Intro A Bm C#m D A E A D
Verse 1
I reme[A]mber not [E]too long ago.
Batting [A]base balls, [E]boxin' [E7]with my [A]shadow.
Climbin' [F#m]trees, climbin' [D]walls.
Yearned to [C#m]be six feet [D]tall.
Pre-chorus
If [F#m]I knew then what [D]I know now,
I would've [C#m]been content to [D]play.
And [A]not to rush my [D]hand to take the plough[E][A]
Chorus 1
Oh [B]Jesus, bring back the [Bbm]boy in me.
Put your [G#m]hand on my heart,
And [E]let me run [F#]free.
Woh-oh-woh [B]Jesus, my eyes need [Bbm]help to [F#]see.[D#m]
And I [G#m]want to be the [E]boy [F#]in [G]me, yes.
Verse 2
I rem[A]ember it like [E]yesterday,
[F#m]I realised my c[D]hildhood s[E]lipped a[A]way.[E]
Chasin' [F#m]plans, chasin' [D]dreams,
Silhou[A]ettes of what I [E]used to be.
Pre-chorus
And [A]I know now what [D]I knew then
Not [A]living in the [D]past.
But I wish [A]I could go back [E]again.[E7]
Chorus 2
Oh [B]Jesus, bring back the [F#]boy in me (bring back the boy in me.)
Put your [G#m]hand on my heart,[B]
And [E]let me run [F#]free.
Woh, o[F#7]h, woh [B]Jesus (bring back the boy in me)
My eyes need [Bbm]help to see.[D#m] (bring back the boy in me)
And I [G#m]want to be the [E]boy [F#]in [B]me.
riff B Bbm A B A E G A G A F# B E D E C#
Chorus 3
[C#]Oh Jesus, bring back the [G#]boy in me. [Cm](bring back the boy in me)
Put your [Bbm]hand on my heart,
And [F#]let me run [G#]free.
Woah, o[G#7]h, woah [C#]Jesus, (bring back the boy in me)
My eyes need [G#]help to see.[Fm] (bring back the boy in me)
And I [Bbm]want to be the [F#]boy [G#]in [F#]me. (bring back t[C#]he boy [F#]in me)[D#m][G#]
Outro
The [Bbm]boy in [F#]me. (bring back the [C#]boy in [F#]me)[D#m][G#][Fm]
([F#]Bring back the [C#]boy in [F#]me)[D#m][G#][Fm]
F# C# F# D#m G# Fm (fade quickly)
(Bring back the boy in me)
Verse 1
I reme[A]mber not [E]too long ago.
Batting [A]base balls, [E]boxin' [E7]with my [A]shadow.
Climbin' [F#m]trees, climbin' [D]walls.
Yearned to [C#m]be six feet [D]tall.
Pre-chorus
If [F#m]I knew then what [D]I know now,
I would've [C#m]been content to [D]play.
And [A]not to rush my [D]hand to take the plough[E][A]
Chorus 1
Oh [B]Jesus, bring back the [Bbm]boy in me.
Put your [G#m]hand on my heart,
And [E]let me run [F#]free.
Woh-oh-woh [B]Jesus, my eyes need [Bbm]help to [F#]see.[D#m]
And I [G#m]want to be the [E]boy [F#]in [G]me, yes.
Verse 2
I rem[A]ember it like [E]yesterday,
[F#m]I realised my c[D]hildhood s[E]lipped a[A]way.[E]
Chasin' [F#m]plans, chasin' [D]dreams,
Silhou[A]ettes of what I [E]used to be.
Pre-chorus
And [A]I know now what [D]I knew then
Not [A]living in the [D]past.
But I wish [A]I could go back [E]again.[E7]
Chorus 2
Oh [B]Jesus, bring back the [F#]boy in me (bring back the boy in me.)
Put your [G#m]hand on my heart,[B]
And [E]let me run [F#]free.
Woh, o[F#7]h, woh [B]Jesus (bring back the boy in me)
My eyes need [Bbm]help to see.[D#m] (bring back the boy in me)
And I [G#m]want to be the [E]boy [F#]in [B]me.
riff B Bbm A B A E G A G A F# B E D E C#
Chorus 3
[C#]Oh Jesus, bring back the [G#]boy in me. [Cm](bring back the boy in me)
Put your [Bbm]hand on my heart,
And [F#]let me run [G#]free.
Woah, o[G#7]h, woah [C#]Jesus, (bring back the boy in me)
My eyes need [G#]help to see.[Fm] (bring back the boy in me)
And I [Bbm]want to be the [F#]boy [G#]in [F#]me. (bring back t[C#]he boy [F#]in me)[D#m][G#]
Outro
The [Bbm]boy in [F#]me. (bring back the [C#]boy in [F#]me)[D#m][G#][Fm]
([F#]Bring back the [C#]boy in [F#]me)[D#m][G#][Fm]
F# C# F# D#m G# Fm (fade quickly)
(Bring back the boy in me)