LONELY BOY - Andrew Gold
Intro:
A/C# - D - E/G# - A 4x
He was born [A/C#] on a sum- [D] mer day,
[E/G#] nineteen- [A] fifty- one[A/C#][-][D][-][E/G#][-]
[A] And with the slap[A/C#] of a hand
[D] [E/G#] [A] [A/C#][-]
[D] [-]He[E/G#] had [-]la[A]nd- ed as an on- ly son
His [F#m] mother and father said "what a [E6] lovely boy
We'll [Dmaj7] teach him what we learned, ah[E6] yes, just what we learned,
We'll [F#m] dress him up warmly and we'll [E6] send him to school
It'll [Dmaj7] teach him how to fight to b[C#7sus4]e nobody's[C#7] fool"
Chorus:
[D] Oh, [G#m7] oh, what a [C#m7] lonely boy[Am/F#]
Oh, [B7sus4] what a [B7] lonely boy[D]
[Esus4] Oh, what a [E] lonely boy
[E/G#] [-] [A]
In the sum- [A/C#] mer of fif- [D] ty- three [E/G#] his mother,
brought [A] him a sis-[A/C#] ter[D][-][E/G#][-]
[A] And she told him "we[A/C#] must attend [D] to her needs
[E/G#] [A] [A/C#][-][D][-]
[E/G#] [-]Sh[A]e's so much youn- ger than you"
Well, he [F#m] ran down the hall and he [E6] cried
Oh, how [Dmaj7] could his parents have [E6] lied
When they [F#m] said he was an only [E6] son
He [Dmaj7] thought he was the only [C#7sus4] one[C#7]
Chorus:
[D] Oh,[G#m7] oh, what a [C#m7] lonely boy[Am/F#]
Oh, [B7sus4] what a [B7] lonely boy[D]
[Esus4] Oh, what a [E] lonely boy
Break:
A/C# - D - E - F#m - 4x
Dsus2 - F#m7 - 2x
Goodbye [Dsus2] mama,[F#m7] goodbye [Dsus2] you,[F#m7]
goodbye [Dsus2] papa, [F#m7] I'm pushin' on through
[Dsus2] [-] [F#m7] [-] [B/]
E|--4-2-0-|
[D]
[G#m7] [-] [C#m7] [-] [Am/F#] [-] [B7sus4] [-] [B7] [-]
[D] [-] [Esus4] [-]
[E/G#] He [A] left home [A/C#] on a win- [D] ter day,
[E/G#] nineteen- [A] sixty-nine[A/C#][-][D][-][E/G#][-]
[A] And he hoped to find [A/C#] all the love
[D] [E/G#] [A] [A/C#][-]
[D] [-]He[E/G#] had [-]lo[A]st in that ear- lier time
Well, his [F#m] sister grew up,and she [E6] married a man
He [Dmaj7] gave her a son ah yes,[E6] a lovely son
They [F#m] dressed him up warmly they [E6] sent him to school
It [Dmaj7] taught him how to fight to be[C#7sus4] nobody's [C#7] fool
Chorus:
[D] Oh, [G#m7] oh, what a[C#m7] lonely boy[Am/F#]
Oh, [B7sus4] what a [B7] lonely boy[D]
[Esus4] Oh, what a [E] lonely boy[F#m][-][F#m/E]
[D] Oh,[G#m7] oh, what a[C#m7] lonely boy[Am/F#]
Oh, [B7sus4] what a [B7] lonely boy[D]
[Esus4] Oh, what a lonely boy
outro:
A/C# - D - E/G# - A 3x
[A/C#] [-] [D] [-] [E] [-] [A//]
A/C# x42220
x42255
x47655
E/G# 422100
422400
[476454]
[F#m]E6 [244222]022120
Dmaj7 xx0222
x54222
C#7sus4 x46474
C#7 x46464
G#m7 4x44x2
C#m7 x46454
Am/F# 202210
B7sus4 x24252
B7 x24242
Esus4 022200
E xx2454
xxx454
F#m xxx576
Dsus2 xx0230
[F#m7]F#m/E [242222]044222
I hoped the tab would be playable, but it?s a piano song really, so it?s though. If you
play the bass note separately, the position of the chords is pretty much as above. This
way you get the upbeat effect.
