The Boy Done Good Billy Bragg
<br/> Date: 13 Mar 1998 15:35:51 Z<br/> From: "Boulton, Nic" <br/> Subject: CRD:/b/Bragg_Billy/The_boy_done_good.crd<br/> <br/> <br/> By Bragg/Marr<br/> <br/> <br/> Em<br/> strange as it may seem<br/> D C/G<br/> I once had my football dreams<br/> G+6<br/> but I was always the last one<br/> G<br/> the last to get chosen<br/> D<br/> when my classmates picked their teams<br/> <br/> Em<br/> I guess that was the way it stayed<br/> D C/G<br/> in every game I played<br/> G+6<br/> life just kicked me<br/> G<br/> and clattered and tripped me<br/> D<br/> til you picked from the parade<br/> <br/> <br/> Bm<br/> now I feel like I've won the cup<br/> Em<br/> every time that we make love<br/> C/G<br/> forty five minutes each way<br/> D Bm<br/> at halftime I hear a brassband play<br/> <br/> <br/> [chorus]<br/> C/G<br/> the boy done good<br/> D<br/> the girl done better<br/> Em D C/G<br/> seasons turn, we're still together<br/> C/G<br/> the sky's still blue<br/> D Em D<br/> tomorrow is another day<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> You weren't that kind of a bird who<br/> likes her studs to be covered in mud<br/> Taking you to the pictures was a regular fixture<br/> For one of life's eternal subs<br/> <br/> though I tried hard acting tough<br/> I just can't stand the taste of that stuff<br/> Like some macho park player I got in the way of<br/> In some grudge match against his pub<br/> <br/> still I'm happier where I am today<br/> now I've put my boots away<br/> I guess I'll never get picked to play<br/> my song on Match of the Day<br/> <br/> <br/> [chorus] x 2<br/> <br/> <br/> chords<br/> <br/> EADGBe<br/> 022000 - Em<br/> xx0232 - D<br/> 332010 - C/G<br/> 320030 - G+6<br/> 320033 - G<br/> xx4432 - Bm<br/> <br/> <br/> Nic<br/> Nic.Boulton@bn.cwplc.com<br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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