[Verse 1]
D               A
   I'm a dumb teen boy
       F#                 G
I eat sticks and rocks and mud 
      D             A
I don't care about the government 
        F#         G
And I really need a hug 
        D
I feel stupid (stupid) 
  A
Ugly (ugly)
   F#                G
Pretend it doesn't bother me 
     D         A
I'm not very strong but 
    F#                      G
I'll fuck you up if you're mean to bugs

D   A   F#   G


[Verse 2]
D               A             F#              G
  It's getting cold down here underneath the weather  
            D                A
I skipped class to sit with you
              F#           G
I really like your spotty sweater, if
D             A
Ladybugs are girls
        F#              G
How do you make kids together?
           D                 A
What's it like in a female world?
       F#                 G
I bet it's just so much better


[Pre-Chorus]
            E7
I just turned fourteen
        G *
And I think this year I'm gonna be mean


[Chorus]
D       F#                  G                      A
   Don't mess with me, I’m a big boy now and I'm very scary
D       F#                  G                  A
   I punch my walls, stay out at night, and I do karate
D       F#                  G                 A
   Don't message me 'cause I won't reply, I wanna make you cry
D                    F#                  G
   Ain't that how its s’posed to be? Though it isn’t me
     A
Boys will be bugs, right?

D   A   F# 

      G
(Boys will be bugs, right?)


[Verse 3]
D              A
   I'm a dumb teen boy
       F#          G
All I wanna do is quit
        D                 A
My mum told me that she's worried
       F#              G
And I couldn't give a shit
         D            A
I have friends who understand me
       F#                 G
Their names are spider, beetle, bee
      D         A
They don’t say much but
  F#               G
They have always listened to me

D   A   F#   G


[Verse 4]
     D           A
The other boys at school
        F#                  G
Think it's cool to hate your parents
          D               A
But they’re lying all the time
        F#                 G
The bugs advised that I should let 'em
     D           A
And if you wanna cry
          F#              G
Make sure that they never see it
    D          A
Or even better yet
         F#            G
Block it out and never feel it


[Pre-Chorus]
            E7
I just turned fourteen
       G *
And I think I know everything


[Chorus]
D       F#                  G                      A
   Don't mess with me, I’m a big boy now and I'm very scary
D       F#                  G                  A
   I punch my walls, stay out at night, and I do karate
D       F#                  G                 A
   Don't message me 'cause I won't reply, I wanna make you cry
D                    F#                  G
   Ain't that how its s’posed to be? Though it isn’t me
     A
Boys will be bugs, right?

D   A   F# 

      G
(Boys will be bugs, right?)


[Bridge]
E7 *
   Just turned fourteen
       G *
And I think this year I'm gonna be mean
E7                              G *
  (Just turned fourteen and I think I know everything)
E7 *
   Just turned fourteen
        G *
And I think this year I'm gonna be mean
E7                            G *
(Just turned fourteen and I think the world revolves around me)


[Chorus]
D       F#                  G                      A
   Don't mess with me, I’m a big boy now and I'm very scary
D       F#                  G                  A
   I punch my walls, stay out at night, and I do karate
D       F#                  G                 A
   Don't message me 'cause I won't reply, I wanna make you cry
D                    F#                  G
   Ain't that how its s’posed to be? Though it isn’t me
     A
Boys will be bugs, right?

D       F#                  G                      A
   Don't mess with me, I’m a big boy now and I'm very scary
D       F#                  G                  A
   I punch my walls, stay out at night, and I do karate
D       F#                  G                 A
   Don't message me 'cause I won't reply, I wanna make you cry
D                    F#                  G
   Ain't that how its s’posed to be? Though it isn’t me
     A
Boys will be bugs, right?



[Outro]
D       F#                  G                      A
   Don't mess with me, I’m a big boy now and I'm very scary
D       F#                  G                  A
   I punch my walls, stay out at night, and I do karate
D       F#                  G                 A
   Don't message me 'cause I won't reply, I wanna make you cry
D                    F#                  G
   Ain't that how its s’posed to be? Though it isn’t me
     A
Boys will be bugs, right?

Intro: D A F# G }x2

Verse 1:
D               A
I'm a dumb teen boy
      F#                   G
I eat sticks and rocks and mud
        D              A
I don't care about the government
      F#            G
And I really need a hug
       D
I feel stupid (stupid)
A
Ugly (ugly)
    F#             G
Pretend it doesn't bother me
    D        A
I'm not very strong but
     F#                            G
I'll fuck you up if you're mean to bugs

D A F# G }x4

Verse 2:
D            A              F#             G
It's getting cold down here underneath the weather
          D            A
I skipped class to sit with you
         F#               G
I really like your spotty sweater
   D            A
If ladybugs are girls
       F#            G
How Do you make kids together?
          D                A
What's it like in a female world
           F#           G
I bet it's just so much better

Pre-Chorus:
E7
I just turned fourteen
G
And I think this year I'm gonna be mean

Chorus:
D     F#                    G                   A
Don't mess with me 'cause a big boy now and I'm very scary
D F#                   G                   A
I punch my walls, stay out at night, and I Do karate
D     F#                 G                    A
Don't message me cause I won't reply, I wanna make you cry
D                  F#                       G
Ain't that how its s'posed to be? Though it isn't me
     A
Boys will be bugs right?

