This song has a simple 3/4 meter with the D - G - A7 chord family in cyclic order, one chord per measure. The last line features an accidental chord - C major, which is also played for one measure. Simple for the novice, fun for anyone :) Intro: G D A7 D - (2 times) G (Strum for one measure, as a bridge between prelude and song)

^DWhen I was young, ^Gmy father said, ^A7"Son, I've got some^Dthing to say." ^DAnd what he told^G me I'^A7ll never^D forget until my dying day.

[Chorus 1:]

He said, ^D"Son, you^G'll be a bachelor boy And ^A7that's th^De way to stay. ^DSon, you'll be a bachelo^Gr boy until your dy^A7ing day." ^D

^DWhen I was sixteen I^G fell in love With a girl ^A7as sweet as can b^De. ^DBut I remember^Ged just ^A7in time^D what my daddy said to me.

[Chorus 1]

^DAs time goes by, I probab^Gly will meet a girl ^A7and fall in love. ^D ^DThen, I'll get married, have A-wif^Ge and A-child And they^A7'll be my turtle dove. ^D

[Chorus 2:]

But until then^D, I'll be a bachelor^G boy and tha^A7t's the way I'll stay-yay^D-yay, ^DHappy to be a bachelor ^Gboy until my dying day^A7.

Yeah, I'll^D be a bache^Glor boy and that^A7's the way I'll stay-yay-^Dyay, H^Dappy to be a bachelor^G boy until my dying day^A7. ^D ^G ^D ^G ^D ^C ^D

Cliff Richard - Bachelor boy