[Verse 1]
[E7#5] Well, I have k[Am9]nown you [Dm7] ...since you were a s[Am9]mall boy,[Dm7]
And your m[Am9]ama used to [Dm7]say,
'Well, my [Am9]boy is gonna grow up, and [Dm7]be some kind of leader [Am9]some day!'[Dm7]
[Verse 2]
Then you'd t[E7]urn on the radio, and [Amaj7]sing with the singer in the band,
[Am9] Your mama would say to you,
D9 E7 E7#5 E7
'This isn't exactly what we had planned!' | / / / / |
[Chorus]
But you're a le[Am9]gend in your [Dm7]own time,
(You are...) A [Am9]hero in the f[Dm7]ootlights,
[Am9] [Dm7]
But a le[D9]gend's only a lo[E7]nely boy when[Am9] he goes home alone![Dm7]
[Bridge]
| [Am9] / / / / | [Dm7]/ / / / | [E]/ / [F#m11/E] / / | [Em7]/ / [E7]/ / |
[Verse 3]
And though I k[Am9]now you ...s[Dm7]till have the heart of that s[Am9]mall boy,
[Dm7] Well, you l[Am9]end it out far too [Dm7]much,
And [Am9]no one woman loving [Dm7]you can ever feel that she's been r[Am9]eally touched![Dm7]
[Verse 4]
Then you'd t[E7]urn on the radio, and [Amaj7]sing with the singer in the band,
T[Am9]hink kinda sadly to yourself, 'This i[D9]sn't exactly what [E7]you had planned!'
[Chorus]
But you're a le[Am9]gend in your [Dm7]own time,
(You are...) A [Am9]hero in the f[Dm7]ootlights,
[Am9] [Dm7]
But a le[D9]gend's only a lo[E7]nely boy when [Am9]he goes home alone![Dm7]
[Coda]
| [Am9]/ / / / | [Dm7]/ / / / |
[D9] [E7]
[Am9] [Dm7] [Am9] [Dm7] [Am9] [Dm7]
[Am9] [Dm7]
[Ending Carly used on the QM2 video]
| [Am9] / / / / | [Dm7]/ / / / | [E]/ / [F#m11/E] / / | [Em7]/ / [E7]/ / ||
[E7#5] Well, I have k[Am9]nown you [Dm7] ...since you were a s[Am9]mall boy,[Dm7]
And your m[Am9]ama used to [Dm7]say,
'Well, my [Am9]boy is gonna grow up, and [Dm7]be some kind of leader [Am9]some day!'[Dm7]
[Verse 2]
Then you'd t[E7]urn on the radio, and [Amaj7]sing with the singer in the band,
[Am9] Your mama would say to you,
D9 E7 E7#5 E7
'This isn't exactly what we had planned!' | / / / / |
[Chorus]
But you're a le[Am9]gend in your [Dm7]own time,
(You are...) A [Am9]hero in the f[Dm7]ootlights,
[Am9] [Dm7]
(Legend-----------!) Playing tunes to fit your rhyme,
But a le[D9]gend's only a lo[E7]nely boy when[Am9] he goes home alone![Dm7]
[Bridge]
| [Am9] / / / / | [Dm7]/ / / / | [E]/ / [F#m11/E] / / | [Em7]/ / [E7]/ / |
[Verse 3]
And though I k[Am9]now you ...s[Dm7]till have the heart of that s[Am9]mall boy,
[Dm7] Well, you l[Am9]end it out far too [Dm7]much,
And [Am9]no one woman loving [Dm7]you can ever feel that she's been r[Am9]eally touched![Dm7]
[Verse 4]
Then you'd t[E7]urn on the radio, and [Amaj7]sing with the singer in the band,
T[Am9]hink kinda sadly to yourself, 'This i[D9]sn't exactly what [E7]you had planned!'
[Chorus]
But you're a le[Am9]gend in your [Dm7]own time,
(You are...) A [Am9]hero in the f[Dm7]ootlights,
[Am9] [Dm7]
(Legend-----------!) Playing tunes to fit your rhyme,
But a le[D9]gend's only a lo[E7]nely boy when [Am9]he goes home alone![Dm7]
[Coda]
| [Am9]/ / / / | [Dm7]/ / / / |
[D9] [E7]
Well, a legend's only a lonely boy--------...
[Am9] [Dm7] [Am9] [Dm7] [Am9] [Dm7]
...When he goes home alone----------! | / / / / | / / / / |
[Am9] [Dm7]
||: Humm----- mm-mm, mm -mm,mm! :|| [Repeat, ad -lib and fade]
[Ending Carly used on the QM2 video]
| [Am9] / / / / | [Dm7]/ / / / | [E]/ / [F#m11/E] / / | [Em7]/ / [E7]/ / ||
