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Nature Boy

by Nat King Cole

Written by: Eden Ahbez

NATURE BOY Eden Ahbez Nat King Cole B11 = x22222 EmM7 = 021000 F#7 B11 B7 Em 3-4 | / / / | / / / | / / / | / / ~ ^There | Em6 Am Em6 ||: was^a boy yy.| y^a ve^ry strange^en | chant^ed boy yy | Am Em EmM7 Em7 E° Em6 Em | ~ ^they say^he wan^dered | ve^ry far rr | ve^ry far rr | o^ver land d ^and | B11 Em6 | sea aa ~ ^A | lit^tle shy yy.| yy yy ~ ^and | sad^of eye ee.| ee ee ~ ^but | F#7 B7 Em6 | ve^ry wise ee.| ee ee was | he ee ee.| ee ee ~ ^And | then^one day yy.| Am Em6 Am | y^a mag^ic day^he | passed^my way yy | ~ ^and while^we spoke^of | Em EmM7 Em7 E° Am6 Em B11 | ma^ny things ss | fools^and kings ss | this^he said d ^to | me ee ~ ^The | Em6 | great^est thing gg.| gg gg ~ ^youll | ev^er learn nn.| nn nn ~ is | F#7 B7 Em Am B7 1. | just^to love e ^and | ^be loved d in=re | turn nn nn | / / ~ ^There :|| F#7 B7 Em 2. | just^to love ee | and^be loved d @ in=re | turn nn nn.| nn @ nn nn ||

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Nature Boy is performed by Nat King Cole and written by Eden Ahbez. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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