Capo 6th fret
[Chords]
[G] [C] [D] [Em]
[Intro]
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G]
[G]Well I'm the boy who cried wolf
[C]And I know I lied in the past
[D]Last night I saw his [C]yellow eyes shining in the dark [G]
[G]Yeah I know I spawn tales with his voice
[C]And I open my mouth too fast
[D]Last night I saw h[C]his footprints in the path[G]path
[G]I could[D]could swim[C]swim every sea, south pole to north [G]
[G]But I k[D]now I[C]'ll only ever be the boy who c[G]ried wolf [C]
[Interlude]
[G] [C] [G]
[G]Well I'm shepherds only son
[C]And I know what a joke I've become
[D]I have a honest heart but [C]I have lies on my tongue
[G]I don't know how this started where it came from
[G]You have no reason and I have no proof
[C]But this time I swear, I'm tellin the truth
[D]I saw that ol[C]old wolf from tail to tooth
And I know h[G]he's hungry and he's coming down too
Where[D]Where I could swim [G]every sea from sou[C]th pole to north[G]
I co[D]could climb [G]every tree [C]scale every coarse
[G]Well I can on[D]ly tell the[C] truth from this day forth[Em] [Gm]
[G]But I kn[D]know I'll [C]ever be the boy who cried wolf [G]
[C]Ooooh oh
Oh I'm[D]I'm the boy who c[G]cried wolf
[C]Oh I'm[D]I'm the boy who c[G]cried..
[Outro]
[C] [G] [C] [G] [Em]