D A F# G

D  A  F#    G
      Boys will be bugs right?

Verse 3:
D
I'm a dumb teen boy
      F#          G
All I wanna Do is quit
       D                  A
My mum told me that she's worried
      F#              G
And I couldn't give a shit
       D                A
I have friends who understand me
      F#                G
Their names are spider, beetle, bee
     D         A
They don't say much but
F#               G
They have always listened to me

D A F# G

Verse 4:
    D             A
The other boys at school
           F#                G
Think it's cool to hate your parents
            D             A
But they're lying all the time
         F#                    G
The bugs advised that I should let 'em
    D            A
And if you wanna cry
          F#              G
Make sure that they never see it
   D           A
Or even better yet
         F#            G
Block it out and never feel it

Pre-Chorus:
E7
I just turned fourteen
      G
And I think I know everything

Chorus:
D     F#                    G                   A
Don't mess with me 'cause a big boy now and I'm very scary
D F#                   G                   A
I punch my walls, stay out at night, and I Do karate
D     F#                 G                    A
Don't message me cause I won't reply, I wanna make you cry
D                  F#                       G
Ain't that how its s'posed to be? Though it isn't me
     A
Boys will be bugs right?

D  A  F#    G
      Boys will be bugs right?

Bridge:
E7
Just turned fourteen
      G
And I think this year I'm gonna be mean
E7                          G
(Just turned fourteen and I think I know everything)
E7
Just turned fourteen
      G
And I think I know everything
 E7                         G                               A
(Just turned fourteen and I think the world revolves around me)

E G# A B }x2

Chorus:
E     G#                    A                   B
Don't mess with me 'cause a big boy now and I'm very scary
E G#                   A                   B
I punch my walls, stay out at night, and I Do karate
E     G#                 A                    B
Don't message me cause I won't reply, I wanna make you cry
E                  G#                       A
Ain't that how its s'posed to be? Though it isn't me
     B
Boys will be bugs right?

E G# A B

E     G#                    A                   B
Don't mess with me 'cause a big boy now and I'm very scary
E G#                   A                   B
I punch my walls, stay out at night, and I Do karate
E     G#                 A                    B
Don't message me cause I won't reply, I wanna make you cry
E                  G#                       A
Ain't that how its s'posed to be? Though it isn't me
     B
Boys will be bugs right?

Capo 7

Intro: Cadd9 G
       Cadd9 G

Verse:
Cadd9                                       G
I'm not really sure if my words make sense to you 
G
But I can't really find 
Cadd9                                        G
Any other way to form these feelings into cubes 
G
And sort them in my mind 
Cadd9                             G
The negative thoughts go on the left 
G
And the happy things on the right 
Cadd9                                       G
And there's a little corner saved just for you 
Em                                    Cadd9
Please let me know if you change your mind 
G
Cause inside I'm falling 
G                                     D
And I need you to pull me out of this decline 
Em                    Cadd9
I realise how hard on you this must seem 
Cadd9
But trust me 
       G                          D
When I say its far, far worse for me 

Chorus"
G                              Cadd9 
Please, please be here for me dear 

Cause I've never needed a friend more 
    Em                  
And I cant stress enough 
             Cadd9 
How much it means to me that you're trying 
G                                     Cadd9 
And I don't mind if you can't hold me like you used to 
                 Em 
Cause I've never hated myself more 
                   Cadd9 
But this is just a bump in the road and I promise I'm trying 

Verse II:
Cadd9                                 G
Give me a moment to get my cards in line 
G
Cause I'm still trying to figure out 
Cadd9                                     G
In what kind of order I should set them out 
Cadd9                         G
If there was a way to explain everything without a word 
Cadd9                                        G
I'd have a full house right now without a doubt 
Em                                      Cadd9 
I'm trying to tear the wool from your eyes 
                                    G
But a part of me wants to let you be                
                                      D
Cause then you wouldn't see what I've become 
Em                                    Cadd9 
I'm trying to shout but no sound comes out 
             Cadd9 
It's like we're in a dream state 
          G                             D
But I should've woken up, woken up by now 

Chorus:
G                              Cadd9 
Please, please be here for me dear 

Cause I've never needed a friend more 
    Em                 
And I cant stress enough 
              Cadd9 
How much it means to me that you're trying 
G                                     Cadd9 
And I don't mind if you can't hold me like you used to 
                 Em 
Cause I've never hated myself more 
                   Cadd9 
But this is just a bump in the road and I promise I'm trying 

Outro: G Cadd9

Verse:
E                                
There once was a bitter-sweet man 
                     G#
and they called him Lemon Boy
       A                   
He was growing in my garden 
                             F#m          B
and I pulled him out by his hair, like a weed
E                             
And like weeds do he only came 
          G#
and grew back again
     A                         
So I figured this time I might 
                F#m B
as well let him be

