Andrew Gold - Lonely boy
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Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
A He was A/C#born on a Dsummer E/G#day nineteen Afifty oneA/C# D E/G#
A And with a A/C#slap of a Dhand, he had E/G#landed as an Aonly son A/C# D E/G# A
[Pre-Chorus 1]
His F#mmother and F#m7father said what a E6lovely boy
We'll Dmaj7teach him what we learned, ah E6yes just what we learned
We'll F#mdress him up F#m7warmly, and we'll E6send him to school
It'll Dmaj7teach him how to D6fight to be C#7sus4nobody's C#fool
[Chorus 1]
DOh, G#m7b5oh what a C#m7lonely C6boy
A/BOh, what a Blonely Dmaj7boy
E7sus4Oh what a E9sus4lonely Aboy
[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 2]
A In the A/C#summer of Dfifty E/G#three his mother Abrought him a sisA/C#ter D E/G#
A And she A/C#told him we Dmust attend to her E/G#needs She's so much Ayounger than yoA/C#u D E/G# A
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Well he F#mran down the F#m7hall and he E6cried
Oh Dmaj7how could his parents have E6lied?
When they F#msaid he was their F#m7only E6son
He Dmaj7thought he D6was their onC#7sus4ly one C#
[Chorus 2]
DOh, G#m7b5oh what a C#m7lonely C6boy
A/BOh, what a Blonely Dmaj7boy
E7sus4Oh what a E9sus4lonely Aboy
[Interlude 2]
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[Solo]
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[Bridge]
Goodbye Dsus2Mama F#m7 A/E
Goodbye Dsus2youth A/C# F#m7
Goodbye Dsus2Papa, F#m7 I'm A/Epushing on Dsus2through A/C# F#m7
Bm7 Dsus2 E/G# F#m7 A D G#m7b5 C#m7 C6 A/B B E7sus4
[Interlude 3]
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[Verse 3]
A He left A/C#home on a Dwinter E/G#day, nineteen Asixty ninA/C#e D E/G#
A And he hoped to A/C#find all the Dlove he had E/G#lost in that Aearlier timA/C#e D E/G# A
[Pre-Chorus 3]
Well his F#msister grew F#m7up, and she E6married a man
He Dmaj7gave her a son, ah E6yes lovely son
They F#mdressed him up F#m7warmly, they E6sent him to school
It Dmaj7taught him how to D6fight, to be C#7sus4nobody's C#fool
[Chorus 3]
DOh, G#m7b5oh what a C#m7lonely C6boy
A/BOh, what a Blonely Dmaj7boy
E7sus4Oh what a E9sus4lonely F#mboy A/E
[Chorus 4]
A/C#Whoa A/Eoh Doh, G#m7b5oh what a C#m7lonely C6boy
A/BOh, what a Blonely Dmaj7boy
E7sus4Oh, what a E9sus4lonely Aboy
[Outro]
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