Little Boy chords by The Kingston Trio

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
A minorAm

Verse:
       D MajorD       A minorAm       D MajorD  A minorAm
When I was a little boy, my mother said to me
          D MajorD         A minorAm       D MajorD   G+G
"Watch the newborn roses grow, it's a pretty sight to see
    E minorEm     D MajorD   C majorC        D MajorD   G+G
You, my son, shall blossom as the flower below
    B minorBm   C majorC    A minorAm D MajorD     B minorBm  E MajorE    A minorAm
I will be your raindrops - you will be my rose

Verse:
        D MajorD        A minorAm      D MajorD   A minorAm
“Listen while I tell you of the beauty in the sky
          D MajorD   A minorAm        D MajorD   G+G
There's a place for angels on the clouds so high
    E minorEm  D MajorD     C majorC       D MajorD   G+G
I must be an angel, in heaven I will stay
    B minorBm  C majorC   A minorAm   D MajorD     B minorBm    E MajorE    A minorAm
If you ever need me, I'll hear each word you pray"

Verse:
         D MajorD      A minorAm         D MajorD    A minorAm
Now her raindrops fall no more, who will take her place?
        D MajorD        A minorAm     D MajorD    G+G
Will I live to blossom full or wither into space?
   E minorEm   D MajorD   C majorC        D MajorD   G+G
Many times I wonder on the clouds above
   B minorBm   C majorC   A minorAm  D MajorD    B minorBm   E MajorE    A minorAm
Is it my dear mother who showers me with love?

Outro:
       D MajorD      A minorAm
When I was a little boy