Paul McCartney - Dear Boy Tab

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    PAUL MCCARTNEY - DEAR BOY. From RAM album. Released 17th
                     April 1971.


I guess you never knew, dear boy, what you have found,
I guess you never knew, dear boy,
That she was just the cutest thing around,
I guess you never knew what you have found,
Dear boy.

I guess you never knew, dear boy,
That love was there.
And maybe when you looked to hard, dear boy,
You never do become aware,
I guess you never did become aware,
Dear boy.

When I stepped in, my heart was down and out,
But her love came through and brought me 'round,
Got me up and about.

Dear boy,
Dear boy, dear boy,
Dear boy.

When i stepped in, my heart was down and out,
But her love came through and brought me 'round,
Got me up and about.

I hope you never know, dear boy,
How much you missed.
And even when you fall in love, dear boy,
It won't be half as good as this.
I hope you never know how much you missed,
Dear boy, how much you missed

  12/8


  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                 0     

  Am                          Am7

  e 0      0      0      0     0      0      0      0     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      1      1     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  D 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  A 0                                                     
  E                            3                          
             I  guess  never  knew,      dear      boy,
                    you

  Fmaj7                       Bm            E7

  e 0      0      0      0                                
  B 1      1      1      1     3      3      3      3     
  G 2      2      2      2     4      4      1      1     
  D 3      3      3      3     4      4      2      2     
  A                            2             2      2     
  E 1                                        0          0 
      what      you    have   found,

  Am                          Am7

  e 0      0      0      0     0      0      0      0     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      1      1     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  D 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  A 0                                                     
  E                            3                          
             I  guess  never  knew,      dear      boy,
                    you

  Fmaj7                       Bm            E7

  e 0      0      0      0                                
  B 1      1      1      1     3      3      3      3     
  G 2      2      2      2     4      4      1      1     
  D 3      3      3      3     4      4      2      2     
  A                            2             2      2     
  E 1                                     0  0            
      that      she    was just      cutest thing  around,
                                  the

  Fmaj7                       C             Em

  e 0      0      0      0     3      3      3      3     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      0      0     
  G 2      2      2      2     0      0      0      0     
  D 3      3      3      3     2      2      2      2     
  A                            3             2            
  E 1                                                     
             I  guess  never  knew   what you      have
                    you                                found,

                                     x x x  x x x  x
  Am7

  e 3      3      3      3     3      3      3      3     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      1      1     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  D 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  A 0                                                     
  E                                                 0     
             dear      boy

  00:20


  e 0      0      0      0     0      0      0      0     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      1      1     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  D 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  A 0                                                     
  E                            3                          
             I  guess  never  knew,      dear      boy,
                    you


  e 0      0      0      0                                
  B 1      1      1      1     3      3      3      3     
  G 2      2      2      2     4      4      1      1     
  D 3      3      3      3     4      4      2      2     
  A                            2             2      2     
  E 1                                        0            
      that      love   was there


  e 0      0      0      0     0      0      0      0     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      1      1     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  D 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  A 0                                                     
  E                            3                          
             And       when   looked     too       hard,
                maybe      you


  e 0      0      0      0                                
  B 1      1      1      1     3      3      3      3     
  G 2      2      2      2     4      4      1      1     
  D 3      3      3      3     4      4      2      2     
  A                            2             2      2     
  E 1                                     0  0            
      dear      boy    you never     do  become aware,


  e 0      0      0      0     3      3      3      3     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      0      0     
  G 2      2      2      2     0      0      0      0     
  D 3      3      3      3     2      2      2      2     
  A                            3             2            
  E 1                                                     
             I  guess  never  did    become        aware,
                    you


  e 3      3      3      3     3      3      3      3     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      1      1     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  D 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  A 0                                                     
  E                                                       
             dear      boy                         When I

  00:39
  Dm

  e 1      1      1      1     1      1      1            
  B 3      3      3      3     3      3      3      3     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  D 0                          0      2      3      4     
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
               stepped     in,                  my     heart

  C                           G

  e                                                       
  B 5      5      5      5     3      3      3      3     
  G 5      5      5      5     4      4      4      4     
  D 5      5      5      5     5      5      5      5     
  A                                                       
  E 3                          3      3      3            
                    was    down                 and    out,

  Am            Am7           Fmaj7

  e 0      0      0      0     0      0      0      0     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      1      1     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  D 2      2      2      2     3      3      3      3     
  A 0                                                     
  E               3            1                          
                    but    love      came
                       her

  Dm

  e 1      1      1      1     
  B 3      3      3      3     
  G 2      2      2      2     
  D 0      2      3      4     
  A                            
  E                            
  through           and

  C                           G

  e                                                       
  B 5      5             5            3          3        
  G 5      5             5            4          4        
  D 5      5             5            5          5        
  A                                                       
  E 3      3             3            3          3        
  brought       me            'round,

  e                                                       
  B 5             5                          3            
  G 5             5                          4            
  D 5             5                          5            
  A                                                       
  E 3             3            3             3            


  e                                                       
  B        5          5        3      3          3        
  G        5          5        4      4          4        
  D        5          5        5      5          5        
  A                                                       
  E        3          3        3      3          3        
  got           me         up                  and about.

