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When I Was A Boy Chords by The Who

When I Was A Boy chords by The Who

Guitar chords with lyrics

"When I Was A Boy"
written by John Entwistle for The Who
(can be found on Who's Missing and Rarities)
Transcribed by David Goodwin

INTRO:
C    C7   F    Fmin

C    G    C

Verse:
C            F
When I was a baby
	 Bb          C
I had no ....
   Bb    F      Bb     F	C
But now, I'm a man and ...
C	   F            Bb         C
When I was five, ....
    Bb  F     Bb      F       Bb
But now I'm a man I wish ...
D      Bb          F     Fadd4   F (last two quickly)
My how time ...
   Eb				    F   Fadd4   F
The moment you're ..
       D   Bb         F
'cause time ...
	 Eb	     F
And your lifespan is over ...
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Bb     Bb7            Eb
When I sit here ...
	      Ebmin
My life comes ....
 	     Gmin	    F
It's been so long ...
	     C
It's been so ....


This pattern repeats, even though the verse SOUNDS different the second
time around.


Enjoy!

David Goodwin
ksg1-2@mail.idt.net

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