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