MIKA - Lover Boy: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Lover Boy" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Gm                     C                  F            A#  F/A
Isn't it enough, isn't it enough just to be wild and free?
Gm                             C                   F               A# F/A
Caught up in the rough, caught up in the rough of life, staring at me
G#                  G
You think you're in love, boy
                       C
But you don't really know what love is
G#                   G
You think you're in love, girl
                    C        Dm       F    C
But honey, let me show you where your heart is

Chorus:
F        A            Dm        F
Loverboy, it's just illusion to me
                       A#             Gm             C
You could take any boy, I'd show you what you would feel
Dm                   A
A pretty boy with a nasty trait
A#                  F
A funny boy with an ugly face
Gm                         A#          C           F
Love is just a cautionary, momentary, reactionary lie
Gm                         A#          C           Gm
Love is just a cautionary, momentary, reactionary lie

Isn't it enough
Isn't it enough just to be
Sunny and dumb?
Aren't you tired of hooking up
Sick of breaking up
Oh, you fool, you did it for fun
You think you're in love, girl
But you don't really know what love is
You think you're in love, boy
But honey, let me show you where your heart is

Chorus:
Lover boy
It's just an illusion to me
You could take any boy
I'd show you what you would feel
A pretty boy with a nasty trace
A funny boy with an ugly face
Love is just a cautionary, momentary, reactionary lie
Lover boy
It's just an illusion to me
You could take any boy
I'd show you what you would feel
A pretty boy with a nasty trace
A funny boy with an ugly face
Love is just a cautionary, momentary, reactionary lie
Love is just a cautionary, momentary, reactionary lie
Lover boy
It's just an illusion to me
You could take any boy
I'd show you what you would feel
A pretty boy with a nasty trace
A funny boy with an ugly face
Love is just a cautionary, momentary, reactionary lie
Love is just a cautionary, momentary, reactionary lie
Love is just a cautionary, momentary, reactionary lie


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Lover Boy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Lover Boy" by MIKA.