Alan Menken - Proud of your boy

^D9Proud of your boy ^A7/EI'll make you ^D9/F#proud of y^D/F#our boy ^{Gmaj7 A}Believe me, ^Bmbad ^F#m/Aas I've been, Ma ^G69You're in for a plea^D/F#sant surpri^Emse

^A7I've wasted tim^Bme ^F#7/A#I've wasted m^Bm/Ae ^{G#m7b5 Gdim}So say I'm ^D9/F#slow for^D/F# my age ^Bm7A late bloomer, Okay, ^E7I agree ^{Csus2 A7sus}

^A7That I've been o^Dne rotten kid Some son, ^Asome pride and ^D6some joy ^{G7 Asus4}But I'll get ov^Bmer these lousin'^F#M/A up G 49 D9/F# Esus4 Messin' up, screwin' up times

^E7You'll see, Ma, now com^G7es the better part ^D6 So^D9/F#meone's gonna ma^Bm9ke good Cross his stupid he^Eart Make good and fina^Emlly ^D/F#make you^{Gmaj A7sus4}Proud of your^A7sus/E boy ^A7/E

^GTell me that I'^A/Gve been a^G louse and loaf^A/Ger ^GYou won't get a^A/G fight here, n^D9/F#o ma’am ^FSay I'm ^G/Fa goldbrick, a^F goof-of^G/Ff, no good ^FBut that cou^G/Fldn't be all that I ^C9/Eam Asus 24 Am D7sus Water flows under the bridge ^D7Let it pass, let^G it go ^Bm7There's no good reason that y^E7susou should ^E7believe me Not ^Em/Ayet, I know, ^A7but ^DSomeday and soon ^A7sus/EI'll mak^A7/Ee you pro^D9/F#ud of yo^D/F#ur boy ^{Gmaj A}Though I can't^Bm make mysel^F#m/Af taller G 69 D/F# E7sus Or smarter or handsome or wise

^E7/G#I'll do my best, ^G9what else can I do ? ^D9/F#Since I wasn't born perfect like^Bm7 Dad or you ^E9 Mom, I will t^Em7ry to ^F#m7Try hard to ^Gmajmake you ^G/AProud of you^Dr boy ^{Gmaj A D}