When I Was a Boy Electric Light Orchestra
[Intro]
||: [C]/ [C/G] / [C]/ [C/G] / | [C]/ [C/G] / [C]/ [C/G] / :||[x2]
[Verse 1]
W[C]hen I was a[Em/B] boy I had a d[Am]ream,[Am/G]
A[F]ll about the t[Am/E]hings I'd like to [Dm]be,[Dm/C]
G * F G Em
Soon as I was in my bed, music played in - side my head,
When I was a b[G]oy ...I had a dr[C]ea[C/G]m![C] [C/G] [C] [C/G] [C] [C/G]
[Verse 2]
W[C]hen I was a [Em/B]boy I learnt to p[Am]lay,[Am/G]
F[F]ar into the [Am/E]night and drift a - [Dm]way,[Dm/C]
D[G]on't wanna work on the milk or the bread,
* F G Em
Just wanna play my gui - tar instead-----,
When I was a b[G]oy ...I had a dr[C]eam!
[Cborus]
And [C]ra --[Em/B]-dio w[Am]aves [Am/G] ...kept me c[F]om - [A7/E]pan - [Dm]y,
[Ab]In ...th[G]ose ...b[C]eau - [Em/B]tiful d[Am]ays, [Am/G] when there w[F]as [A7/E] no m[Dm]oney,
When I was a [Dm7b5]boy----- ...I had a d[C]ream!
[Verse 3]
W[C]hen I was a[Em/B] boy I had a d[Am]ream,[Am/G]
F[F]inding out what [Am/E]life could really [Dm]mean,[Dm/C]
D[G]on't want a job, 'cause it drives me crazy,
* F G
Just wanna sing, 'Do you love me, baby?'
[Em] When I was a b[G]oy ...I had a dr[C]eam!
[Cborus]
And [C]ra --[Em/B]-dio w[Am]aves [Am/G] ...kept me c[F]om - [A7/E]pan - [Dm]y,
[Ab]In ...th[G]ose ...b[C]eau - [Em/B]tiful d[Am]ays, [Am/G] when there w[F]as [A7/E] no m[Dm]oney,
When I was a [Dm7b5]boy----- ...I had a dr[C]eam!
[Break]
[G]
e |-(3)----------------|-------------------| B |-(3)----------------|----------------0--| G |-(0)----------------|--------0-1-2-3----| D |-(0)-----------0-1--|--2-3-4------------| A |-(2)-0-1-2-3-4------|-------------------| E |--3-----------------|-------------------|
[Guitar solo]
| [C]/ / [Em/B] / / | [Am] / /[Am/G] / / | [F]/ / [A7/E] / / | [Dm]/ / [Ab]/ [G]/ |
| [C]/ / [Em/B] / / | [Am] / /[Am/G] / / | [F]/ / [A7/E] / / | [Dm]/ / / / |
[Coda]
When I was a [Dm7b5]boy----! [Dm7b5] [C]
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