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One Of The Boys

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Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television judge. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager. Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album Katy Hudson under her birth name in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr.

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Katy Perry
One Of The Boys
2008
Submitted by: [email protected]

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Tracklist:
01. One Of The Boys
02. I Kissed A Girl
03. Waking Up In Vegas
04. Thinking Of You
05. Mannequin
06. Ur So Gay
07. Hot N Cold
08. If You Can Afford Me
09. Lost
10. Self Inflicted
11. I'm Still Breathing
12. Fingerprints

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1.) One Of The Boys

Key: F

Katy Perry
One Of The Boys
One Of The Boys
2008
Submitted by: [email protected]

Key: F

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
Dm - xx0231
Bb - x13331
F - 133211
C - x32010
C# - x46664
Gm - 355333
Am - x02210
A - x02220

Intro: Bb--F-- x2

Verse 1:
Bb F
I saw a spider I didn’t scream
Bb
Cause I can belch the alphabet
F
Just double dog dare me
Bb F
And I chose guitar over ballet
Bb
And I take these suckers down
F
cause they just get in my way

Refrain 1:
Dm Am Bb
The way you look at me
Gm
Is kind of like a little sister
Dm Am
Rubbed by your goodbyes
Bb
And it leaves me
Gm(hold)
nothing but blisters

Chorus:
F
So I don’t want to be
Am
just one of the boys
Bb
One of the guys
C#
Just give me a chance to
Gm
prove to you tonight that
F
I just want to be
Am
one of the girls
Bb
Pretty in pearls
C# Gm F
Not one of the boys

Verse 2:
Bb
So over the summer
F
something changed
Bb
I started reading Seventeen
F
and shaving my legs
Bb
And I studied
F
Lolita religiously
Bb
And I walked right into school
F
and caught you staring at me

Refrain 2:
Dm Am
Cause I know what you know
Bb
But now you’re going to
Gm
have to take a number
Dm Am
It’s okay maybe one day
Bb
but not until you give
Gm(hold)
me my diamond ring

Chorus 2:
F
Cause I don’t want
Am
to be one of the boys
Bb
One of your guys
C#
Just give me a chance to
Gm
prove to you tonight that
F
I just want to be
Am
a homecoming queen
Bb
Pinup poster dream
C# Gm F
Not one of the boys

Bridge:
Bb A Dm
I want to be a flower
Gm
not a dirty weed
Bb A Dm
I want to smell like roses
Gm
not a baseball team
Bb A Dm
And I swear maybe one day
you’re going to want to
Gm(hold)
make out make out
F Am Bb C# Gm
make out with me

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Outro: F--Bb-- x4

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2.) I Kissed A Girl

Key: C

Verse 1:
Am C Dm
This was never the way i planned,
F
not my intention.
Am C Dm
i got so brave, drink in hand,
F
lost my discretion.
Am C
It's not what i'm used to,
Dm F
just want to try you on.
Am C Dm
i'm curious, for you,
F
caught my attention.

Chorus:
Am C
I kissed a girl,
Dm
and I liked it.
F
The taste of her cherry chapstick.
Am C
I kissed a girl,
Dm
Just to try it.
F
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it.
Am C
It felt so wrong,
Dm
It felt so right.
F
Don't mean i'm in love tonight.

Am C
I kissed a girl,
Dm
And I liked it.
F
I liked it

Verse 2:
(Same chords throughout the whole song)
No, I don't even know your name,
It doesn't matter.
Your my experimental game,
Just human nature.
It's not what good girls do,
Not how they should behave.
My head gets so confused,
Hard to erase.

(Repeat chorus)

Bridge:
Us girls we are so magical,
Soft skin, red lips, so kissable,
Hard to resist, so touchable.
To good to deny it.
Ain't no big deal,
Its innocent.

