Boston Accent

Artist: Matt Nathanson Song: Boston Accent Tuning: Standard Capo: No Capo It’s a new song from Matt Nathanson’s upcoming record. Based on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cze42lswVRo https://youtu.be/LFXKW2m64FI?t=807 [Chords] G: 32033 Cadd9: x32033 Em7: 022033 Dsus4: xx0233 Dadd4/F#: 200333 [Verse 1]       G          Cadd9                  G I was born 3000 miles from where I came alive       G                     Cadd9              G And I left without saying a word to start a new life         Cadd9                                           G And sometimes in some random bar you’ll cut through the noise        Cadd9                                        G Like a breeze in a summer heat like an old friend’s voice Cadd9   G Boston accent [Verse 2]          G                         Cadd9                        G Where my brother got kicked out of school where my mom threw him out        G                          Cadd9              G And my sister lives three streets over and two houses down     Cadd9                                       G And my father is buried in town by his father’s side     Cadd9                                         G And me I spent my whole damn life just trying to hide    Cadd9   G My Boston accent [Chorus]                    Em7      Cadd9      G Moving through the crowd on that first night          Em7           Cadd9 G Lit like angels by the Citgo sign We walked across the bridge just to kill some more time                      Dsus4 Before you had to go home [Verse 3]         G                     Cadd9                    G Now you live in a pretty nice house out on Paul Revere road         G                       Cadd9             G And you marry some guy from our class who I didn’t know       Cadd9                                             G And I saw you at Christmas mass and you still looked the same         Cadd9                                                G I could almost feel your hands in my hands and you whisper my name      Cadd9  G In a Boston accent [Chorus]                          Em7      Cadd9      G We’re moving through the crowd on that first night          Em7           Cadd9 G Lit like angels by the Citgo sign We walked across the bridge just to kill some more time                      Dsus4 Before you had to go home [Verse 4]               G                    Cadd9                  G Now there are doors that you can’t open and some you can’t close        G                               Cadd9                      G And my sister she’s getting married in June but I don’t think I’ll go         Cadd9                                          G And sometimes in some random bar you’ll cut through the noise        Cadd9                                       G Like a breeze in a summer heat like an old friend’s voice             Cadd9                                                 G And you can change every inch of your life but you’re still just a boy        Cadd9  G With a Boston accent [Outro] Laaa da da da    Cadd9 G da da da da       Em7   Cadd9 G La la la da da da da Laaa da da da    Cadd9 G da da da da            Dsus4 Laaa da da da Laaa da da da    Cadd9 G da da da da       Em7   Cadd9 G La la la da da da da Laaa da da da    Cadd9 G da da da da            Dsus4 Laaa da da da