Lonely Boy Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

A/C♯ - D - E/G♯ - A 4x

He was born A/C♯ on a sum- D mer day,

E/G♯ nineteen- A fifty- one A/C♯ D E/G♯

A And with the slapA/C♯ of a hand

D E/G♯ A A/C♯

D HeE/G♯ had laAnd- ed as an on- ly son

His F♯m mother and father said "what a E6 lovely boy

We'll D7M teach him what we learned, ahE6 yes, just what we learned,

We'll F♯m dress him up warmly and we'll E6 send him to school

It'll D7M teach him how to fight to bC♯7sus4e nobody'sC♯7 fool"

Chorus

D Oh, G♯m7 oh, what a C♯m7 lonely boyAm/F♯

Oh, B7sus4 what a B7 lonely boy D

Esus4 Oh, what a E lonely boy

A/C♯ D E/G♯ A A/C♯ D

E/G♯ A

In the sum- A/C♯ mer of fif- D ty- three E/G♯ his mother,

brought A him a sis-A/C♯ ter D E/G♯

A And she told him "weA/C♯ must attend D to her needs

E/G♯ A A/C♯ D

E/G♯ ShAe's so much youn- ger than you"

Well, he F♯m ran down the hall and he E6 cried

Oh, how D7M could his parents have E6 lied

When they F♯m said he was an only E6 son

He D7M thought he was the only C♯7sus4 one C♯7

Chorus

D Oh,G♯m7 oh, what a C♯m7 lonely boy Am/F♯

Oh, B7sus4 what a B7 lonely boy D

Esus4 Oh, what a E lonely boy

Break

A/C♯ - D - E* - F♯m* - 4x

Dsus2 - F♯m7 - 2x

Goodbye Dsus2 mama,F♯m7 goodbye Dsus2 you, F♯m7

goodbye Dsus2 papa, F♯m7 I'm pushin' on through

D

G♯m7 C♯m7 Am/F♯ B7sus4 B7

D Esus4

A/C♯ D E/G♯ A A/C♯ D

E/G♯ He A left home A/C♯ on a win- D ter day,

E/G♯ nineteen- A sixty-nine A/C♯ D E/G♯

A And he hoped to find A/C♯ all the love

D E/G♯ A A/C♯

D HeE/G♯ had loAst in that ear- lier time

Well, his F♯m sister grew up,and she E6 married a man

He D7M gave her a son ah yes,E6 a lovely son

They F♯m dressed him up warmly they E6 sent him to school

It D7M taught him how to fight to beC♯7sus4 nobody's C♯7 fool

Chorus

D Oh, G♯m7 oh, what aC♯m7 lonely boyAm/F♯

Oh, B7sus4 what a B7 lonely boy D

Esus4 Oh, what a E lonely boy F♯m F♯m E

D Oh,G♯m7 oh, what aC♯m7 lonely boy Am/F♯

Oh, B7sus4 what a B7 lonely boy D

Esus4 Oh, what a lonely boy

Outro

A/C♯ - D - E/G♯ - A 3x

A/C♯ D E A

F♯m/E 044222

I hoped the tab would be playable, but it’s a piano song really, so it’s though. the

bass-note is within the chord so if you

play the bass note separately, the position of the chords is pretty much as above. This

way you get the upbeat effect.