{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1770704,"song":"When I Was A Boy","artist":"Electric Light Orchestra","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11386536-when-i-was-a-boy-chords-by-electric-light-orchestra/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1770704?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":526,"content":"In the intro, the alternating C to G bass note on the\r\nC chord is played on piano rather than guitar, and it\r\nalso appears at the end of the verses and choruses.\r\nIf you want to add this just use the (C/G) shape,\r\nalternating the bass note from the 5th to 6th string.\r\n\r\nIn the 2 bar break, an electric guitar plays a \r\nG5 power chord (355xxx) over the ascending scale,\r\nJeff plays the G as (320033) on his acoustic.\r\n\r\nC    = x32010    F *  = xx3211    F    = 133211\r\nC/G  = 332010    Am/E = xx2210    Em   = 022000\r\nEm/B = x22000    Dm   = xx0231    A7/E = xx2223\r\nAm   = x02210    Dm/C = x30231    Ab   = 466544\r\nAm/G = 302210    G    = 355433    Bb9  = x13111\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Em/B[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nWhen I was a boy I had a dream,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Am/E[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]Dm/C[/ch]\r\nAll about the things I'd like to be,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nSoon as I was in my bed,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMusic played in - side my head--------,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nWhen I was a boy I had a dream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Em/B[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nWhen I was a boy I learnt to play,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]            [ch]Am/E[/ch]                [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]Dm/C[/ch]\r\nFar into the night and drift a - way,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nDon't wanna work on the milk or the bread,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nJust wanna play my gui - tar instead-----,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I was a boy I had a dream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Em/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am/G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch] *   [ch]A7/E[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd ra - dio   waves    ...kept me com - pan - y,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Em/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nIn ...those ...beau - tiful days,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch] *  [ch]A7/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n...When there was  no   money,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bb9[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I was a boy I had a dream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Em/B[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nWhen I was a boy I had a dream,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                [ch]Am/E[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]Dm/C[/ch]\r\nFinding out what life could really mean,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] \r\nDon't want a job, 'cause it drives me crazy,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch] \r\nJust wanna sing, 'Do you love me, baby?'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n    When I was a boy I had a dream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Em/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am/G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch] *   [ch]A7/E[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd ra - dio   waves   ...kept me com - pan - y,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Em/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nIn ...those ...beau - tiful days,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch] *  [ch]A7/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n...When there was  no   money,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bb9[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I was a boy I had a dream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Break]\r\n     [ch]G[/ch]\r\ne|--(3)----------------|-------------------|\r\nB|--(3)----------------|----------------0--|\r\nG|--(0)----------------|--------0-1-2-3----|\r\nD|--(0)-----------0-1--|--2-3-4------------|\r\nA|--(2)-0-1-2-3-4------|-------------------|\r\nE|---3-----------------|-------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Guitar solo]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Em/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am/G[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch] *  [ch]A7/E[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Em/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am/G[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch] *  [ch]A7/E[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bb9[/ch]       [ch]Bb9[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I was a boy...[/tab]\r\n\r\nFor the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my\r\n  Am/E         G        A7/E       Bb9\r\nThe remaining chord boxes can be the default first\r\nThe exception is there are two inversions of F\r\n(differentiated by an asterisk in my chord legend).\r\nvariations as chord boxes, so you will have to\r\n   F       or     F *\r","plain_text":"In the intro, the alternating C to G bass note on the\nC chord is played on piano rather than guitar, and it\nalso appears at the end of the verses and choruses.\nIf you want to add this just use the (C/G) shape,\nalternating the bass note from the 5th to 6th string.\n\nIn the 2 bar break, an electric guitar plays a \nG5 power chord (355xxx) over the ascending scale,\nJeff plays the G as (320033) on his acoustic.\n\nC    = x32010    F *  = xx3211    F    = 133211\nC/G  = 332010    Am/E = xx2210    Em   = 022000\nEm/B = x22000    Dm   = xx0231    A7/E = xx2223\nAm   = x02210    Dm/C = x30231    Ab   = 466544\nAm/G = 302210    G    = 355433    Bb9  = x13111\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Guitar solo]\n\n\n\n[Coda]\n\n\nFor the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my\n  Am/E         G        A7/E       Bb9\nThe remaining chord boxes can be the default first\nThe exception is there are two inversions of F\n(differentiated by an asterisk in my chord legend).\nvariations as chord boxes, so you will have to\n   F       or     F *","chords":["C","G","C/G","F","Am/E","Em","Em/B","Dm","A7/E","Am","Dm/C","Ab","Am/G","Bb9","B","D","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,0,2,2,1,0],"frets":[3,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}