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I wanna make you cry

D

D

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F#

F#

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Ain't that how its s'posed to be?

G

G

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Though it isn't me

A

A

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Boys will be bugs right?

Interlude 5

D

D

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F#

F#

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G

G

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A

A

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D

D

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F#

F#

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G

G

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A

A

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Chorus 5

D

D

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F#

F#

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Don't mess with me,

G

G

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A

A

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I'm a big boy now and I'm very scary

D

D

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F#

F#

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I punch my walls,

G

G

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A

A

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stay out at night, and I do karate

D

D

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F#

F#

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G

G

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Don't message me 'cause I won't reply,

A

A

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I wanna make you cry

D

D

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F#

F#

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Ain't that how it's s'posed to be?

G

G

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Though it isn't me

A

A

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Boys will be bugs right?

[Fade out]

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Chords

C
G
E/Ab
F/A
C/E
E
F
D/C
Am
D7/F#
D
F#
A

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The original key of Boys Will Be Bugs by Cavetown is Db major.

The primary chords used in Boys Will Be Bugs are Db, Ab, F, Bb, Gb, Eb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Ab, F, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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