Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

B 0:05

Verse 1

When I was a little boy,

Way back home in Liverpool,

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My mama told me, I was great. 0:25

Verse 2

Then when I was a teenager,

I knew that I had got something going,

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All my friends told me, I was great. 0:45

Verse 3

And now I'm a man,

A woman took me by the hand,

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And you know what she told me...I was great. 1:03

Bridge 1

I was in the greatest show on earth,

For what it was worth.

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Now I'm only thirty-two,

[ E ]

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And all I wanna do, is boogaloo! Hey! 1:25

Riff

Verse 4

I looked in the mirror,

I saw my wife and kids,

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And you know what they told me...I was great. 1:44

Bridge 2

Yes, my name is Billy Shears,

You know it has been for so many years.

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Now I'm only thirty-two;

[ E ]

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And all I wanna do, is boogaloo! 2:05

Outro

Hey, hey, hey,

(hey, hey, hey) yeah!

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........I'm the greatest and you better believe it, baby! 2:22

Ho! Ho! Ho! 2:40

I'm gonna be the greatest in this world, (ho!)

In the next world, and in any world! (hey!) 2:50

Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, alright,

Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, alright,

Oh, oh, oh... 3:21