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A great tune written by Mr. Lennon in 1973, when he was still 32; John on piano, George on guitars, and of course, Ringo on drums. The times shown are elapsed time from the start; tabbed by Marty Lurvey. C/B < x32000 Intro: B 0:05 Verse 1
BWhen I was a little boy, Way back home in Liverpool, C/B ] C My mama told me, I was great. 0:25
Verse 2
BThen when I was a teenager, I knew that I had got something going, C/B ] C All my friends told me, I was great. 0:45
Verse 3
BAnd now I'm a man, A woman took me by the hand, C/B ] C And you know what she told me...I was great. 1:03
Bridge 1
D7I was in the greatest show on earth, For what it was worth. E ] Now I'm only thirty-two, [ E ] <play riff> And all I wanna do, is boogaloo! Hey! 1:25
D--2--1--0-----------------------| Riff: A-----------4--3--2--1-2-3-2-----| E--------------------------------| Verse 4
BI looked in the mirror, I saw my wife and kids, C/B ] C And you know what they told me...I was great. 1:44
Bridge 2
D7Yes, my name is Billy Shears, You know it has been for so many years. E ] Now I'm only thirty-two; [ E ] <play riff> And all I wanna do, is boogaloo! 2:05
Outro
BHey, hey, hey, (hey, hey, hey) yeah! C/B ] C ........I'm the greatest and you better believe it, baby! 2:22 Ho! Ho! Ho! E C E C 2:40 EI'm gonna be the greatest in this Cworld, (ho!) In the next worlEd, and in any worlCd! (hey!) 2:50 EAlright, alrighCt, alright, alrighEt, alright, alrighCt, Alright, alrighEt, alright, alrighCt, alright, alrighEt, C EOh, oh, Coh... < fadeout > 3:21