One Of The Boys chords by Huey Lewis & The News

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
E  A  E
E  A  E


Verse 1:
      E
Well, I remember way back when
  E              A  E
I must've been 9 or 10
A
When I saw my very first band
F#7                   B7
Playing a little Dixieland
E

Yeah, I knew immediately
A                       E
That's where I wanted to be
B7
With them boys up on the stand
A                       E
Playin' in a honky-tonk band


Chorus:
           A
One of the boys
                 E  Esus4  E
Making beautiful noise
B7
Playing with my friends
  B7
Until the music ends
A          E  Esus4  E
One of the boys


Verse 2:
           E
Well, it's plain to see, I got my wish
              E          A     E
And I've been lucky ever since then
A
And one day, I'm meeting my maker
F#7                   B7
I don't know where or when
    E
But I still love the gypsy life
A               E
Yeah, I'm still havin' fun
    B7
And though I ain't gettin' any younger
     A              E
I'm a long way from done


Chorus:
           A
One of the boys
                     E  Esus4  E
I'm making beautiful noise
          B7
Yeah, I'm playing with my friends
  A             E
Until the music ends
           A
One of the boys
               E    C#m
Making soulful noise
B7
Rollin' down the road
  B7
A-headed for another show
     A          E  Esus4  E
Just one of the boys


Bridge:
C#m                    A
Standin' on stage on a Friday night
C#m                       A
Feelin' the warmth of the old spotlight
C#m               A
Got my guys on my left and my right
           F#7
Said "Hey, boys
                   A
Make a little more noise"
B7         E  Esus4  E
Me and the boys, woo!


Instrumental:
E  A  E
E  A  E  Esus4  E


Verse 3:
    E
Now time has passed, things have changed
E                  A   E
I've seen 'em come and go
  A
I lost a lot of my very best friends
    F#7              B7
And I still miss 'em so
    E
And when I look up in the sky
A                 E
I see all of them guys
B7
Up there smilin', shining bright
A                   E  Esus4  E
And everything is alright


Chorus:
           A
One of the boys
                 E  Esus4  E
Making beautiful noise
         B7
Yes, I'm playing with my friends
  A             E
Until the music ends
           A
One of the boys
               E    C#m
Making soulful noise
    B7
I'm rollin' down the road
  B7
A-headed for another show
                 A
Making beautiful noise
B7sus4     E
Me and the boys
                 A
It's a beautiful noise
B7sus4          E  Esus4  E
Just one of the boys


Outro:
E  A  E