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LONELY BOY - Andrew Gold Intro: A/C# - D - E/G# - A 4x
He was born A/C# on a sum- D mer day, E/G# A A/C# - D - E/G# - nineteen- fifty- one A And with the slapA/C# of a hand D E/G# A A/C# - D - E/G# - A He had land- ed as an on- ly son His F#m mother and father said "whE6at a lovely boy We'll Dmaj7 teach him what we learned, ahE6 yes, just what we learned, We'll F#m dress him up warmly and we'll E6 send him to school It'll Dmaj7 teach him how to fight to bC#7sus4e nobody'sC#7 fool"
Chorus:
D Oh, G#m7 oh, what a C#m7 lonely boyAm/F# Oh, B7sus4 what a B7 lonely boy D Esus4 Oh, what a E lonely boy
A/C# - D - E/G# - A - A/C# - D - E/G# - A
In the sum- A/C# mer of fif- D ty- three E/G# his mother, A A/C# D - E/G# - brought him a sis- ter A And she told him &quA/C#ot;we must atDtend to her needs E/G# A A/C# - D - E/G# - A She's so much youn- ger than you" Well, he F#m ran down the hall and he E6 cried Oh, how Dmaj7 could his parents have E6 lied When they F#m said he was an only E6 son He Dmaj7 thought he was the only C#7sus4 one C#7
Chorus:
D Oh,G#m7 oh, what a C#m7 lonely boy Am/F# Oh, B7sus4 what a B7 lonely boy D Esus4 Oh, what a E lonely boy
Break: A/C# - D - E* - F#m* - 4x Dsus2 - F#m7 - 2x
Goodbye Dsus2 mama,F#m7 goodbye Dsus2 you, F#m7 goodbye Dsus2 papa, F#m7 I'm pushin' on through
Dsus2 - F#m7 - B/ A|0-------| E|--4-2-0-| D G#m7 - C#m7 - Am/F# - B7sus4 - B7 - D - Esus4 - A/C# - D - E/G# - A - A/C# - D -
E/G# He A left home A/C# on a win- D ter day, E/G# A A/C# - D - E/G# - nineteen- sixty-nine A And he hoped to find A/C# all the love D E/G# A A/C# - D - E/G# - A He had lost in that ear- lier time Well, his F#m sister grew up,and she E6 married a man He Dmaj7 gave her a son ah yes,E6 a lovely son They F#m dressed him up warmly they E6 sent him to school It Dmaj7 taught him how to fight to beC#7sus4 nobody's C#7 fool
Chorus:
D Oh, G#m7 oh, what aC#m7 lonely boyAm/F# Oh, B7sus4 what a B7 lonely boy D Esus4 E F#m - F#m/E Oh, what a lonely boy D Oh,G#m7 oh, what aC#m7 lonely boy Am/F# Oh, B7sus4 what a B7 lonely boy D Esus4 Oh, what a lonely boy
outro: A/C# - D - E/G# - A 3x A/C# - D - E - A// A/C# x42220 x42255 x47655 E/G# 422100 422400 476454 F#m 244222 E6 022120 Dmaj7 xx0222 x54222 C#7sus4 x46474 C#7 x46464 G#m7 4x44x2 C#m7 x46454 Am/F# 202210 B7sus4 x24252 B7 x24242 Esus4 022200 E* xx2454 xxx454 F#m* xxx576 Dsus2 xx0230 F#m7 242222 F#m/E 044222 I hoped the tab would be playable, but it’s a piano song really, so it’s though. the bass-note is within the chord so if you play the bass note separately, the position of the chords is pretty much as above. This way you get the upbeat effect.