Nancy Boy - Placebo
There are two ways to play this song, standard, or Placebo standard (˝ step higher; tune
up or capo on the first fret)
Here are the chords you’ll use for each tuning:
STANDARD
F Bb F5 C5 B5 Bb5
E|-x- -x- -x- -x- -x- -x-
B|-x- -3- -x- -x- -x- -x-
G|-2- -3- -x- -x- -x- -x-
D|-3- -x- -10- -x- -x- -x-
A|-x- -1- -8- -10- -9- -8-
E|-1- -x- -x- -8- -7- -6-
STANDARD PLACEBO/CAPO 1
F Bb F5 C5 B5 Bb5
E|-x- -x- -x- -x- -x- -x-
B|-x- -x- -x- -x- -x- -x-
G|-x- -6- -x- -x- -x- -x-
D|-6- -7- -9- -x- -x- -x-
A|-7- -0- -7- -9- -8- -7-
E|-0- -x- -x- -7- -6- -5-
CHORDS
INTRO: F (mess around with harmonics too)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/placebo/nancy_boy_crd_ver_2.html ]
VERSE (all other verses stick to this structure)
F
Alcoholic kind of mood
Bb
lose my clothes, lose my lube
cruising for a piece of fun
F
looking out for number one
different partner every night
Bb
so narcotic outta sight
what a gas, what a beautiful ass
CHORUS (all other choruses stick to this structure)
F5
And it all breaks down at the role reversal
C5
got the muse in my head she's universal
B5 Bb5
spinnin' me round she's coming over me
F5
And it all breaks down at the first rehearsal
C5
got the muse in my head she's universal
B5
spinnin' me round she's coming over me
INTERLUDE:
F (pick slides and slide up, mess around here)
OUTRO:
F (hold)
STRUCTURE:
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Interlude
Verse
Chorus
Interlude
Chorus
Outro