  e                                                       
  B 5             5                          3            
  G 5             5                          4            
  D 5             5                          5            
  A                                                       
  E 3             3            3             3            


  e 0      0      0      0     0      0      0      0     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      1      1     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  D 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  A 0                                                     
  E                                                 0     


  e 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212
  B                                                       
  G  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D                                                       
  A 7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7 7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7 
  E                                                       

  01:00


  e 0      0      0      0     0      0      0      0     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      1      1     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  D 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  A 0      0      0      0                                
  E                            3      3      3      3     
                Doo doodoo doodoo         dear      boy,

  e 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212
  B                                                       
  G  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D                                                       
  A 7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7 7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7 
  E                                                       


  e 0      0      0      0                                
  B 1      1      1      1     3      3      3      3     
  G 2      2      2      2     4      4      1      1     
  D 3      3      3      3     4      4      2      2     
  A                            2      2      2      2     
  E 1      1      1      1                   0      0     
      doo       doo    doo doo

  e 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212
  B                                                       
  G  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D                                                       
  A 7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7 7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7 
  E                                                       


  e 0      0      0      0     0      0      0      0     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      1      1     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  D 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  A 0      0      0      0                                
  E                            3      3      3      3     
                Doo doodoo doodoo        dear      boy,

  e 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212
  B                                                       
  G  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 0      0      0      0                                
  B 1      1      1      1     3      3      3      3     
  G 2      2      2      2     4      4      1      1     
  D 3      3      3      3     4      4      2      2     
  A                            2      2      2      2     
  E 1      1      1      1                   0      0     
      dear      boy    doo doo    doodoo doodoo doo    doo

  e 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212
  B                                                       
  G  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 0      0      0      0     3      3      3      3     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      0      0     
  G 2      2      2      2     0      0      0      0     
  D 3      3      2      0     2      2      2      2     
  A                            3             2            
  E 1      1                                              
                doo doodoo doodoo    doo doo       doo doo

  e 131313 131313 131313 131313 121212 121212 101010 101010
  B                                                       
  G 101010 101010 101010 101010  9 9 9  9 9 9  7 7 7  7 7 7
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 3      3             3     3      3      3      3     
  B 1      1             1     1      1      1      1     
  G 2      2             2     2      2      2      2     
  D 2      2             2     2      2      2      2     
  A 0      0             0                                
  E                                                       
             dear      boy                         When I

  e 8 8 8  8 8 8  7 7 7  5 5 5                            
  B                                                       
  G 5 5 5  5 5 5  4 4 4  2 2 2                            
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       

  01:19


  e 1      1      1      1     1      1      1            
  B 3      3      3      3     3      3      3      3     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  D 0                          0      2      3      4     
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
               stepped     in,                  my     heart


  e                                                       
  B 5      5             5     3      3      3      3     
  G 5      5             5     4      4      4      4     
  D 5      5             5     5      5      5      5     
  A                                                       
  E 3                          3                          
                    was    down                 and    out,


  e 0      0      0      0     0      0      0      0     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      1      1     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  D 2      2      2      2     3      3      3      3     
  A 0                                                     
  E               3            1                          
                    but    love      came
                       her


  e 1      1      1      1     
  B 3      3      3      3     
  G 2      2      2      2     
  D 0      2      3      4     
  A                            
  E                            
  through           and


  e                                                       
  B 5      5                          3          3        
  G 5      5                          4          4        
  D 5      5                          5          5        
  A                                                       
  E 3      3                          3          3        
  brought       me            'round,

  e                                                       
  B 5             5                          3            
  G 5             5                          4            
  D 5             5                          5            
  A                                                       
  E 3             3            3             3            


  e                                                       
  B        5          5  5            3          3        
  G        5          5  5            4          4        
  D        5          5  5            5          5        
  A                                                       
  E        3             3            3          3        
  got           me         up                  and about.

  e                                                       
  B 5             5                          3            
  G 5             5                          4            
  D 5             5                          5            
  A                                                       
  E 3             3            3             3            


  e 0      0      0      0     0      0      0      0     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      1      1     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  D 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  A 0                                                     
  E                                                 0     


  e 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212
  B                                                       
  G  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D                                                       
  A 7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7 7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7 
  E                                                       

