The Boy Inside the Man Tom Cochrane/Red Ryder ===Key:G===Tempo:104== [lyrics need aligning on each line...]

^G5So long, so long, ^G5 ^G5 ^G5 G5 Gsus G5 G5 Gsus ^G5so long he's been away, so long, so long, so long he's back again, when I

^G5turned 17 we had pas^G5sion, we had dreams ^G5thought the love we ^G5were ^Dsusfighting for was som^Dsusething hol^Dy, somethi^Gng more. When I turn^Ged

^G21, we were outside ^Gon the run when I wa^Glked out with ^G ^Dsusmy girl, Ha! we were^Dsus halfway r^Dound the w^Gorld [rpt] and I, I ^G

^Ddreamed that I saw h^Der standing there ru^Gnning for the ^G ^Dboy inside the man I^D was ^G ^G

^Dhit hard by a light ^Dso bright it burned ^Gand all at once I ^Em ^Emknew she'd understan^Cd understand underst^Cand ^C

^GsusBoy inside the man B^Goy inside the ^G ^G ^Gman... ^G ^G ^G

^GWhen I turned 25 we ^Gwere hungry, ^G ^G G G Dsus Dsus ^Dwe had drive Then I turned much older then ah, 'cause the boy was lost

^Gin pride Now I've ju^Gst turned 31 and I h^Gave lost and I have ^G G G Dsus Dsus ^Dwon still I've kept my dreams alive 'cause the boy will never

^Gdie and I dreamed th^Gat I saw her standin^Dg ^D ^Gthere running for th^Ge boy inside the man^D ^D

^GI was hit hard by a ^Glight so bright it ^D ^D ^Gburned and all at on^Emce I knew she'd unde^Emrstand ^C

^Cthe boy inside the m^Can ^Gsus ^G ^Gthe boy inside the m^Gan! ^Gsus ^G

^Gah, do you understan^Gd??!!! [instrumental^Gsus] ^G Dsus Dsus Dsus Dsus [4]

C C C C [3] Dsus Dsus Dsus Dsus [2]

^C[1] and I, I ^C ^G ^G ^Ddreamed that I saw h^Der standing there ru^Gnning for the ^G

^Dboy inside the man..^D........... I was ^G ^G ^Dhit hard by a light ^Dso bright it burned ^Gand all at once I ^Em

^Emknew she'd understan^Cd understand underst^Cand and I ^C ^Ddreamed that I saw h^Der standing there ru^Gnning for the ^G

^Dboy inside the man I^D was ^G ^G ^Dhit hard by a light ^Dso bright it burned,^G and all at once I ^Em

^Emknew she'd understan^Cd understand underst^Cand the boy ^C ^Gsusinside the man ^G ^G ^G

^Gsusthe boy inside the m^Gan ^G ^G ^Gsusthe boy inside the m^Gan ^G ^G

^Gsusthe boy inside the m^Gan ^G ^G ^Gsusthe boy inside the m^Gan so long, so long,^G so long he's ^G

^Gsusbeen away so long, s^Go long, so long he's^G ^G ^Gsusback again ^G ^G ^G

^Gsusboy inside the man [^Grave outro] ^G ^G Gsus G G G [1]

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Tom Cochrane - Boy inside the man