MY BOY Francois, Boutayre, Martin & Coulter Elvis Presley
D4 D C#4 C# C4 C F4 F Bb
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / ~ ^You're sleep^ing son^I |
F Gm
||: know w^but real^ly this^cant | wait t^I want^ed to^ex |
||: stand d^why did^we ev^er | start t^we're more^like stran^gers |
||: word d^per haps^its just^as | well l^why spoil^your lit^tle |
D7 Gm
| plain n^be fore^it gets^too | late ee ee ee | ee ee (e^For^your) (moth^er^and) |
| now w^each act^ing out^a | part tt tt tt | tt tt (t^I^have) (laughed^I^have) |
| dreams s^why put^you through^the | hell ll ll ll | ll ll (l^Life^is) (no^fai^ry) |
Eb Dm
| me ee Love^has (fi^nal^ly) | died d^This is^no hap^py |
| cried dd I^have (lost^ev^ry) | game e^Ta ken^all I^can |
| tale ee As^one (day^you^will) | know w^But now^youre just^a |
Cm D7-4 D7 Am7 D7
| home e^but God^knows how^Ive | tried dd dd dd | dd Be cause you're |
| take e^but I'll^stay just^the | same ee ee ee | ee Be cause you're |
| child d^I'll stay^and watch^you | grow ww ww ww | ww Be cause you're |
Gm Cm F7 Bb
| all l^I have e^my | boy yy ^You are ^my | life e^my pride e^my | joy yy y^And if^I |
Em7-5 A7-9 A7 D7-4 D7
| stay yy y^I stay^be | cause e^of you u^my | boy yy yy yy |
Bb
1. | yy / / / | / / / I | know w^its hard^to un^der :||
Bb
2. | yy / / / | / / / Sleep | on n^you have^nt heard^a :||
D7 Am7 D7 Gm Cm F7
3. | yy Be cause youre | all l^I have e^my | boy yy ^You are ^my | life e^my pride e^my |
Bb Em7-5 A7-9 A7 D7-4 D7
| joy yy y^And if^I | stay yy y^I stay^be | cause e^of you u^my | boy yy yy yy ||
About this song:
My Boy is performed by Elvis Presley and written by Francois, Boutayre, Martin & Coulter.
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