Chorus:
A             E                 G#    F#m B
Lemon Boy and me started to get along together
     A                  E    
I'll help him plant his seeds 
                  G#          F#m B
and we'd mow the lawn in bad weather
     A               E          G#  
It's actually pretty easy being nice 
      F#m    B        A
to a bitter boy like him
           B             E
So I got myself a citrus friend

Verse:
    E                                G#
But soon his bitter-sweet started to rub off on me
            A                       
You'd think smelling like lemon zest 
       F#m       B
would be pretty neat
  E                                  
I found out that my friends were more
         G#
of the savory type
         A                                 
And they weren't too keen with compromising 
        F#m        B
with a nice lemon pie

Chorus:
   A             E              
So Lemon Boy and me, we just got 
    G#    F#m B
to get along together
   A                   E    
I helped him plant his seeds 
                  G#          F#m B
and we'd mow the lawn in bad weather
     A               E          G#  
It's actually pretty easy being nice 
      F#m    B        A
to a bitter boy like him
           B             E
So I got myself a citrus friend

Bridge:
    E                         G#
But what if I run out of fertilizer?
A                             Am
What if the clouds run out of rain?
A                               E
What if Lemon Boy won't grow no longer?
G#                           A     Am
What if beaches dry of sugar cane? Oh well,
    E
The whales start to beach themselves
G#                                   A
Tortoise shells tear away from their spines
   A               Am
It happens all the time
   F#m     B       E
It happens all the time

Instrumental: E G# A Am F#m B

Outro:
A             E              G#   F#m B
Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever
     A                  E  
Like Snufkin and Little My, 
           G#      F#m B
we'll get around wherever
A             E              G#   F#m B
Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever
     A                  E  
Like Snufkin and Little My, 
           G#      F#m B
we'll get around wherever
     A               E          G#  
It's actually pretty easy being nice 
      F#m    B        A
to a bitter boy like him
                B                 A
Cause we're the bitterest boys in town
               B               A
Yeah we're the bitterest guys around
               B             E
and I've got myself a citrus friend

Instrumental: E A F#m B E A F#m B E

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[Intro]
C  Em C Am B7 E7
 
[Verse 1: Cavetown]
C               Em
I know I'm a freak
C
Ripped the Band-Aid, broke the peace
Am                         E7
Took the lock but lost the key
C                  Em
Guess I set you free
C
I hope you found a place to sleep
Am                         E7
I know you’re bound to think of me
 
[Chorus]
C          Em          C            Em
You can come home to me when you're ready
C             Em             D7
I left the gate unlocked for you
C            Em        C             Em
'Til then I'm sending out smoke signals
C           D7       Am
Hoping I'll see yours too
 
[Verse 2: Tessa Violet]
C                 Em
When the dust has set
C
Settled up and done our debts
Am                   E7
Nothing left to go collect
C                   Em
If you're feeling spent
C
When it's heavy on your chest
Am                             E7
When you think there’s nothing left
 
[Chorus]
C          Em          C            Em
You can come home to me when you're ready
C             Em             D7
I left the gate unlocked for you
C            Em        C             Em
'Til then I'm sending out smoke signals
C           D7       Am
Hoping I'll see yours too

Intro: Cmaj7 Cm G

Verse:
Cmaj7 Cm G Cmaj7
Often I am upset that I cannot fall in love but I guess
Cm G
This avoids the stress of falling out of it
Cmaj7 Cm G Cmaj7
Are you tired of me yet I'm a little sick right now but I swear
Cm G
When I'm ready I will fly us out of here

Chorus:
Em  C G
Ooo oo oo I'll cut my hair
Em  C G
Ooo oo oo To make you stare
Em  C G
Ooo oo oo I'll hide my chest
Em   Cm G
And I'll figure out a way to get us out of here

Em  C G
Ooo oo oo x

Verse:
Cmaj7 Cm 
Turn off your porcelain face I can't really think 
G Cmaj7
right now and this place
Cm G
Has too many colours enough to drive all of us insane
Cmaj7 Cm G
Are you dead Sometimes I think I'm dead
Cmaj7
Cause I can feel ghosts and ghouls wrapping my head
Cm G
But I don't wanna fall asleep just yet

Chorus:
Em  C G
Ooo oo oo My eyes went dark
Em  C G
Ooo oo oo I don't know where
Em  C G
Ooo oo oo My pupils are
Em Cm G
But I'll figure out a way to get us out of here

Bridge:
Em 
Get a load of this monster
A
He doesn't know how to communicate
C 
His mind is in a different place
G                                Cmaj7
Will everybody please give him a little bit of space
Em 
Get a load of this train wreck
A C 
His hair's a mess and he doesn't know who he is yet
Cmaj7
But little do we know the stars
G
Welcome him with open arms

Chorus:
Em  C G 
Ooo oo oo Time is
Em  C G
Ooo oo oo Slowly
Em  C G
Ooo oo oo Tracing his face
Em   Cm G
But strangely he feels at home in this place