  01:39


  e 0      0      0      0     0      0      0      0     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      1      1     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  D 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  A 0             0                                       
  E                            3             3      3     
             I  hope   never  know,      dear      boy,
                    you

  e 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212
  B                                                       
  G  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D                                                       
  A 7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7 7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7 
  E                                                       


  e 0      0      0      0                                
  B 1      1      1      1     3      3      3      3     
  G 2      2      2      2     4      4      1      1     
  D 3      3      3      3     4      4      2      2     
  A                            2      2      2      2     
  E 1             1      1                   0          0 
      what      you    have   missed,

  e 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212
  B                                                       
  G  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D                                                       
  A 7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7 7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7 
  E                                                       


  e 0      0      0      0     0      0      0      0     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      1      1     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  D 2      2      2      2     2      2      2      2     
  A 0             0                                       
  E                            3             3            
             And       when   fall       in        love
                even       you

  e 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212
  B                                                       
  G  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D                                                       
  A 7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7 7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7 
  E                                                       


  e 0      0      0      0                                
  B 1      1      1      1     3      3      3      3     
  G 2      2      2      2     4      4      1      1     
  D 3      3      3      3     4      4      2      2     
  A                            2      2      2      2     
  E 1             1                          0      0     
      dear      boy,   it  won't  be half   good       this.
                                          as    as

  e 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212 121212
  B                                                       
  G  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9  9 9 9
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D                                                       
  A 7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7 7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7  7 7 7 
  E                                                       


  e 0      0      0      0     3      3      3      3     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      0      0     
  G 2      2      2      2     0      0      0      0     
  D 3      3      2      0     2      2      2      2     
  A                            3             2            
  E 1      1                                              
             I  hope   never  know   how  much     you missed,
                    you

  e 131313 131313 131313 131313 121212 121212 101010 101010
  B                                                       
  G 101010 101010 101010 101010  9 9 9  9 9 9  7 7 7  7 7 7
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       

  Am7                         Fmaj7         Em

  e 3      3      0      0     0      0      0      0     
  B 1      1      1      1     1      1      0      0     
  G 2      2      2      2     2      2      0      0     
  D 2      2      2      2     3      3      2      2     
  A 0                                                     
  E               3            1             0      0     
             dear          boy           how           much

  e 8 8 8  8 8 8  7 7 7  7 7 7 5 5 5  5 5 5               
  B                                          8 8 8  8 8 8 
  G 5 5 5  5 5 5  4 4 4  4 4 4 2 2 2  2 2 2               
  D                                          5 5 5  5 5 5 
  A                                                       
  E                                                       

  Dm            C                 Dm6

  e 1      1      0      0         1         1      1     
  B 3      3      1      1         3         3      3     
  G 2      2      0      0         2         2      2     
  D 0             2      2         0         0      0     
  A               3                2         2      2     
  E                                                       
             you           missed,                     dear

  e                                                       
  B 6 6 6  6 6 6                                          
  G               9 9 9  9 9 9 10                         
  D 3 3 3  3 3 3                                          
  A               7 7 7  7 7 7  8                         
  E                                                       

      E

  e     0         0      0     
  B     0         0      0     
  G     1         1      1     
  D     2         2      2     
  A                            
  E     0         0      0     
                           boy

  e                            
  B                            
  G 9                          
  D                            
  A 7                          
  E                            

  02:02
  Am            Am7           Fmaj7         Em

  e 0      0          0            0             0        
  B 1      1          1            1             0        
  G 2      2          2            2             0        
  D 2      2          2            3             2        
  A 0          0                                          
  E               3   3        1   1         0   0        

                                           (.
  Dm6           E             Am

  e 1   1         0      0   0 0   0         0            
  B 3   3         0      0   0 1   1         1            
  G 2   2         1      1   1 2   2         2            
  D 0   0         2      2   2 2   2         2            
  A 2   2                      0   0         0            
  E               0      0                                


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  G                                                       
  D                                                       
  A                      0                                
  E                                                       

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        R  Release
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        P  Pull-off
        ~  Vibrato
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        .  Play note like a dot in standard notation
        ^  Ties two notes together
        (. Pause
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e	0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0
B	1 1 1 1	1 1 1 1
G	2 2 2 2	2 2 2 2
D	2 2 2 2	2 2 2 2
A	0
E		3
e	0 0 0 0
B	1 1 1 1	3 3 3 3
G	2 2 2 2	4 4 1 1
D	3 3 3 3	4 4 2 2
A		2 2 2
E	1	0 0
e	121212 121212 121212 121212	121212 121212 121212 121212
B
G	9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9	9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
D
A
E
e	131313 131313 131313 131313	121212 121212 101010 101010
B
G	101010 101010 101010 101010	9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7
D
A
E
e	3 3 0 0	0 0 0 0
B	1 1 1 1	1 1 0 0
G	2 2 2 2	2 2 0 0
D	2 2 2 2	3 3 2 2
A	0
E	3	1 0 0
e	8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7	5 5 5 5 5 5
B		8 8 8 8 8 8
G	5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4	2 2 2 2 2 2
D		5 5 5 5 5 5
A
E
e	1 1 0 0 0	0 0 0
B	3 3 0 0 0	1 1 1
G	2 2 1 1 1	2 2 2
D	0 0 2 2 2	2 2 2
A	2 2	0 0 0
E	0 0