I Hate Boston
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Bm7 D A E
Bm7 D A E
[Verse 1]
Bm7 D A E
I was just a tourist, you got to be a big hometown hero
Bm7 D A E
Made you feel important, still stuck in your high school yearbook
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Bm7 D A E
Why'd we have to cover so much ground? you showed me around
Bm7 D A Esus4 E
As far as I'm concerned they should just burn the whole city down
[Chorus]
A G/A
How'd you make me hate Boston?
D/A A
It's not its fault that you don't love me
A G/A
Had its charm, but it lost it
D/A A
It's not its fault, just a casualty
Bm7 D A
And casual's the way you chose to leave
[Verse 2]
Bm7 D A E
Hid me in your basement, God forbid, you're not the center of attention
Bm7 D A E
Family confrontation, probably started 'cause my name was mentioned
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Bm7 D A E
I heard your father's sleepin' on the couch, he sure got around
Bm7 D A Esus4 E
As far as I'm concerned they should just burn the whole city down
[Chorus]
A G/A
How'd you make me hate Boston?
D/A A
It's not its fault that you don't love me
A Em7
Had its charm, but it lost it
Bm7 D A
It's not its fault, just a casualty
A Em7
How'd you make me hate Boston?
D A
The whole thing is haunted, how do you sleep?
A Bm7 A/C# Em9
Oh, when you held me hostage
C#dim7 Cm7 Bm7 D A
You must be exhausted, don't you miss me?
[Outro]
Bm7 D A
And casual's the way you chose to leave
Bm7 D A
And you're all over every single street
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