Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
THE SUN HASN'T SET ON THIS BOY YET
As recorded by Nils Lofgren
(From the 1975 Album NILS LOFGREN)
Intro:
G+G
Verse 1:
G+G E minorEm
I dropped out of high school, it bored me to death
G+G D MajorD
They taught me a dress code and lost my respect
E minorEm G+G
I fled up to New York and learnt from neglect
C majorC D MajorD G+G
That the sun hadn't set on this boy yet
Verse 2:
G+G E minorEm
I came back an artist, I tried to play a story
G+G D MajorD
Friends called me loser, yet envied the glory
E minorEm G+G
I fought for humanity, I sank in the sand
C majorC D MajorD G+G
But the sun hasn't set on this boy yet
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
On this boy yet
Bridge:
D MajorD G+G
Every wound just makes me stronger
A7A7
Somehow when the lights went out
D MajorD C majorC B minorBm A minorAm G+G
I got myself through the night, yes I did
Verse 3:
G+G E minorEm
So I went west and I found out
G+G
Hope was all around me
D MajorD
And that's what life is all about
E minorEm G+G
I'm back on my feet with no regrets
C majorC D MajorD G+G
'Cause the sun hasn't set on this boy yet
Outro:
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G
Oh, the sun hasn't set on this boy yet
C majorC D MajorD G+G
The sun hasn't set on this boy yet
C majorC D MajorD G+G
The sun hasn't set on this boy yet
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
On this boooy yet