Intro A Bm C#m D A E A D
Verse 1
AE
I remember not too long ago.
AEE7A
Batting base balls, boxin' with my shadow.
F#mD
Climbin' trees, climbin' walls.
C#mD
Yearned to be six feet tall.
Pre-chorus
F#mD
If I knew then what I know now,
C#mD
I would've been content to play.
ADA
And not to rush my hand to take the plough
Chorus 1
BBbm
Oh Jesus, bring back the boy in me.
G#m
Put your hand on my heart,
EF#
And let me run free.
BBbmF#D#m
Woh-oh-woh Jesus, my eyes need help to see.
G#mEF#G
And I want to be the boy in me, yes.
Verse 2
AE
I remember it like yesterday,
F#mDEAE
I realised my childhood slipped away.
F#mD
Chasin' plans, chasin' dreams,
AE
Silhouettes of what I used to be.
Pre-chorus
AD
And I know now what I knew then
AD
Not living in the past.
AEE7
But I wish I could go back again.
Chorus 2
BF#
Oh Jesus, bring back the boy in me (bring back the boy in me.)
G#mB
Put your hand on my heart,
EF#
And let me run free.
F#7B
Woh, oh, woh Jesus (bring back the boy in me)
BbmD#m
My eyes need help to see. (bring back the boy in me)
G#mEF#B
And I want to be the boy in me.
riff B Bbm A B A E G A G A F# B E D E C#
Chorus 3
C#G#Cm
Oh Jesus, bring back the boy in me. (bring back the boy in me)
Bbm
Put your hand on my heart,
F#G#
And let me run free.
G#7C#
Woah, oh, woah Jesus, (bring back the boy in me)
G#Fm
My eyes need help to see. (bring back the boy in me)
BbmF#G#F#C#F#G#m
And I want to be the boy in me. (bring back the boy in me)
Outro
BbmF#C#F#Fmm
The boy in me. (bring back the boy in me)
F#C#F#Fmm
(Bring back the boy in me)
F# C# F# D#m G# Fm (fade quickly)
(Bring back the boy in me)