Boys Can Never Tell

Intro - C for 4 bars (playing with the high e string held down on the 3rd fret doesn't sound bad for this part) C G F C If daddy says the mountains come off, you must believe him true C Am F G I will build a science, and create a world for you Am F G C I'll protect you from yourself, and tendencies you've shown C G F C Cuz the world will see a man like you as weak and undergrown F But I'm gonna love you son C Even if you love no one F C This thing you will learn too well Am F C Am F C Boys can never tell, boys can never tell Am F G C You should bite your tongue, and will your words to fail G C Boys can never tell C G F C You're a lady without warning, and I've been loyal mean C Am F G This is not the body you were born in, and I can prove it with what I've seen Am F G C So I will raise you tough, build you strong and crown you king C G F C You will put me in the ground and choose yourself a queen F But I'm gonna love you son C Even if you love no one F C This thing you will learn too well Am F C Am F C Boys can never tell, boys can never tell Am F G C You should bite your tongue, and will your words to fail G C Boys can never tell Am I don't expect you to understand how much it took to care C I built you out of, half my blood, and filled your lungs with air Am C I only had you to make your mother stay Am C But when you came she left, all the same Am So I have learned what love is and what it cannot be C But I will not speak of it, until you will speak of me F But I'm gonna love you son C Even if you love no one F C This thing you will learn too well Am F C Am F C Boys can never tell, boys can never tell Am F G C You should bite your tongue, and will your words to fail G end on C, ring out Boys can never tell