Wilbur Soot - Your New Boyfriend - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords C, G, Cm, Em, B, G7, A, A7 … Easy key C (capo 7)

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G  G7  Em  C

G
Life isn't quite what I thought I'd be
     B
When I was a kid on VOIP
  Em
I thought when I get older
    C            Cm 
I'd marry her, I told her
G
Now I'm 26 and I  work in an office
B
9 til 5's not the best, I'll be honest
Em
 If I could change a single thing
C            Cm            C
 I'd make it me and not him

    C                 Cm                      G
But he's in your bed, I'm in your Twitch Chat
C                    Cm                  G
I've got the key and he's just a doormat
    C                    Cm
And even though he's got social skills
     G                        G7
That doesn't mean I can't pay the bills
C                Cm
Anyway, make the most of him,
      G                   B             C    Cm
Cause she moves on pretty bloody quick, ohoh
A                       A7
Your new boyfriend's an arsehole

Woo

G  Bm  Em  C  Cm

G
Yeah, I've met Jared, of course I've met Jared
    B
The one that took you away from me
Em
 You hit it off instantly
  C                         Cm 
I know, cause you won't stop telling me
     G
I've seen his jawline, shoulders and muscles
B
Push against his fashion sense
     Em
I've thought about what he looks like nude
C                   Cm
 (I'm not gay though)

G
      G                      B
Cause she's living the dream
    Em
Oh, she's living the dream
     C                 Cm
From back when we were seventeen
G                      B
She's living the dream
    Em
Oh, she's living the dream
     C                 Cm
From back when we were seventeen
G
How on earth can I be saved?

When I'm one click away from insane
Em
 I just think that I deserve
  C              Cm 
A little bit of what I earned
    G
I'm not gonna make another scene
    B
the one I made when I was 23
          Em                           C  Cm  Am11
Means I'm not allowed in Disney World
 

    C                 Cm                      G
But he's in your bed, I'm in your Twitch Chat
C                    Cm                  G
I've got the key and he's just a doormat
    C                    Cm
And even though he's got social skills
     G                        G7
That doesn't mean I can't pay the bills
C                Cm
Anyway, make the most of him,
      G                   B             C    Cm
Cause she moves on pretty bloody quick, ohoh
A                       A7
Your new boyfriend's an arsehole

G  Bm  Em  C  Cm

  G                       B
I think about you everyday
   Em                   C    Cm
So how on earth can I be saved
  G                      B
I think about him a lot as well
Em                        C    Cm
Maybe if he wasn't fine as hell
             G
Cause you're beauty
        B
And you're grace
     Em                  C           Cm
Your telephone calls are my favorite place
G              B
 I want you to notice me
Em                   C     Cm              G
 With no restraining order please (Jason Derulo)
              B
I want you to care
Em                    C    Cm
 I want to smell your hair
G

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Harmony analysis

Wilbur Soot – Your New Boyfriend: key and chord analysis

The song opens on G and ends on G. Its chords belong to both G major and Em, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

G major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = F# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = C (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

E minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = C (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = D (natural-minor colour)
#7 = D# (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the G major side because it both starts and finishes on G, G is heard 29 times against 16 for Em and the major V chord points straight at Em. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from E minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to G or to Em; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.

Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.

Seen from G major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	G	Tonic — home	G · B · D	26×
V7/IV	G7	Secondary dominant V/IV — leads to Csecondary dominant	G · B · D · F	3×
ii7	Am11	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E · G · D	1×
II	A	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	A · C# · E	2×
II7	A7	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	A · C# · E · G	2×
iii	Bm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F#	2×
V/vi	B	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	14×
IV	C	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	27×
iv	Cm	Minor iv — borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord	C · Eb · G	25×
V	D	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	—
vi	Em	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B	16×
vii°	F#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F# · A · C	—

Seen from E minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Em	Tonic — home	E · G · B	16×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	26×
V7/VI	G7	Secondary dominant V/VI — leads to Csecondary dominant	G · B · D · F	3×
iv7	Am11	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E · G · D	1×
IV	A	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	A · C# · E	2×
IV7	A7	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	A · C# · E · G	2×
v	Bm	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F#	2×
V	B	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F#	14×
VI	C	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	27×
vi	Cm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	C · Eb · G	25×
VII	D	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A	—

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 10 different chords appear 118 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Em brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from G, the same B is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Em. G7 acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key. Cm is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.

Chord movement

Cm G Giv → Iminor plagal Emvi → III ×21
B Em GV/vi → vi EmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×12
G7 C GV7/IV → IVsecondary resolution EmV7/VI → VI ×2
Bm Em Giii → vi Emv → inatural-minor cadence ×2
C G GIV → Iplagal cadence EmVI → III ×1

The move to watch is Cm → G, heard 21 times. From the G side it reads iv → I (minor plagal: a bittersweet arrival with a borrowed iv); from the Em side it is vi → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

G major pentatonic and E minor pentatonic are the same five notes (G – A – B – D – E): start from G for a brighter phrase, from E for a bluesier one.
Over C, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Cm, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When B comes, swap the scale's D for D#: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.
On Cm, follow the chord's notes (C · Eb · G) rather than the key's scale — it's a borrowed colour.

The song on the circle of fifths

Played in the song — chord of the key
Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
Played — borrowed or outside chord
Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii

Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.

Capo and easier keys

With G major shapes

No capo — open G shapes
Capo 3 + E shapes
Capo 5 + D shapes

With E minor shapes

No capo — open Em shapes
Capo 2 + Dm shapes
Capo 7 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening G lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is C, G, Cm, Em — IV–I–iv–vi from the G side, VI–III–vi–i from the Em side. B is the interesting twist: in G it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Em it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Cm → G (iv → I in G, vi → III in Em): minor plagal — a bittersweet arrival with a borrowed iv. The final chord is G; the ear comes to rest in G.

This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.

Wilbur Soot - Your New Boyfriend Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano

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