(Repeat Chorus)

Outro:
I kissed a girl,
And I liked it.
I liked it

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3.) Waking Up In Vegas

Key: F

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
F - 133211
Dm - xx0231
Bb - x13331
C - x32010
Eb - x68886
Am - x02210

Verse 1:
F
You gotta help me out
Dm
It’s all a blur last night
Bb
We need a taxi cause you’re
F
hung-over and I’m broke
I lost my fake id but
Dm
you lost the motel key
Spare me your
Bb
freaking dirty looks
C Dm Bb
Now don’t play me
C Dm Bb
You want to cash out
and get the hell
C Dm Bb
out of town
Don’t be a baby
C
Remember what you told me

Chorus:
F C
Shut up and put your
Bb C
money where your mouth is
F C
That’s what you get
Bb C
for waking up in Vegas
F C
Get up and shake the
Bb
glitter off your clothes
C F C
now That’s what you get
Bb Dm Bb
for waking up in Ve-gas

Verse 2:
F
Why are these lights so bright
Oh did we get hitched last
Dm
night dressed up like Elvis
Bb
And why why am I
C Dm Bb
wearing your class ring?
C Dm Bb
Don’t call your mother
Cause now we’re
C Dm Bb
partners in crime
Don’t be a baby
C
Remember what you told me

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge:
Eb
You got me into this
F Am
Information overload
Bb C
situation lost control
Eb
Send out an S.O.S.
C Dm Bb
And get some cash out
C Dm Bb
We’re gonna
C Dm Bb
tear up the town
Don’t be a baby
C
Remember what you told me
F C Bb
Remember what you told me
F C Bb
Remember what you told me
F C Bb F
told me told me heyyy!!!

(Repeat Chorus)

Outro:
F C Bb C F C Bb
That’s what you get baby
F C Bb
Shake the glitter shake shake
F C Bb
shake the glitter c’mon!
F C Bb
Give me some cash out baby
F C Bb
Give me some cash out baby

F-C-Bb (repeat until fade)

Give me some cash out honey

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4.) Thinking Of You

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
E - 022100
B - x24442
C#m - x46654
A - x02220
F#m - 244222
Am - x02210

verse 1:
E B
comparisons are easily done
C#m
once you've had a
A
taste of perfection
E
like an apple hanging
B
from a tree
C#m
i pick the ripest on
A
i still got the seed

Refrain 1:
B C#m
you said move on
A
where do i go
B C#m
i guess second best
A Am(hold)
is all i will know

Chorus 1:
E
cause when im with him i am
F#m
thinking of you
A
thinking of you
B
what you would do if
E
you were the one who
F#m
was spending the night
A
oh i wish that i was
Am(hold)
looking into your eye

Interlude: E-B-C#m-A x2

Verse 2:
E
you're like an indian summer
Bb
in the middle of winter
C#m
like a hard candy
A
with a surprise center
E
how do i get better
B
once ive had the best
C#m
you said there's tons
of fish in the waters
A
so the waters i will test

Refrain 2:
B C#m
he kissed my lips i
A
taste your mouth
B C#m
he pulled me in i was
A Am(hold)
discussed with myself

Chorus 2:
E
cause when im with him i am
F#m
thinking of you
A
thinking of you
B
what you would do if
E
you were the one who
F#m
was spending the night
A
oh i wish that i was
Am(hold)
looking into your

Bridge:
C#m F#m
the best and yes i do regret
A B
how could i let myself let you go
C#m F#m
and now, now the lessons learned
A
i touched and i was burned
B
oh i think you should know

Chorus 3:
E
cause when im with him i am
F#m
thinking of you
A
thinking of you
B
what you would do if
E
you were the one who
F#m
was spending the night
A
oh i wish that i was
Am E
looking into your eyes
F#m
looking into your eyes
A B
looking into your eyes I
wont you walk through and
E F#m
bust down the door and take
A
me away no more mistakes
Am(hold)
cause in your eyes
E B C#m A E B C#m A(hold)
i'd like to stay

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5.) Mannequin

Key: G

Chords used:
G - 320033 or GM7 - 3x0032
C - x32010
Am - x02210
D - xx0232
Em - 022000
Cm - x35543
Bm - x24432

Verse 1:
How do I get
G
Closer to you
When you keep
C
It all on mute
Am
How do I know
Cm
The right way
G
To love you
G
Usually the queens
Are figuring out
C
Beating down the man
Is no work out
Am
But I have no clue
Cm
How to get
G
Through to you

Refrain 1:
Am Em
Oh I wanna hit
D
you Just to see
C
If you cry
Am
Keep wanting on
Em
would Hoping there's
D Cm(hold)
A real boy inside

Chorus 1:
G
But you're not a man
C
You're just a mannequin
Am
I wish you could feel
Cm
That my love is real
G
But you're not a man

Verse 2:
I wish I could
G
just Turn you on
But a battery in
C
And make you
talk Even pull
Am Cm
A string for you
G
To say anything
But with you
There is no
G
guarantee
Only expired
C
warranty
A bunch
Am
Of broken parts
Cm
But I can't seem
G
To find your heart

