Nancy Boy chords by Placebo (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
F 
 (F major) Alcoholic kind of mood
Bb 
Lose my clothes, lose my lube  (B flat major) 
Cruising for a piece of fun
F 
Looking out for number one  (F major) 
Different partner every night
Bb 
So narcotic outta sight  (B flat major) 
What a gas
What a beautiful ass

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Chorus 1

And it all breaks down at the role reversal

Got the muse in my head, she's universal

Spinnin' me round,

she's coming over me, me

And it all breaks down at the first rehearsal

Got the muse in my head, she's universal

Spinnin' me round,

she's coming over me, me

Verse 2
F 
 (F major) Kind of buzz that lasts for days
Bb 
Had some help from insect ways  (B flat major) 
Comes across all shy and coy
F 
Just another nancy boy  (F major) 
Woman, man or modern monkey
Bb 
Just another happy junk (B flat major) ie
Fifty pounds, press my button
Going down

Chorus 2
F 
And it  (F major) all breaks down at the role reversal
C 
Got the  (C major) muse in my head, she's universal
B 
 (B major) Spinnin' me round,
Bb 
she's coming over me,  (B flat major) me
F 
And it  (F major) all breaks down at the first rehearsal
C 
Got the  (C major) muse in my head, she's universal
B 
 (B major) Spinnin' me round,
Bb 
she's coming over me,  (B flat major) me

Interlude 1

Verse 3
F 
 (F major) Does his makeup in his room
Bb 
Douse himself with cheap perfume  (B flat major) 
Eyeholes in a paper bag
F 
Greatest lay I ever had  (F major) 
Kind of guy who mates for life
Bb 
Gotta help him find a wife  (B flat major) 
We're a couple
When our bodies double

Chorus 3
F 
And it  (F major) all breaks down at the role reversal
C 
Got the  (C major) muse in my head, she's universal
B 
 (B major) Spinnin' me round,
Bb 
she's coming over me,  (B flat major) me
F 
And it  (F major) all breaks down at the first rehearsal
C 
Got the  (C major) muse in my head, she's universal
B 
 (B major) Spinnin' me round,
Bb 
she's coming over me,  (B flat major) me
Dm 
Eb 
C/E 
 (D minor)  (E flat major)  (C/E) 

Chorus 4
F 
And it  (F major) all breaks down at the role reversal
C 
Got the  (C major) muse in my head, she's universal
B 
 (B major) Spinnin' me round,
Bb 
she's coming over me,  (B flat major) me
F 
And it  (F major) all breaks down at the first rehearsal
C 
Got the  (C major) muse in my head, she's universal
B 
 (B major) Spinnin' me round,
Bb 
F 
she's coming over me,  (B flat major) me, me  (F major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F majorBPM: 90

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

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Nancy Boy by Placebo, 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 F major. It suits players who want to learn Nancy Boy the way Placebo intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.