Mac Demarco
Blue Boy
Salad Days (2014)
Captured Tracks
Here are the chords for Blue Boy based on the acoustic performance on KEXP at Pickathon (link below)
I assume he plays these chords for the electric version aswell and the lead parts are already up on the site.
Play along with the video for the rhythm and chord changes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhAzoVi6YBA
Capo 3rd fret for the acoustic version
Chord shapes (relative to capo)
G6 3-2-0-0-0-0
D7 x-x-0-2-1-2
Am x-0-2-2-1-0
C x-3-2-0-1-0
Dadd4add9 x-5-4-0-3-0
Em 0-2-2-0-0-0
G13/F 1-3-0-0-0-0
[Intro]
G6 D7 Am C Dadd4add9 x4
(on the D7 hit the chord twice and then take off the little finger for the little riff he does,
watch the video to get it)
[Verse]
G6 D7 Am C Dadd4add9
Blue boy, worried about the world's eyes
G6 D7 Am C Dadd4add9
Worried, every time the sun shines
G6 D7 Am C Dadd4add9
Worried about his haircut
G6 D7 Am C Dadd4add9
Calm down, sweetheart, grow up
[Chorus]
G6 Am Em G13/F
Blue boooyyy
G6 Am Em G13/F
Blue boooyyy
G6 Am Em G13/F
Blue boooyyy
G6 Am Em G13/F
Blue boooyyy
[Verse]
G6 D7 Am C Dadd4add9
Blue boy, older than the world knows
G6 D7 Am C Dadd4add9
Honey, that's the way that life goes
G6 D7 Am C Dadd4add9
No use acting so tough
G6 D7 Am C Dadd4add9
Come down, sweetheart, grow up
[Chorus]
G6 Am Em G13/F
Blue boooyyy
G6 Am Em G13/F
Blue boooyyy
G6 Am Em G13/F
Blue boooyyy
G6 Am Em G13/F
Blue boooyyy
[End]
G6