Refrain 2:
Am Em
Oh I'm such a fool
D
I'm such a fool
C
I'm such a fool
Cause this one's
Am
Outta my hands
Em
I can't put you
D Cm
Back together again

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Chorus 2:
G
You're just a toy
Could you ever be
C
A real real boy
Am Cm
And understand but
G
you're not a man

Bridge:
Bm
This is the problem
Em D
I think you can solve them
Am Bm
baby, I could bring you alive
Em D Am
If you love me so baby
Bm Em D C
And heart but in the end
Cm(hold)
you'll be the man

Chorus 3:
G
But you're not a man
C
You're just a mannequin
Am
I wish you could feel
Cm
That my love is real
G
You're just a toy
Could you ever be
C
A real real boy
Am Cm
And understand but
G
you're not a man

(Repeat Chorus 1)

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6.) You're So Gay

Key: G

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
Em - 022000
C - x32010
Am - x02210
B - x24442 or B7 - x21202

Intro: Em--D-C--Am--B-- x2

Verse 1:
Em
I hope you hang yourself
D C
with your H&M scarf
While jacking off
Am
listening to Mozart
You bitch and moan about L.A.
B
Wishing you were in the
rain reading Hemingway
Em
You don’t eat meat and
D C
drive electrical cars
You’re so indie rock
Am
it’s almost an art
B
You need SPF45 Just
to stay alive

Chorus:
Em
You’re so gay and you
D C
don’t even like boys
Am
No you don’t even like
no you don’t even like
B
no you don’t even like boys
Em
You’re so gay and you
D C
don’t even like boys
Am
No you don’t even like
no you don’t even like
B
no you don’t even like

Verse 2:
Em
You’re so sad maybe you
D C
should buy a happy meal
You’re so skinny you should
Am
really super size the deal
Secretly you you’re so amused
B
And nobody understands you
Em
I’m so mean cuz cannot
D C
get you out of your head
I’m so angry cuz you’d
Am
rather my space instead
I can’t believe I fell in
B
love With someone that
wears more make up and

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge:
C D
Oh, oh, oh
Em
oh, oh, oh
C
La, la, la
Am B
La, la, la
Oh, oh, oh
Em
Do, do, do do
D C
bop, bop, bow
Do, do, do
Am
bop, bop. day
B
You’re so gay
you’re so gay

Verse 3:
Em
You walking around like
D C
you’re oh so debonair
You pull them down and
there’s really nothing
Am
there I wish you would
B
just be real with me

(Repeat Chorus twice)

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7.) Hot And Cold

Key: G

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
G - 320033
D - xx0232
Am - x02210
C - x32010
Em - 022000

Verse 1:
G D
You change your mind
Am
Like a girl
C
changes clothes
G D
Yeah you, PMS
Am
Like a bitch
C
I would know
G D
And you over-think
Am
Always speak
C
Critically
G
I should know
D
That you're
Am C
no good for me

Chorus:
G
Cause you're hot
then you're cold
D
You're yes
then you're no
Am
You're in
then you're out
C
You're up
then you're down
G
You're wrong
when it's right
D
It's black
and it's white
Am
We fight
we break up
C
We kiss
we make up
G
(you) You don't really
D
want to stay no
Am
(but you) But you don't
C
really want to go-o
G
You're hot then
you're cold
D
You're yes then
you're no
Am
You're in then
you're out
C
You're up then
you're down

Interlude: G-D-Am-C

Verse 2:
G D
We used to be
Am
Just like twins
C
so in sync
G D
The same energy
Am C
now's a dead battery
G
Used to laugh
D
about nothing
Now you're
Am C
plain boring
G
I should know
D
That you're
Am C
not gonna change

(Repeat Chorus)

Interlude: Em-C-G-D x2

Bridge:
Em C
Someone call the doctor
G D
Got a case of a love bipolar
Em C
Stuck on a roller coaster
G D
Can't get off this ride

Verse 3:
G D
You change your mind
Am
Like a girl
C
changes clothes

(Repeat chorus)

Outro: G(hold)

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8.) If You Can Afford Me

Key: F#

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
F# - 244322
C# - x46664
Ebm - x68876
B - x24442
G#m - 466444

