Boston

augustana – boston

chords – E A D G B E
A – x 0 2 2 2
xe6/G – x x x 1 2 0
F#7sus4 – x x 4 4 2 0
C#m – x 4 6 6 5 4
Bsus2 – x 2 2 4 4 2
E – 0 2 2 1 0 0
D – x x 0 2 3
xa/G# – 4 4 2 2 ( 2 )
xf#m – 2 4 4 2 2 2
A/G# * – 4 4 2 2 5 ( 0 )

capo 3rd

intro : ( picking pattern for the verses )
A E6/G# F#7sus4 C#m
E | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – | – 4 – – – – ( 0 ) – 4 – 5 – |
B | – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – | – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – | – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – | – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – |
G | – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – | – – 1 – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1 – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 4 – – – 4 – – – – – – – 4 – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

A E6/G# F#7sus4 Bsus2
E | – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – | – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – | – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – | – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – |
G | – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – | – 1 – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1 – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – 2 – – – 4 – – – 4 – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – 4 – – – 4 – – – – – – – 4 – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse 1 : ( finger picking! can’t just strum )
( unless you just use the chords from )
( verse 2 )

A E6/G# F#7sus4 C#m
in the light of the sun ,
A E6/G#
is there any – one?
F#7sus4 Bsus2
oh it has begun
A E6/G# F#7sus4 C#m
oh dear you look so lost ,
A E6/G#
eyes are red and tears are shed ,
F#7sus4 Bsus2
this world you must’ve crossed you said ,

chorus :
A E D E
you don’t know me , you don’t even care . . . . . oh yeah
A E D E
you don’t know me , you don’t wear my chains . . . . . oh yeah

interlude :

A – A/G# – F#m

D – A – D – E

verse 2 :
A A/G# F#m
essen – tial and app – ealed ,
D A
carry all your thoughts
D E
A – cross an open field ,
A A/G# F#m
when fl – owers gaze at you
D A
they’re not the only ones
D E
who cry when they see you you said

chorus :
A E D ( bar ) E
you don’t know me , you don’t even care . . . . . oh yeah
A E D ( bar ) E
you don’t know me , you don’t wear my chains . . . . . oh yeah

( back up guitar )

E | – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – | – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – | – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – | – 0 – |
B | – – – 0 – – – – – 3 – – – – | – – – 0 – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – | – – – 0 – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – | – – – |
G | – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – | – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – | – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – | – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – |

bridge :

A
she said i think i’ll go to boston
E
i think i’ll start a new life ,
D E
i think i’ll start it over , where no one knows my name ,
A E
i’ll get out of california , i’m tired of the weather ,
D E
i think i’ll get a lover and fly Em out to spain
A
i think i’ll go to boston ,
E
i think that i’m just tired
D E
i think i need a new town , to leave this all behind
A E
i think i need a sunrise , i’m tired of the sunset ,
D E
i hear it’s nice in the summer , some snow would be nice

chorus : ( rung out )
A E D ( bar ) E
you don’t know me , you don’t even care . . . . . oh yeah

solo :

A – E – D – E x2
( lyrics in solo )
( boston , no one knows me name x3 )

outro :

A E6/G# F#7sus4 C#m
E | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – | – 4 – – – – ( 0 ) – 4 – 5 – |
B | – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – | – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – | – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – | – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – |
G | – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – | – – 1 – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1 – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 4 – – – 4 – – – – – – – 4 – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

A E6/G# F#7sus4
E | – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – |
B | – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – | – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – | – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – |
G | – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – | – 1 – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1 – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | A/G# *
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – 4 – – – 4 – – – – – – – 4 – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |