[Intro]
C G Am Em
C G D
[Verse]
C G
"Stewart boy, you'll never be much
Am Em
cause you're too busy acting the fool."
C
Thank you, Sir, for them
G D
few kind words on my last day of school.
C G
Oh, but my mama said I could be a success
Am Em
if I'd only get myself out of bed.
C G
Words of wisdom but I wasn't listening,
D
I had plans in my head.
[Chorus]
C G
Only a boy, trying it on,
Am Em
coming so strong, restless to roam.
C G
Only a boy, silly and proud,
Am Em~
reckless and loud, impressing the crowd.
G~
Only a boy
[Verse]
C G
Rock and roll was in my brains,
Am Em
Eddie Cochrane running through my veins.
C G
Skintight trousers in council houses,
D
the unemployment exchange.
C G
The blues I played were Mississippi made
Am Em
and every friday night I'd fall in love.
C G D
Football fields and teenage pills, nothing's enough.
[Chorus]
C G
Only a boy, dressing to kill,
Am Em
passion to spill, hand in the till.
C G
Only a boy, slipping it in,
Am Em
thin as a pin, chasing a dream.
G
Only a boy
G
Only a boy
G
Ooh!
[Solo]
C G Am Em
C G D
[Verse]
C G
Oh, them Dukes of freedom I used to believe them
Am Em
and all their rebellious vows.
C G
The critics, the cynics who never understood it,
D
where are they now?
C G
And all the wondering and the stumbling
Am Em
that goes hand in hand with change.
C G
The yearning, the earning was it all part of learning
D
or am I still the same?
[Chorus]
C G
Only a boy, laughing aloud,
Am Em
quick as a shot, nobody can stop
C G
Only a boy, plans of his own,
Am Em
leaving his home, knows where he's going.
G
Only a boy
G
Only a boy
G
Only a boy
G
Only a boy
[Outro]
C G Am Em
C G D
[Intro]
C G Am Em
C G D
[Verse]
C G
"Stewart boy, you'll never be much
Am cause you're too busy
Em
acting the fool."
C
Thank you, Sir, for them
G few kind words on
D
my last day of school.
C Oh, but my mama said
G
I could be a success
Am Em
if I'd only get myself out of bed.
C Words of wisdom but
G
I wasn't listening,
D
I had plans in my head.
[Chorus]
C G
Only a boy, trying it on,
Am coming so strong,
Em
restless to roam.
C G
Only a boy, silly and proud,
Am reckless and loud,
Em~
impressing the crowd.
G~
Only a boy
[Verse]
C G
Rock and roll was in my brains,
Am Eddie Cochrane running
Em
through my veins.
C Skintight trousers
G
in council houses,
D
the unemployment exchange.
C The blues I played
G
were Mississippi made
Am and every friday night
Em
I'd fall in love.
C G Football fields and teenage
D
pills, nothing's enough.
[Chorus]
C G
Only a boy, dressing to kill,
Am passion to spill,
Em
hand in the till.
C G
Only a boy, slipping it in,
Am Em
thin as a pin, chasing a dream.
G
Only a boy
G
Only a boy
G
Ooh!
[Solo]
C G Am Em
C G D
[Verse]
C Oh, them Dukes of freedom
G
I used to believe them
Am Em
and all their rebellious vows.
C The critics, the cynics
G
who never understood it,
D
where are they now?
C And all the wondering
G
and the stumbling
Am that goes hand in
Em
hand with change.
C The yearning, the earning
G
was it all part of learning
D
or am I still the same?
[Chorus]
C G
Only a boy, laughing aloud,
Am Em
quick as a shot, nobody can stop
C G
Only a boy, plans of his own,
Am leaving his home, knows
Em
where he's going.
G
Only a boy
G
Only a boy
G
Only a boy
G
Only a boy
[Outro]
C G Am Em
C G D