Verse 1:
F#
If you want me
C#
a cherry on top
Ebm
the pick of the peck
B
the crème de la crop
F#
If you want
me you better
C#
do better than
Ebm B
that tonight Oh Oh
F#
If you want me it takes
C#
more than a wink and
Ebm
more than a drink and
B
more than you think
F#
If you want me you're
C#
gonna have to break
Ebm B
the bank tonight

Refrain 1:
Ebm
Cuz some don't
have the patience
C#
some call me
high-maintenance
B
But you pay the bill
cuz that's the deal

Chorus:
F#
If you wanna ride just name
C# G#m
your price don't play
B
cheap with your heart
F#
Don't make a bet if
you can't write the
C# G#m B
check for me for me
F#
Cuz I can be bought
C#
but you'll pay the cost
G#m B
If you can afford me

Interlude: F#--

Verse 2:
F#
If you want me I'm not
C# Ebm
a piece of ass a one night
B
stand a storage ship
F#
I think you better
C# Ebm B
walk by tonight Oh no
F#
If you want me
C#
then stop begging
Ebm
I don't put out
B
for charity
F#
If you want me there's
C# Ebm B
no discount price tonight

Refrain 2:
Ebm
But I don't need
your dollar
C#
bills I just want
something real
B
Cuz nothing's free

except a loving me

(Repeat Chorus)

Interlude: F#-C#-G#m-B- x2

Bridge:
F#
If you want me
C#
a cherry on top
Ebm
the pick of the peck
B
the crème de la crop

(Repeat Chorus twice)

Outro: F#-C#-G#m-B- x2

__________________________

9.) Lost

Key: C

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
C - x32010
F - 133211
Bb - x13331
Am - x02210
G - 320003
E - 022100

Intro: C--F-Bb x2

Verse 1:
C F Bb
I'm out on my own again
C F Bb
Face down in the porcelain
C Am
Feeling so high
G F
but looking so low
C F Bb
Party favors on the floor
C
Group of girls
F Bb
banging on the door
C Am
So many new fair weather
G E
friends oh oh oh

Chorus 1:
F
Have you ever
G C Am
been so lost
F
Known the way
G
and still so lost

Interlude: C--F-Bb

Verse 2:
C
Caught in the eye
F Bb
of a hurricane
C
Slowly waving goodbye
F Bb
like a pageant parade
C
So sick of this
Am G F
town puling me down
C
My mother says I should
F Bb
come back home but
C
Can't find the way
F Bb
cause the way is gone
C Am G
So if I pray am I just sending
E
words into outer space?

Chorus 2:
F
Have you ever
G C Am
been so lost
F
Known the way
G Am
and still so lost
F G
Another night waiting for
C Am
someone to take me home
F G C
Have you ever been so lost

Bridge:
F
Is there a light
Bb C
Is there a light
F Bb C
At the end of the road
Am
I'm pushing everyone away
Cause I can't
G
feel this anymore
E
Can't feel this anymore

Chorus 3:
F
Have you ever
G C Am
been so lost
F
Known the way
G Am
and still so lost
F G
Another night waiting for
C Am
someone to take me home
F G Am
Have you ever been so lost
F G
Have you ever been so (lost)

Outro:
C
oh ah oh ah oh
F Bb C F Bb C F Bb C F Bb
oh ah oh ah oh

___________________________

10.) Self-Inflicted

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
D - xx0232
A - x02220
Bm - x24432
F#m - 244222
G - 320033
C - x32010

Intro: D--

Verse 2:
D
Remember when I dove
into the ground
G
And I got a bloody
D
knee under my
skin A scar from wiping out
G
It brings back the memories

Refrain 1:
Bm G
Every bone’s been broken
C A
My heart is still wide open and

Chorus:
D
I can’t stop
A Bm
Don’t care if I lose
F#m G
Baby, you are the weapon I choose
A
These wounds are self-inflicted
D A Bm
I’m going down in flames for you
F#m G
Baby, you are the weapon I choose
A
These wounds are self-inflicted
G A
One more thing I’m addicted to

Interlude: D--

Verse 2:
D
With each scar there’s
a map that tells a story
G
What a souvenir
D
of young love’s like

Jumping out an airplane
G
right in a tidal wave of

Refrain 2:
Bm G
An ocean Of emotion
C A
My heart rips me wide open

(Repeat Chorus and Interlude)

Bridge:
Bm G
And I cover up these scars
(we break up we make
A
up then we break up)
Bm G
And I cant stop seeing stars
(I’m so knocked out
D
whenever you’re around)

