The Boy Is Mine chords by Brandy, Monica (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F#m9
C#m9

Intro 1
The boy is mine, the boy is mine
The boy is mine, the boy is mine
The boy is mine
F#m9 
F#m9 
C#m9 
C#m9 
 (F sharp minor9)  (F sharp minor9)  (C sharp minor9)  (C sharp minor9) 
F#m9 
F#m9 
C#m9 
C#m9 
 (F sharp minor9)  (F sharp minor9)  (C sharp minor9)  (C sharp minor9) 
F#m9 
 (F sharp minor9) Excuse me can I please talk to you
for a minute?
F#m9 
 (F sharp minor9) Uh huh, sure
C#m9 
You know  (C sharp minor9) you look kinda familiar
C#m9 
Yeah you do  (C sharp minor9) too
But I just wanted to know,
F#m9 
do you know  (F sharp minor9) somebody named?
F#m9 
You know his  (F sharp minor9) name?
C#m9 
Oh yeah, definitely I know his  (C sharp minor9) name
Well I just want to let you that he's mine
C#m9 
 (C sharp minor9) Huh no, no he's mine

Chorus 1
F#m9 
 (F sharp minor9) You need to give it up
C#m9 
Had about e (C sharp minor9) nough
It's not hard to see
F#m9 
The boy is  (F sharp minor9) mine
I'm sorry that you
C#m9 
Seem to be con (C sharp minor9) fused
He belongs to me

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Verse 1
The boy is
F#m9 
 (F sharp minor9) (mine) Think it's time we got this straight
C#m9 
Sit and talk face to face  (C sharp minor9) 
There is no way you could mistake
F#m9 
Him for your man, are you insane?  (F sharp minor9) 
You see I know that you may be
C#m9 
Just a bit jealous of me  (C sharp minor9) 
But you're blind if you can't see
F#m9 
That his love is all in me  (F sharp minor9) 
See I tried to hesitate
C#m9 
I didn't want to say what he told me  (C sharp minor9) 
He said without me he couldn't make it
F#m9 
Through the day, ain't that a shame?  (F sharp minor9) 
But maybe you misunderstood
C#m9 
'Cause I can't see how he could  (C sharp minor9) 
Wanna change something that's so good

Chorus 2
All my love was all it took
F#m9 
 (F sharp minor9) You need to give it up
C#m9 
Had about e (C sharp minor9) nough  (enough)
It's not hard to see
F#m9 
The boy is  (F sharp minor9) mine
I'm sorry that you
C#m9 
Seem to be con (C sharp minor9) fused  (confused)
He belongs to me

Verse 2
The boy is
F#m9 
 (F sharp minor9) (mine) Must you do the things you do?
C#m9 
You keep on acting like a fool  (C sharp minor9) 
You need to know it's me not you
F#m9 
And if you didn't know it, girl it's true  (F sharp minor9) 
I think that you should realize
C#m9 
And try to understand why  (C sharp minor9) 
He is a part of my life
F#m9 
I know it's killing you inside  (F sharp minor9) 
You can say what you wanna say
C#m9 
What we have you can't take  (C sharp minor9) 
From the truth you can't escape
F#m9 
I can tell the real from the fake  (F sharp minor9) 
When will you get the picture
C#m9 
You're the past, I'm the future  (C sharp minor9) 
Get away, it's my time to shine

Chorus 3
If you didn't know, the boy is mine
F#m9 
 (F sharp minor9) You need to give it up
C#m9 
Had about e (C sharp minor9) nough  (enough)
It's not hard to see (to see)
F#m9 
The boy is  (F sharp minor9) mine
I'm sorry that you
C#m9 
Seem to be con (C sharp minor9) fused
He belongs to me

Chorus 4
The boy is
F#m9 
 (F sharp minor9) (mine) You need to give it up
C#m9 
Had about e (C sharp minor9) nough
(had about enough)
It's not hard to see (he's mine...)
F#m9 
The boy is  (F sharp minor9) mine
I'm sorry that you
C#m9 
Seem to be con (C sharp minor9) fused
He belongs to me

Verse 3
The boy is
F#m9 
 (F sharp minor9) (mine) You can't destroy this love I found
C#m9 
Your silly games I won't allow  (C sharp minor9) 
The boy is mine without a doubt
F#m9 
You might as well throw in the towel  (F sharp minor9) 
What makes you think that he wants you
C#m9 
When I'm the one that brought him to  (C sharp minor9) 
The special place that's in my heart?

Chorus 5
He was my love right from the start
F#m9 
 (F sharp minor9) You need to give it up
C#m9 
Had about e (C sharp minor9) nough
It's not hard to see
F#m9 
The boy is  (F sharp minor9) mine
I'm sorry that you
C#m9 
Seem to be con (C sharp minor9) fused
He belongs to me

Chorus 6
The boy is
F#m9 
 (F sharp minor9) (mine) You need to give it up
C#m9 
Had about e (C sharp minor9) nough
It's not hard to see
F#m9 
The boy is  (F sharp minor9) mine
I'm sorry that you
C#m9 
Seem to be con (C sharp minor9) fused
He belongs to me

Chorus 7
The boy is
F#m9 
 (F sharp minor9) (mine) You need to give it up
C#m9 
Had about e (C sharp minor9) nough
It's not hard to see
F#m9 
The boy is  (F sharp minor9) mine
I'm sorry that you
C#m9 
Seem to be con (C sharp minor9) fused
He belongs to me
The boy is mine

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F#m9
C#m9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C# minorBPM: 93

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

F#m9: 2-4-2-2-2-4
C#m9: x-4-2-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of The Boy Is Mine by Brandy, Monica, 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 suits players who want to learn The Boy Is Mine the way Brandy, Monica intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.