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7 Chords used in the song: C, G, A, F, DM, Bb, G7
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Cavetown — Boys Will Be Bugs
DUDUDD
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I'm a dumb teen boy
I eat sticks and rocks and mud
I don't care about the government
And I really need a hug
I feel stupid (stupid)
Ugly (ugly)
Pretend it doesn't bother me
I'm not very strong but
I'll fuck you up if you're mean to bugs
[Verse 2]
It's getting cold down here underneath the weather
I skipped class to sit with you
I really like your spotty sweater
If ladybugs are girls
How do you make kids together?
What's it like in a female world
I bet it's just so much better
[Pre-Chorus]
I just turned fourteen
And I think this year I'm gonna be mean
[Chorus]
Don't mess with me 'cause a big boy now and I'm very scary
I punch my walls, stay out at night, and I do karate
Don't message me cause I won't reply, I wanna make you cry
Ain't that how its s'posed to be? Though it isn't me
Boys will be bugs right?
[Verse 3]
I'm a dumb teen boy
All I wanna do is quit
My mum told me that she's worried
And I couldn't give a shit
I have friends who understand me
Their names are spider, beetle, bee
They don't say much but
They have always listened to me
[Verse 4]
The other boys at school
Think it's cool to hate your parents
But they're lying all the time
The bugs advised that I should let 'em
And if you wanna cry
Make sure that they never see it
Or even better yet
Block it out and never feel it
[Pre-Chorus]
I just turned fourteen
And I think I know everything
[Chorus]
Don't mess with me 'cause a big boy now and I'm very scary
I punch my walls, stay out at night, and I do karate
Don't message me cause I won't reply, I wanna make you cry
Ain't that how its s'posed to be? Though it isn't me
Boys will be bugs right?
(Boys will be bugs right?)
[Bridge]
Just turned fourteen
And I think this year I'm gonna be mean
(Just turned fourteen and I think I know everything)
Just turned fourteen
And I think I know everything
(Just turned fourteen and I think the world revolves around me)
[Chorus]
Don't mess with me 'cause a big boy now and I'm very scary
I punch my walls, stay out at night, and I do karate
Don't message me cause I won't reply, I wanna make you cry
Ain't that how its s'posed to be? Though it isn't me
Boys will be bugs right?
(repeat last chorus)
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for the strumming patter, I pluck G- strum up- and then mute it with like almost a down strum
31 Mar 2021
The strumming pattern I used was dduudu, I think the original chords are super easy and sound surprisingly similar to the song. Good job to the person who made this tab and I wish the people playing it good luck! :)
18 Oct 2020
i think the A and G7 should be swithed to 4442 and 5553 im not sure what those chords are called but they sound much closer to the original song :-)
18 Jun 2020
Like what the others said, you can change the chord A to Am but if you change it to E instead of Am, it sounds a lot closer to the original in my opinion. :)
07 May 2020
i changed a to am and i use the following strumming pattern
for the intro i use d-du d-du d-du dudud
and then for the rest of the song i use dduudud
hope this helped someone
for the intro i use d-du d-du d-du dudud
and then for the rest of the song i use dduudud
hope this helped someone
16 Apr 2020
I think the verses are mostly correct, but in key of C, the chorus should be C-E-Am-F
28 Mar 2020
instead of strumming I just sound the C string once in the last chord I made, and then twice in the next chord, followed by sonding once all the other strings at the same time
10 Nov 2019
Changed A to Am and thought it sounded much better-overall great tab however!
14 Jun 2019
i transposed it down -5 and its sper easy chords! also if u don't like the e chord just use e minor :-)
15 Mar 2019
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