(Repeat Chorus twice)

Outro: D-A-Bm-F#m-G-A-G-A
(Repeat until fade)

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11.) I'm Still Breathing

Key: F

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
F - 133211
Dm - xx0231
Bb - x13331
Gm - 355333
C - x32010

Intro: F--Dm--Bb-Gm-C--

Verse 1:
F
I leave the gas on walk
the alleys in the dark
Dm
sleep with candles
burning I leave
the door unlocked
Bb
I'm weaving a rope and
Gm
running all the red lights
C
did I get your attention cause
I'm sending all the signs (that)
F
the clock is ticking and
I'll be giving my two weeks
Dm
your favorite shade of black
you best prepare a speech
Bb
say something funny
Gm
say something sweet
C
but don't say
that you loved me

Chorus:
F
Cause I'm still breathing
Dm
And we've been dead for a while
Bb
this sickness has no cure
Gm
we're going down for sure
C
already lost a grip
best abandoned ship

Interlude: F--Bb-F--Bb

Verse 2:
F
Maybe I was too pale
mabye I was too fat
Dm
maybe you had better
better luck in the sack
Bb
no formal education
Gm
and I swore way to much
C
but I swear you didn't
care cause we were in love
F
so as I write this
letter and shead my last tear
Dm
its all for the better
than we had this year
Bb
lets close this chapter
Gm
say one last prayer
C
but don't say that
you loved me

(Repeat Chorus twice)

Outro: F--Dm--Bb-Gm-C--
...oh I'm still breathing...
...I'm still breathing...

_______________________________

12.) Fingerprints

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
Bm - x24432
G - 320033
D - xx0232
A - x02220
F#/Bb - x143xx
F#m - 244222
C - x32010
E/G# - 476xxx

Verse 1:
G
Voted most
likely to end
A
up on the back
ok a milk box drink
F#m
Looks like I'm
G
letting them down
G
Cause seven
seventy-five isn't
A
worth and hour
of my hard work and time
F#m
When you cant afford half
G
the shit they advertise
G
Ohh I'm worth
more then they ask
A
more then the two-tag
generation full of regret
F#m
Ohh I won't settle
G
no ohh I can't settle

Refrain :
A Bm
I wanna break the mold
G
I wanna break the stereotype
A Bm
Fist in the air I'm not
G(hold)
going down with out a fight

Chorus 1:
Bm G D
Effortless and I'm sitting
A F#/Bb
on the sidelines watching
Bm G
It pass my by I'm
D A F#/Bb
leaving you my legacy
Bm G
I gotta make my mark
D
I gotta run it hard
A F#/Bb
I want you to remember me
G
I'm leaving my fingerprints
A
I'm leaving my fingerprints
F#m
I'm leaving my
G
fingerprints on you

Verse 2:
G
Representing you and me
A
Don't you wanna go
down in history?
F#m
Rather then end up
begging on the streets
G
Trading under table favors
for a place to sleep
G
Cause I'm worth more then
A
this so stop writing
prescriptions for my Ritalin
F#m G
I can't focus my attention

(Repeat Refrain)

Chorus 2:
Bm G D
Effortless and I'm sitting
A F#/Bb
on the sidelines watching
Bm G
It pass my by I'm
D A F#/Bb
leaving you my legacy
Bm G
I gotta make my mark
D
I gotta run it hard
A
I want you to remember me
G
I'm leaving my fingerprints
A
I'm leaving my fingerprints

Bridge:
Bm A E/G#
Don't give up
Bm C D
Don't give in
Because your
Bm A G
arms on the rock
A
Ohh I'm not innocent
innocent
innocent innocent
innocent

Chorus 3:
Bm G D
Effortless and I'm sitting
A F#/Bb
on the sidelines watching
Bm G
It pass my by I'm
D A F#/Bb
leaving you my legacy
Bm G
I gotta make my mark
D
I gotta run it hard
A F#/Bb
I want you to remember me

Chorus 4:
Bm G D
Effortless and I'm sitting
A F#/Bb
on the sidelines watching
Bm G
It pass my by I'm
D A F#/Bb
leaving you my legacy
Bm G
I gotta make my mark
D
I gotta run it hard
A F#/Bb
I want you to remember me
G
I'm leaving my fingerprints
A
I'm leaving my fingerprints
F#m
I'm leaving my
G(hold)
fingerprints in the end

One Of The Boys

by Katy Perry

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