Rod Stewart - Only a boy

"Ste^Cwart boy, you'll n^Gever be much cause you're ^Amtoo busy acting the ^Emfool." Th^Cank you, Sir, for them ^Gfew kind words on my ^Dlast day of school. Oh, but my ^Cmama said I could ^Gbe a success if I'd ^Amonly get myself out of^Em bed. W^Cords of wisdom but ^GI wasn't listening, I had ^Dplans in my head.

Only a ^Cboy, trying it ^Gon, coming so s^Amtrong, restless to ^Emroam. Only a ^Cboy, silly and ^Gproud, Am Em~ reckless and loud, impressing the crowd. G~ Only a boy

Ro^Cck and roll was ^Gin my brains, Eddie C^Amochrane running through my ^Emveins. Sk^Cintight trousers in ^Gcouncil houses, the unem^Dployment exchange. The ^Cblues I played were ^GMississippi made and every ^Amfriday night I'd fall in ^Emlove. Fo^Cotball fields and ^Gteenage pills, ^Dnothing's enough.

Only a ^Cboy, dressing to ^Gkill, passion to ^Amspill, hand in the ^Emtill. Only a ^Cboy, slipping it ^Gin, thin as a ^Ampin, chasing a ^Emdream. Only a ^Gboy Only a ^Gboy O^Goh!

Oh, them ^CDukes of freedom I ^Gused to believe them and ^Amall their rebellious ^Emvows. The ^Ccritics, the cynics who ^Gnever understood it, ^Dwhere are they now? And all the ^Cwondering and the ^Gstumbling that g^Amoes hand in hand with ^Emchange. The ye^Carning, the earning was it ^Gall part of learning or am ^DI still the same?

Only a ^Cboy, laughing a^Gloud, quick as a ^Amshot, nobody can ^Emstop Only a ^Cboy, plans of his ^Gown, leaving his ^Amhome, knows where he's^Em going. Only a ^Gboy Only a ^Gboy Only a ^Gboy Only a ^Gboy