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"Boom" by Edwin McCain
From the album "Mercy Bound"
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Tabbed by: Aaron Field
Email: edhead@tampabay.rr.com
Standard Tuning, 1 whole step down
Chords used:
[Csus2] [Dsus2] [Esus2] [Gsus2] [Em7] [G] [G/F#] [D] [Am7] [Dsus4] [Asus4]
e|--3------0------0------0-----3----3----3-----2----0-----3------3--|
B|--3------5------7------10----3----3----3-----3----1-----3------3--|
G|--0------0------0------0-----0----0----0-----2----0-----2------x--|
D|--0------0------0------0-----x----0----0-----0----2-----0------2--|
A|--3------5------7------9-----2----x----x-----0----0-----0------0--|
E|--x------x------x------x-----0----3----2-----x----x-----x------x--|
Verse 1:
[Csus2]Mamma said, "Let's shave my head toda[Csus2]y"[-][Dsus2][-][Esus2]
[Csus2]It's all gonna fall out anywa[Csus2]y[-][Dsus2][-][Esus2]
[Csus2]The laughter rolled in first just like she planne[Csus2]d[-][Dsus2][-][Esus2]
Then the tears fell out with s[Csus2]trand
after [Dsus2]strand, after [Esus2]strand, after [Gsus2]strand
Chorus 1:
[Em7]Love doesn't [Csus2]wait until it's [G]easy[G/F#]
[Csus2]Love isn't only dancin' under [D]stars
[Em7]Love'[Csus2]s not just for [G]rollin' along like a [Am7]summer song
D Dsus4 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2)
Love's for when it's hard
Bridge 1:
When it's [G]hard and you don't want to be[D]lieve it
You don't [Csus2]have enough hands to cover your ears and your [G]eyes
When it's [G]hard and you don't want to s[D]peak it
Csus2 Em7 Asus4 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2)
'Cause the only sound that comes is, "Why?"
Verse 2:
[Csus2]Before I knew we were swaying like the tree[Csus2]s[-][Dsus2][-][Esus2]
[Csus2]But they know how to bend and we're on our knee[Csus2]s[-][Dsus2][-][Esus2]
I got a [Csus2]shock [Csus2]wave when it reached the speed of soun[Csus2]d[-][Dsus2][-][Esus2]
By the [Csus2]time you hear the [Dsus2]boom
the [Esus2]pain is [Csus2]raining [Dsus2]down and [Esus2]down and [Gsus2]down
Chorus 2:
[Em7]Love doesn't [Csus2]wait until it's [G]easy[G/F#]
[Csus2]Love isn't only dancin' under [D]stars
[Em7]Love'[Csus2]s not just for [G]rollin' along like a [Am7]summer song
D Dsus4 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2)
Love's for when it's hard
Bridge 2:
When it's [G]hard and you don't want to be[D]lieve it
You don't [Csus2]have enough hands to cover your ears and your [G]eyes
When it's [G]hard and you don't want to s[D]peak it
'Cause the [Csus2]only sound that comes is, [Em7]"Why?"[Asus4][Em7][Asus4]
Chorus 3:
Love doesn't wait until it's [G]easy[G/F#]
[Csus2]Love isn't only dancin' under [D]stars
[Em7]Love'[Csus2]s not just for [G]rollin' along like a [Am7]summer song
D Dsus4 Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2)
Love's for when it's hard
Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x2)
When it's hard
Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (x4)
Yeah
Csus2 - Dsus2 - Esus2 (repeat chords & fade)
When it's hard
Note: When Edwin plays this song live, he sometimes plays it in standard E
tuning instead of 1 step down like the CD recording.
Also, he ends the song as shown below
[Csus2]Mamma said, "Let's shave my head today"
