and easy to play. It's my first attempt tabbing a song. Sorry
for remaining mistakes.#
Only a boy
Words & music by Rod Stewart, Jim Cregan & Kevin Savigar
From the album "Tonight I'm yours" (1981)
Tabs by rarerod (at) gmx.net (2010)
In the key of E, standard tuning.
h - hammer on
b - bend
rb - release bend
p - pluck off
~ - vibrato
\ - slide down to
Intro (use a lot of reverb!):
Single file in the girls corridor.
Come along, Stewart laddie!
1st verse:
"Ste[E]wart boy, you'll n[B]ever be much cause you're [C#m]too busy acting the [G#m]fool."
Th[E]ank you, Sir, for them f[B]ew kind words on my l[F#]ast day of school.
Oh, but my m[E]ama said I could [B]be a success if I'd [C#m]only get myself out of[G#m] bed.
W[E]ords of wisdom but [B]I wasn't listening, I had p[F#]lans in my head.
Refrain:
Only a [E]boy, trying it [B]on, coming so st[C#m]rong, restless to [G#m]roam.
Only a [E]boy, silly and [B]proud, reckless and [C#m]loud, impressing the [G#m]crowd.
Only a [B]boy
2nd verse:
Ro[E]ck and roll was [B]in my brains, Eddie C[C#m]ochrane running through my [G#m]veins.
Sk[E]intight trousers in c[B]ouncil houses, the unempl[F#]oyment exchange.
The [E]blues I played were M[B]ississippi made and every [C#m]friday night I'd fall in[G#m] love.
Fo[E]otball fields and t[B]eenage pills, no[F#]thing's enough.
Refrain:
Only a [E]boy, dressing to [B]kill, passion to [C#m]spill, hand in the[G#m] till.
Only a [E]boy, slipping it [B]in, thin as a [C#m]pin, chasing a d[G#m]ream.
Only a [B]boy
Only a [B]boy
O[B]oh!
Solo (use a lot of reverb!):
Climb....
...down off the school roof, laddie!
3rd verse:
Oh, them D[E]ukes of freedom I [B]used to believe them and [C#m]all their rebellious [G#m]vows.
The cr[E]itics, the cynics who n[B]ever understood it, wh[F#]ere are they now?
And all the w[E]ondering and the s[B]tumbling that g[C#m]oes hand in hand with c[G#m]hange.
The ye[E]arning, the earning was it [B]all part of learning or am [F#]I still the same?
Refrain:
Only a [E]boy, laughing al[B]oud, quick as a [C#m]shot, nobody can [G#m]stop
Only a [E]boy, plans of his [B]own, leaving his [C#m]home, knows where he's [G#m]going.
Only a [B]boy
Only a [B]boy
for remaining mistakes.#
Only a boy
Words & music by Rod Stewart, Jim Cregan & Kevin Savigar
From the album "Tonight I'm yours" (1981)
Tabs by rarerod (at) gmx.net (2010)
In the key of E, standard tuning.
h - hammer on
b - bend
rb - release bend
p - pluck off
~ - vibrato
\ - slide down to
Intro (use a lot of reverb!):
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------12-12-----------------------------------------------------|
|--8h9-11-11b(13)-------b(13)rb(11)-8-8-9p8---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------11p9-11-11-13-13p11\9-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------11~~~~~~~-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Single file in the girls corridor.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------12-12-12--------------------------------------------------|
|-8h9-11-11b(13)----------b(13)rb(11)-8-8-9p8------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------11p9-11-11-13-13p11\9--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------11~~\0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Come along, Stewart laddie!
1st verse:
"Ste[E]wart boy, you'll n[B]ever be much cause you're [C#m]too busy acting the [G#m]fool."
Th[E]ank you, Sir, for them f[B]ew kind words on my l[F#]ast day of school.
Oh, but my m[E]ama said I could [B]be a success if I'd [C#m]only get myself out of[G#m] bed.
W[E]ords of wisdom but [B]I wasn't listening, I had p[F#]lans in my head.
Refrain:
Only a [E]boy, trying it [B]on, coming so st[C#m]rong, restless to [G#m]roam.
Only a [E]boy, silly and [B]proud, reckless and [C#m]loud, impressing the [G#m]crowd.
Only a [B]boy
2nd verse:
Ro[E]ck and roll was [B]in my brains, Eddie C[C#m]ochrane running through my [G#m]veins.
Sk[E]intight trousers in c[B]ouncil houses, the unempl[F#]oyment exchange.
The [E]blues I played were M[B]ississippi made and every [C#m]friday night I'd fall in[G#m] love.
Fo[E]otball fields and t[B]eenage pills, no[F#]thing's enough.
Refrain:
Only a [E]boy, dressing to [B]kill, passion to [C#m]spill, hand in the[G#m] till.
Only a [E]boy, slipping it [B]in, thin as a [C#m]pin, chasing a d[G#m]ream.
Only a [B]boy
Only a [B]boy
O[B]oh!
Solo (use a lot of reverb!):
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------12-12-----------------------------------------------------|
|--11b(13)-------b(13)rb(11)-8-8-9p8---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------11p9-11-11-13-13p11\9-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------11~~~~~~~-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Climb....
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------12-12-----------------------------------|
|-8h9-11-11b(13)-------b(13)rb(11)-8-8-9p8---------------|
|------------------------------------------11p9-11-11-13-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
...down off the school roof, laddie!
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-13p11\9-13p11\9------|
|-----------------11\0-|
|----------------------|
3rd verse:
Oh, them D[E]ukes of freedom I [B]used to believe them and [C#m]all their rebellious [G#m]vows.
The cr[E]itics, the cynics who n[B]ever understood it, wh[F#]ere are they now?
And all the w[E]ondering and the s[B]tumbling that g[C#m]oes hand in hand with c[G#m]hange.
The ye[E]arning, the earning was it [B]all part of learning or am [F#]I still the same?
Refrain:
Only a [E]boy, laughing al[B]oud, quick as a [C#m]shot, nobody can [G#m]stop
Only a [E]boy, plans of his [B]own, leaving his [C#m]home, knows where he's [G#m]going.
Only a [B]boy
Only a [B]boy
