{title: Shy boy}
{artist: Katie Melua}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 124}
{key: Am}
{meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06}
{meta: url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXMtR7KAFo8}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[Am7]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
I'm [C9]sittin' in the window of a street cafe
[Am7]watchin' you walking by each day
it [C9]seems that you always wanna look my way
[E7]hey, [F7] you can't de[Dm7]ny, boy,
[Bb7] [Ab7] you're such a [Am7]shy boy
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{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
[C9]so good looking you seem to be
but you're [Am7]too tongue-tied to say hi to me
[C9]you could make it happen so easily
[E7]woah, [F7] I'll tell you [Dm7]why boy,
[Bb7] 'cause I'm [Ab7]looking for a [Am7]shy boy
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{start_of_part: Bridge}
[F]most [Eb]guys [Em7]adver[Am7]tise by [F]making [Am7]eyes and [F]telling [Am7]lies
[F]if [Eb]you [Em7]only [Am7]knew, [Dm7]you could make your dreams come [E7]true
[Dm7]all you gotta do is [E7]ask me to
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{start_of_verse: Verse 3}
if [C9]this was a quiz on a tv show
and the [Am7]prize was a guy who would love me so
what[C9]ever they ask, the answer I know
[E7]hey, [F7] my re[Dm7]ply boy,
[Bb7]is [Ab7]gimme a [Am7]shy boy
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{start_of_part: Solo}
[C9] [Am7]
[C9] [E7] [F7]
[Dm7] [Bb7] [Ab7] [Am7]
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{start_of_part: Bridge}
[F]most [Eb]guys [Em7]adver[Am7]tise by [F]making [Am7]eyes and [F]telling [Am7]lies
[F]if [Eb]you [Em7]only [Am7]knew, [Dm7]you could make your dreams come [E7]true
[Dm7]all you gotta do is [E7]ask me to
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{start_of_verse: Verse 4}
[C9]some guys act a bit too sure
and [Am7]maybe you're thinkin' that less is more
but [C9]honey, you still gotta knock on my door
[E7]hey, [F7] just [Dm7]try boy,
[Bb7] and you [Ab7]could be [Am7]my boy
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{start_of_part: Outtro}
I'll tell you [Dm7]why boy, [Bb7] 'cause I'm [Ab7]looking for a [Am7]shy boy
just [Dm7]try boy, [Bb7] [Ab7] you're such a [Am7]shy boy
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