Three Minute Boy
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verse 1
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Here today
Gone this afternoon
Another tune we almost remember
What's the story
Sex and drugs again
Business as usual
The clock's already ticking
La la la la
verse 2 (Gtr. 1 strums up to Interlude)
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B Em7
When he was young
D/F# G
Staring at the TV
Am C9 D
He watched the fun happenin' to other people
B Em7
Now they scream
D/F# G
As they run after him
Am
Like a dream
C9 D
Like Elvis and the Beatles
[Refrão]
Am G
A three minute song is all he wrote
F
He only did it for a joke
Bb
They played him on the radio
Dm G E/G#
From Tokyo to Timbuktu
Am G
A three minute boy, ain't that somethin'
F
They named their children after him
Bb
The good times rolled beneath his feet
Dm G E/G#
He skipped along the one-way street
verse 3
B Em7
She's a pretty girl
D/F# G
She don't know how it started
Am
She made a movie
C9 D
He almost remembered
B Em7
She measured up
D/F# G
They moved into a basement
Am
"We're so in love!"
C9 D
They giggled to the nation
Am G
La la la la La la la la
C D
La la la la La
[Refrão]
Am G
Three minute millionaire they said
F
The numbers rattled round his head
Bb
They spun him three times round the globe
Dm G E/G#
She waited patiently at home
Am G
And all the pretty girls wanted him
F
In places that he'd never been
Bb
Too much love will do you in
Dm G E/G#
Forgive Forgive Forgive Forgive
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Interlude (Gtr. 2)
|--hold--|
e|-----------------------3-|---------------------|
B|---7-5-----------7-5---5-|---7-5-----------7-5-|
G|-4-7-5---------4-7-5---5-|-4-7-5---------4-7-5-|
D|-5-7-5---------5-7-5---5-|-5-7-5---------5-7-5-|
A|-5-5-3-2-3-2-0-5-5-3-2-3-|-5-5-3-2-3-2-0-5-5-3-|
E|-3-------------3---------|-3-------------3-----|
C Gm Bb Ab C Gm Bb F
e|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-5~----------|-5~----3~-5~-| (Gtr. 1 plays associated chords)
D|-5~-5~-8~-6~-|-5~-5~-3~-3~-| (Chord progression repeated until end of song)
A|-3~-5~-8~-6~-|-3~-5~-1~-3~-|
E|----3~-6~-4~-|----3~-------|
Guitar Solo (Gtr. 3)
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e|-----------------------------8---------------------11------------|
B|---------------8---------------11b13~13r11p8---------------------|
G|---------------8-----8-10b12-----------------10b12----12r10-8----|
D|------------10---10~------------------------------------------10-|
A|-----6s8-10------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6s8-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------11-13b15r13p11-13-11-|
B|--------------------------------11----11s13----------------------|
G|-8b9---------8b9--------8s10-12----12----------------------------|
D|-----10p8--------10-10~------------------------------------------|
A|----------10-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-13-13b15-15-15-15r13-11----11----------------------------------8-|
B|-------------------------13-14b16r14p11------------8--------------|
G|----------------------------------------12~------8-8----8-10b12---|
D|--------------------------------------------8s10-----10-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------8-8-8-8~----------------18--------|
B|--------------------8-11----------------16-18b20----18b20~-|
G|-10b12-8-10-8~----8---------------10s17--------------------|
D|---------------10------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Outro
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e|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-5~----------|-5~----3~-5~-| (Gtr. 1 plays associated chords)
D|-5~-5~-8~-6~-|-5~-5~-3~-3~-|
A|-3~-5~-8~-6~-|-3~-5~-1~-3~-|
E|----3~-6~-4~-|----3~-------|
Three minute kid is here again
Surrounded by three minute friends
He found someone to understand
To shock the world and hold his hand
No religion, no restraint
No direction, no complaints
No future and no way out
No time now to think about it
All the money's gone
He don't know what he spent it on
Girlfriends gone off with the Jag
Gone back to her mum and dad
He's curled up on the studio floor
He just can't do it anymore
The flashgun went off without warning
He'll read about it tomorrow morning
She's goin' out with someone new
In this week at number two
Three minute boy ain't that somethin'
How to play Three Minute Boy
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.