Boombox Uke tab by Julian Casablancas

7 Chords used in the song: Em, G, Am, B5, D, D/F#, A

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Album:  unknown
Difficulty: 
3.5
(Intermediate)
Key: EmChords
Capo:
1st fret
Song: Boombox
Artist: The Lonely Island ft. Julian Casablancas
Album: Incredibad

Capo 1

Intro: Em Em G G Am Am B5 B5 D D

Em Em G G
Imagine in your mind a posh country club
Am Am B5 B5 D D
The stuffy old money where the poor get snubbed
Em Em G G
The spread is bland sauerkraut and boiled goose
Am Am B5 B5 D D
There's no way these people will ever cut loose
Em Em G G
But then I walk in the room, hold my boombox high
Am Am B5 B5 D D
And what happened next, will blow your mind


Chorus:
Em Em Am Am
Everything got outta control
D D G G D/F# D/F#
The music was so entrancing
Em Em Am Am
Everyone got out on the floor
D D G G D/F# D/F#
It was a bunch of old white people dancing

Em Em G G
The Big Apple, where people never dance
Am Am B5 B5 D D
Spirits go down while profits expand
Em Em G G
The cops or the dealers, who's got the juice
Am Am B5 B5 D D
The street vendors peddling their boiled goose
Em Em G G
So many types of people will never get along
Am Am B5 B5 D D
Till I bust out my boombox and play this song

Chorus:
Em Em Am Am
The music washed away all the hate
D D G G D/F# D/F#
And society started advancing
Em Em Am Am
Every demographic was represented
D D G G D/F# D/F#
It was a rainbow coalition of dancing
Em Em Am Am
Whoa
D D G G D/F# D/F#
Everyone was wearing fingerless gloves
Em Em Am Am
Whoah oh
D D G G D/F# D/F#
I saw a Spanish guy doing the Bartman

Em Em G G
Transport now to an old folks home
Am Am B5 B5 D D
Where the elderly are tossed on their brittle bones
Em Em G G
The orderlies are stealing, there's no excuse
Am Am B5 B5 D D
Everyday for lunch they eat boiled goose
Em Em G G
So I grabbed my boombox and hit the turbo base
Am Am B5 B5 D D
And what happened next was a total disgrace

Chorus:
Em Em Am Am
Everybody started having sex
D D G G D/F# D/F#
The music was way too powerful
Em Em Am Am
A A bunch of old people fucking like rabbits
D D G G D/F# D/F#
It was disgusting to say the least, oh
Em Em Am Am
A A boombox can change the world
D D G G D/F# D/F#
You gotta know your limits with a boombox
Em Em A A
This was a cautionary tale
D D G G D/F# D/F#
A A boombox is not a toy

Em Em G G Am Am B5 B5 D D
Em Em

Uke tab by , 18 Jun 2025

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