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