Biography:
Ben Sollee (born 28 November 1983) is an American cellist, singer-songwriter, and composer known for his political activism. His music incorporates banjo, guitar, and mandolin along with percussion and unusual cello techniques.
It was the cat-poles around the lake at his grandfather’s farm that inspired Sollee’s debut album Learning To Bend. The frailty of those awkward looking plants standing stoutly against winds that challenged even the strongest of nearby trees is an affecting metaphor for human struggle and perseverance.
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[Intro]
E Emaj7
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---5----------------5----------------4----------------4--------------|
F#|-----4-1-4---1--------4-1-4---1--------4-1-4---1--------4-1-4---1----|
C#|-----------2----------------2----------------2----------------2------|
G#|---------------2----------------2----------------2----------------2--|
D#|0----------------0----------------0----------------0----------------0|
F#m B
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------4-|
A#|2----------------2-----------------------------------------4-5-7---|
F#|--2---2------------2---2-----------------------4-------4-6---------|
C#|----4-----4----------4-----4-------------1-4/6---7-6-7-------------|
G#|--------4---4------------4---4-------2-4---------------------------|
D#|--------------0----------------0---2-------------------------------|
D#|5---5-4---4-2---2-4---4-2---2-0---0-2---2-0---0-|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
F#|--6-----4-----2-----4-----2-----1-----2-----1---|
C#|------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
F#m
D#|------------------------------------------------2------|
A#|4---4-5---5-4---4-2---2-4---4-2---2---------------2----|
F#|------------------------------------4---4-2---2----2---|
C#|--4-----6-----4-----2-----4-----2-------------------4--|
G#|--------------------------------------6-----4--------4-|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
E
It's not impossible
Emaj7
For me to cry
F#m
It's just the hardest thing
B
I've ever done
E
And it's a shame you know
Emaj7
But it's ingrained you know
F#m
Boys don't cry
B
Boys don't cry
[Instrumental]
D#|4-------2-------4-----2---2-----|
A#|----5-------5-------5-------5---|
F#|--4---4---4---4---4-----4-----4-| (x2)
C#|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------|
E, Emaj7, F#m, B (x2)
[Verse 2]
E
I can't change
Emaj7
The way you left
F#m
All I wanted was
B
To say goodbye
E
I was scared you know
Emaj7
I was mad you know
F#m
Boys don't cry
B
Boys don't cry
[Instrumental] (x2)
E, Emaj7, F#m, B
[Verse 3]
E
I can try and try
Emaj7
To change your mind
F#m
Like one man pullin' a
B
Train down the line
E
It takes time I know
Emaj7
But who has time you know
F#m
Boys don't cry
B
Boys don't cry
[Bridge]
E, E7sus2, A, G#7
C#m, F#, B, B
C#m
You can kick and scream
B
Cause a scene
F#m
Take your anger out
G#7
On someone else
C#m
Steal the car
B
Race the car
F#m
But don't you dare
B
No don't you dare cry
[Verse 4]
E
And I must admit
Emaj7
All jokes aside
F#m B
I find some men beautiful
Some girls handsome and
E
Some children wise
Emaj7
I hope some day
F#m
Before I die
B
I can share the kiss
E
That brings tears to my eyes
[Chorus]
E Emaj7
And it's a shame you know
F#m
But it's ingrained you know
B
Boys don't cry
E
Boys don't cry
Emaj7
No-o-ooo
F#m B
Nooooo baby
E
Boys don't cry
Emaj7
Boys don't cry
F#m B
Noooo-o-o-oo
E, Emaj, F#m, B
[Outro]
E
It's not impossible
Emaj7
For me to cry
F#m B
It's just the hardest thing
E
I've ever done
E Emaj7
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---5----------------5----------------4----------------4--------------|
F#|-----4-1-4---1--------4-1-4---1--------4-1-4---1--------4-1-4---1----|
C#|-----------2----------------2----------------2----------------2------|
G#|---------------2----------------2----------------2----------------2--|
D#|0----------------0----------------0----------------0----------------0|
F#m B
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------4-|
A#|2----------------2-----------------------------------------4-5-7---|
F#|--2---2------------2---2-----------------------4-------4-6---------|
C#|----4-----4----------4-----4-------------1-4/6---7-6-7-------------|
G#|--------4---4------------4---4-------2-4---------------------------|
D#|--------------0----------------0---2-------------------------------|
D#|5---5-4---4-2---2-4---4-2---2-0---0-2---2-0---0-|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
F#|--6-----4-----2-----4-----2-----1-----2-----1---|
C#|------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
F#m
D#|------------------------------------------------2------|
A#|4---4-5---5-4---4-2---2-4---4-2---2---------------2----|
F#|------------------------------------4---4-2---2----2---|
C#|--4-----6-----4-----2-----4-----2-------------------4--|
G#|--------------------------------------6-----4--------4-|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
E
It's not impossible
Emaj7
For me to cry
F#m
It's just the hardest thing
B
I've ever done
E
And it's a shame you know
Emaj7
But it's ingrained you know
F#m
Boys don't cry
B
Boys don't cry
[Instrumental]
D#|4-------2-------4-----2---2-----|
A#|----5-------5-------5-------5---|
F#|--4---4---4---4---4-----4-----4-| (x2)
C#|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------|
E, Emaj7, F#m, B (x2)
[Verse 2]
E
I can't change
Emaj7
The way you left
F#m
All I wanted was
B
To say goodbye
E
I was scared you know
Emaj7
I was mad you know
F#m
Boys don't cry
B
Boys don't cry
[Instrumental] (x2)
E, Emaj7, F#m, B
[Verse 3]
E
I can try and try
Emaj7
To change your mind
F#m
Like one man pullin' a
B
Train down the line
E
It takes time I know
Emaj7
But who has time you know
F#m
Boys don't cry
B
Boys don't cry
[Bridge]
E, E7sus2, A, G#7
C#m, F#, B, B
C#m
You can kick and scream
B
Cause a scene
F#m
Take your anger out
G#7
On someone else
C#m
Steal the car
B
Race the car
F#m
But don't you dare
B
No don't you dare cry
[Verse 4]
E
And I must admit
Emaj7
All jokes aside
F#m B
I find some men beautiful
Some girls handsome and
E
Some children wise
Emaj7
I hope some day
F#m
Before I die
B
I can share the kiss
E
That brings tears to my eyes
[Chorus]
E Emaj7
And it's a shame you know
F#m
But it's ingrained you know
B
Boys don't cry
E
Boys don't cry
Emaj7
No-o-ooo
F#m B
Nooooo baby
E
Boys don't cry
Emaj7
Boys don't cry
F#m B
Noooo-o-o-oo
E, Emaj, F#m, B
[Outro]
E
It's not impossible
Emaj7
For me to cry
F#m B
It's just the hardest thing
E
I've ever done
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Ben Zucker
Ben&Ben
Ben-Hur
Benassi Brothers