Like A Boy chords by
Ciara (Official Version)

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Key: C minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Ddim

C I A R A

Verse 1
Cm Cm 
 
Pull up up pants (just like 'em)
Ab Ab 
 
Take out the trash (just like 'em)
Ddim Ddim 
 
Gettin' your cash   like 'em, fast like 'em
G7 G7 
 
Girl, you wanna act like he did
(I'm talkin' 'bout)
Cm Cm 
 
Security codes on everything
Ab Ab 
 
On  vibrate so your phone
Ddim Ddim 
 
don't ever ring   (never ring)
G7 G7 
 
Joint account and another one

Pre-chorus 1
he don't know about (hey)
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Wish we could switch up the roles
and I could be that
Ddim Ddim 
 
G7 G7 
 
Tell you I love you, but when you call,
Cm Cm 
 
I never get back (oh)
Ab Ab 
 
Would you ask them questions like me,
like where you be at?
Ddim Ddim 
 
'Cause I'm out,   four in the morning
G7 G7 
 
on the corner, rolling, doing my own thing

Chorus 1
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
What if I,  had a thing on the side
Ddim Ddim 
 
Made you cry?
G7 G7 
 
Would the rules change up
Cm Cm 
 
or would they still apply?
Ab Ab 
 
Ddim Ddim 
 
If I   played you like a toy
G7 G7 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy...
Ab Ab 
 
Can't be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that?
Ddim Ddim 
 
G7 G7 
 
Can't  be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle...

Verse 2
Cm Cm 
 
Girl, go ahead and be  (just like 'em)
Ab Ab 
 
Go run the streets (just like 'em)
Ddim Ddim 
 
Go home, missin' sleep  like 'em, creep like 'em
G7 G7 
 
Front wit' your friends
Act hard when you wit' 'em, like 'em
Cm Cm 
 
Keep a straight face when you tell a lie
Ab Ab 
 
Always keep an airtight alibi
Ddim Ddim 
 
(Keep it hid in the dark)
G7 G7 
 
What he don't know

Pre-chorus 2
won't break his heart (hey)
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Wish we could switch up the roles
and I could be that
Ddim Ddim 
 
G7 G7 
 
Tell you I love you, but when you call,
Cm Cm 
 
I never get back (oh)
Ab Ab 
 
Would you ask them questions like me,
like where you be at?
Ddim Ddim 
 
'Cause I'm out,   four in the morning
G7 G7 
 
on the corner, rolling, doing my own thing

Chorus 2
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
What if I,  had a thing on the side
Ddim Ddim 
 
Made you cry?
G7 G7 
 
Would the rules change up
Cm Cm 
 
or would they still apply?
Ab Ab 
 
Ddim Ddim 
 
If I   played you like a toy
G7 G7 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy...
Ab Ab 
 
Can't be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that?
Ddim Ddim 
 
G7 G7 
 
Can't  be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that?
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Can't be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that?
Ddim Ddim 
 
G7 G7 
 
Can't  be getting mad what, you mad?

Bridge 1
Can't handle that?
Cm Cm 
 
If  I was always gone
Ab Ab 
 
Let the sun beat me home
Ddim Ddim 
 
(would you like that?)
G7 G7 
 
Told you I was with my crew
Cm Cm 
 
when I knew it wasn't true
If I act like you
Ab Ab 
 
Walk a mile up in your shoes
Ddim Ddim 
 
Messing with your head again
G7 G7 
 
Dose of your own medicine

Chorus 3
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
What if I,  had a thing on the side
Ddim Ddim 
 
Made you cry?
G7 G7 
 
Would the rules change up
Cm Cm 
 
or would they still apply?
Ab Ab 
 
Ddim Ddim 
 
If I   played you like a toy
G7 G7 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy...
Ab Ab 
 
Can't be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that?
Ddim Ddim 
 
G7 G7 
 
Can't  be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that?
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Can't be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that?
Ddim Ddim 
 
G7 G7 
 
Can't  be getting mad what, you mad?

Outro 1
Can't handle that?
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Ddim Ddim 
 
G7 G7 
 
R-A, go, here's the clutch
Cm Cm 
 
If I paged you (would you like that?)
Ab Ab 
 
Had friends (would you like that?)
Ddim Ddim 
 
Never call   (would you like that?)
G7 G7 
 
No, no, you wouldn't like that, no
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Ddim Ddim 
 
G7 G7 
 
What if I      made you cry?
Cm Cm 
 
Would they still apply?
Ab Ab 
 
Ddim Ddim 
 
If I   played you like a toy
G7 G7 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Sometimes I wish I did act like a boy
Ab Ab 
 
Ddim Ddim 
 
G7 G7 
 
(Can't handle that?)
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Ddim Ddim 
 
G7 G7 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Ddim Ddim 
 
G7 G7 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Ddim Ddim 
 
G7 G7 
 
Cm Cm

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsCm Ab Ddim G7

Chords

Cm
Ab
Ddim
G7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Ddim: x-x-0-1-3-1
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Like A Boy by Ciara, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Ciara's performance.

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