When I Was a Boy
Intro
C C/GC C/G C C/GC C/G x2
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Verse 1
C Em/B Am Am/G
When I was a boy I had a dream,
F Am/E Dm Dm/C
All about the things I'd like to be,
G * F G Em
Soon as I was in my bed, music played in - side my head,
G C C/C/G
When I was a boy ...I had a dream!
Verse 2
C Em/B Am Am/G
When I was a boy I learnt to play,
F Am/E Dm Dm/C
Far into the night and drift a - way,
G
Don't wanna work on the milk or the bread,
* F G Em
Just wanna play my gui - tar instead-----,
G C
When I was a boy ...I had a dream!
Chorus
C Em/B Am Am/G F A7/E Dm
And ra ---dio waves ...kept me com - pan - y,
Ab G C Em/B Am Am/G F A7/E Dm
In ...those ...beau - tiful days, when there was no money,
Dm7b5 C
When I was a boy----- ...I had a dream!
Verse 3
C Em/B Am Am/G
When I was a boy I had a dream,
F Am/E Dm Dm/C
Finding out what life could really mean,
G
Don't want a job, 'cause it drives me crazy,
* F G
Just wanna sing, 'Do you love me, baby?'
Em G C
When I was a boy ...I had a dream!
Chorus
C Em/B Am Am/G F A7/E Dm
And ra ---dio waves ...kept me com - pan - y,
Ab G C Em/B Am Am/G F A7/E Dm
In ...those ...beau - tiful days, when there was no money,
Dm7b5 C
When I was a boy----- ...I had a dream!
Break
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B |-(3)----------------|----------------0--|
G |-(0)----------------|--------0-1-2-3----|
D |-(0)-----------0-1--|--2-3-4------------|
A |-(2)-0-1-2-3-4------|-------------------|
E |--3-----------------|-------------------|
Guitar solo
C Em/B Am Am/G F A7/E Dm AbG
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C Em/B Am Am/G F A7/E Dm
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Coda
Dm7b5 DC7b5
When I was a boy----!