Intro:
A/C# - D - E/G# - A 4x
He was born [A/C#] on a sum- [D] mer day,
[E/G#] nineteen- [A] fifty- one[A/C#][-][D][-][E/G#][-]
[A] And with the slap[A/C#] of a hand
[D] [E/G#] [A] [A/C#][-]
[D] [-]He[E/G#] had [-]la[A]nd- ed as an on- ly son
His [F#m] mother and father said "what a [E6] lovely boy
We'll [Dmaj7] teach him what we learned, ah[E6] yes, just what we learned,
We'll [F#m] dress him up warmly and we'll [E6] send him to school
It'll [Dmaj7] teach him how to fight to b[C#7sus4]e nobody's[C#7] fool"
Chorus:
[D] Oh, [G#m7] oh, what a [C#m7] lonely boy[Am/F#]
Oh, [B7sus4] what a [B7] lonely boy[D]
[Esus4] Oh, what a [E] lonely boy
A/C# - D - E/G# - A - A/C# - D -
[E/G#] [-] [A]
In the sum- [A/C#] mer of fif- [D] ty- three [E/G#] his mother,
brought [A] him a sis-[A/C#] ter[D][-][E/G#][-]
[A] And she told him "we[A/C#] must attend [D] to her needs
[E/G#] [A] [A/C#][-][D][-]
[E/G#] [-]Sh[A]e's so much youn- ger than you"
Well, he [F#m] ran down the hall and he [E6] cried
Oh, how [Dmaj7] could his parents have [E6] lied
When they [F#m] said he was an only [E6] son
He [Dmaj7] thought he was the only [C#7sus4] one[C#7]
Chorus:
[D] Oh,[G#m7] oh, what a [C#m7] lonely boy[Am/F#]
Oh, [B7sus4] what a [B7] lonely boy[D]
[Esus4] Oh, what a [E] lonely boy
Break:
A/C# - D - E - F#m - 4x
Dsus2 - F#m7 - 2x
Goodbye [Dsus2] mama,[F#m7] goodbye [Dsus2] you,[F#m7]
goodbye [Dsus2] papa, [F#m7] I'm pushin' on through
[Dsus2] [-] [F#m7] [-] [B/]
A|0-------|
E|--4-2-0-|
[D]
[G#m7] [-] [C#m7] [-] [Am/F#] [-] [B7sus4] [-] [B7] [-]
[D] [-] [Esus4] [-]
A/C# - D - E/G# - A - A/C# - D -
[E/G#] He [A] left home [A/C#] on a win- [D] ter day,
[E/G#] nineteen- [A] sixty-nine[A/C#][-][D][-][E/G#][-]
[A] And he hoped to find [A/C#] all the love
[D] [E/G#] [A] [A/C#][-]
[D] [-]He[E/G#] had [-]lo[A]st in that ear- lier time
Well, his [F#m] sister grew up,and she [E6] married a man
He [Dmaj7] gave her a son ah yes,[E6] a lovely son
They [F#m] dressed him up warmly they [E6] sent him to school
It [Dmaj7] taught him how to fight to be[C#7sus4] nobody's [C#7] fool
Chorus:
[D] Oh, [G#m7] oh, what a[C#m7] lonely boy[Am/F#]
Oh, [B7sus4] what a [B7] lonely boy[D]
[Esus4] Oh, what a [E] lonely boy[F#m][-][F#m/E]
[D] Oh,[G#m7] oh, what a[C#m7] lonely boy[Am/F#]
Oh, [B7sus4] what a [B7] lonely boy[D]
[Esus4] Oh, what a lonely boy
outro:
A/C# - D - E/G# - A 3x
[A/C#] [-] [D] [-] [E] [-] [A//]
A/C# x42220
x42255
x47655
E/G# 422100
422400
[476454]
[F#m]E6 [244222]022120
Dmaj7 xx0222
x54222
C#7sus4 x46474
C#7 x46464
G#m7 4x44x2
C#m7 x46454
Am/F# 202210
B7sus4 x24252
B7 x24242
Esus4 022200
E xx2454
xxx454
F#m xxx576
Dsus2 xx0230
[F#m7]F#m/E [242222]044222
I hoped the tab would be playable, but it?s a piano song really, so it?s though. If you
play the bass note separately, the position of the chords is pretty much as above. This
way you get the upbeat effect.
