Song: Boston
Artist: Augustana
Tabbed By: Brad Schantz (stupefy99@yahoo.com)
*The C/B chord is x20010 throughout the song*
Intro:
C C/B Am
F C F G
If you have the urge to play the piano part...
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------8------------------------8-----------|
G|------9------9-----9------9-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
D|--10-----10-----------10-----9-----9-----------9-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------7----------7--8--|
B|--------------8----------------8--------|
G|-----9-----9-----9----------9-----------|
D|--7-----7-----------7-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8--------------------------8---------|
G|-----9------9-----9------9------9------9-----9------|
D|--------10-----------10-----10-----10-----------10--|
A|--8-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------8----------------------------------------|
G|-----9------9------9------9------9------9------9------9--|
D|--------10------------10-----12-----12-----12-----12-----|
A|--8------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
C C/B Am F C
In the light of the sun, is there anyone?
F G
oh it has begun...
C C/B Am F C
oh dear you look so lost, eyes are red and tears are shed,
F G
this world you must've crossed...you said...
C G F G
you don't know me, you don't even care.....oh yeah
C G F G
you don't know me, you don't wear my chains.....oh yeah
C C/B Am
F C F G
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/augustana/boston_tab.html ]
C C/B Am F C
essential and appealed, carry all your thoughts
F G
across an open field,
C C/B Am F C
when flowers gaze at you...they're not the only ones
F G
who cry when they see you...you said...
C G F G
you don't know me, you don't even care.....oh yeah
C G F G
you don't know me, you don't wear my chains.....oh yeah
Guitar playing behind second pre-chorus:
e|--3--------3--1-----------3--------3--1-----1-----|
B|-----3--1--------1-----------3--1--------1-----1—-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
--3--------3--1-----------3--|
-----3--1--------1-----------|
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C
she said I think I'll go to Boston...
G
I think I'll start a new life,
F G
I think I'll start it over, where no one knows my name,
C G
I'll get out of California, I'm tired of the weather,
F G
I think I'll get a lover and fly em out to Spain...
C
I think I'll go to Boston,
G
I think that I'm just tired
F G
I think I need a new town, to leave this all behind...
C G
I think I need a sunrise, I'm tired of the sunset,
F G
I hear it's nice in the Summer, some snow would be nice...
C G F G
you don't know me, you don't even care.....oh yeah
C G F G (repeated through outro)
Guitar playing behind outro:
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--5--5--5--5/7--7--7--7--12-12-12-12--5/7--7--7--7--|
D|--x--x--x--x--x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x-x--x--x--x--|
A|--3--3--3--3--3/5--5--5--5--10-10-10-10--3/5--5--5--5--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
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--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---| x2
--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
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End with intro riff
