Zach Bryan - A Boy Like You: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "A Boy Like You" 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.

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C#    G#      A#m F#
Freeeeeeeeeee
C#    G#      A#m F#
Freeeeeeeeeee

C#               G#
 Don't try man, don't you dare
A#m                       F#
 Keep her from living her life out there
C#                        G#                    A#m    F#
She was meant for soaring and you were built for work

C#                          G#
She likes the way that you smoke cigarettes
    A#m                        F#
And you like the way that she never regrets
C#                     G#          A#m F#
Holding on to you like no on ever has


   C#                           G#
If you were the darkness, then she'd be the sun
        A#m                           F#
There's some things in life that you cannot outrun
    C#                          G#                 A#m F#
The fact that she was meant for so much more than you

Chorus:
C#                     G#
Boy like you with your faded tattoos
A#m                F#
Raspy voice and a shitty atttude
C#
Motorcycle she likes
G#                   A#m  F#
Holding tight to you on
C#                       G#
Boy like you with your stories of shame
    A#m                    F#
And all of the reasons she won't have your name
       C#                          G#             A#m  F#
If you love that girl, then you've got to set her free
C#                      G#
Boy like you with your faded tattoos
A#m                 F#
Raspy voice and a shitty atttude
C#
Motorcycle she likes
G#                   A#m    F#
Holding tight to you on
C#                       G#
Boy like you with your stories of shame
    A#m                       F#
And all of the reasons she won't have your name
       C#                           G#             A#m  F#
If you love that girl, then you've got to set her free

C#    G#      A#m F#
Freeeeeeeeeee
C#    G#      A#m F#
Freeeeeeeeeee

If you were the darkness then she'd be the sun
There's some things in life that you can not outrun
The fact that she was meant for so much more than you

Chorus:
A boy like you with your faded tattoos
Raspy voice and a shitty attitude
Motorcycle she likes holdin' tight to you on
A boy like you with your stories of shame
And all of the reasons she won't have your name
If you love that girl, then you've got to set her free
Free, free

C#    G#      A#m F#
Freeeeeeeeeee
C#    G#      A#m
Freeeeeeeeeee


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A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

F#

Guitar chord F#

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 "A Boy Like You" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Boy Like You" by Zach Bryan.

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