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Nature Boy:Bobby Darin.
#24 UK and #31 USA in 1961.
INTRO:
EmSha, la, la, la, Amlew..Emsha, la, la, la, Amlew..
#1.
EmThere was a boy...Ama very strange, enEmchanted boy.Am  
(Sha, la, la, la, lew..sha, la, la, la, lew..)
AmThey say he wandered Emvery B7far, Emvery Afar..Amover Emland 
and Amsea..(Sha, la, la, B7lew.)
AmA little shy, and Emsad of eye..but F#very wise was B7he.
(Sha, la, la, la, lew..sha, la, la, la, lew..)
#2.
And Emthen one day..Ama magic day, he Empassed my way.Am  
AmAnd while we spoke of Emmany B7things..Emfools and Akings..
Amthis he Emsaid to Amme..(La, la, la, la, B7lew.)
'The Amgreatest thing, you'll Emever learn..is F#just to love, 
and be B7loved in reEmturn.'
(INTERLUDE:)
#3.
Oh, the Amgreatest thing, you'll Emever learn..is just to F#love, 
and be B7loved in reEmturn.'  
EmSha, la, la, la, Amlew.. 
OUTRO:
The Amgreatest thing, you'll Emever learn..is just to F#love, 
and be B7loved in reEmturn.'
EmSha, la, la, la, Amlew..Emsha, la, la, la, Amlew..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Nature Boy

by Bobby Darin

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Nature Boy:Bobby Darin.

#24 UK and #31 USA in 1961.

INTRO:

Em Am Em Am

Sha, la, la, la, lew..sha, la, la, la, lew..

#1.

Em Am Em Am

There was a boy...a very strange, enchanted boy.

(Sha, la, la, la, lew..sha, la, la, la, lew..)

Am Em B7 Em A Am Em

They say he wandered very far, very far..over land

Am B7

and sea..(Sha, la, la, lew.)

Am Em F# B7

A little shy, and sad of eye..but very wise was he.

(Sha, la, la, la, lew..sha, la, la, la, lew..)

#2.

Em Am Em Am

And then one day..a magic day, he passed my way.

Am Em B7 Em A

And while we spoke of many things..fools and kings..

Am Em Am B7

this he said to me..(La, la, la, la, lew.)

Am Em F#

'The greatest thing, you'll ever learn..is just to love,

B7 Em

and be loved in return.'

(INTERLUDE:)

#3.

Am Em F#

Oh, the greatest thing, you'll ever learn..is just to love,

B7 Em

and be loved in return.'

Em Am

Sha, la, la, la, lew..

OUTRO:

Am Em F#

The greatest thing, you'll ever learn..is just to love,

B7 Em

and be loved in return.'

Em Am Em Am

Sha, la, la, la, lew..sha, la, la, la, lew..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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