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The Boy In Me
Glen Campbell
album The Boy In Me
Intro    A    Bm    C#m      D    A    E    A  D  
Verse 1
I remeAmber not Etoo long ago.
Batting Abase balls, Eboxin' E7with my Ashadow.
Climbin' F#mtrees, climbin' Dwalls.
Yearned to C#mbe six feet Dtall.
Pre-chorus
If F#mI knew then what DI know now,
I would've C#mbeen content to Dplay.
And Anot to rush my Dhand to take the ploughE  A  
Chorus 1
Oh BJesus, bring back the Bbmboy in me.
Put your G#mhand on my heart,
And Elet me run F#free.
Woh-oh-woh BJesus, my eyes need Bbmhelp to F#see.D#m  
And I G#mwant to be the Eboy F#in Gme, yes.
Verse 2
I remAember it like Eyesterday,
F#mI realised my cDhildhood sElipped aAway.E  
Chasin' F#mplans, chasin' Ddreams,
SilhouAettes of what I Eused to be.
Pre-chorus
And AI know now what DI knew then
Not Aliving in the Dpast.
But I wish AI could go back Eagain.E7  
Chorus 2
Oh BJesus, bring back the F#boy in me (bring back the boy in me.)
Put your G#mhand on my heart,B  
And Elet me run F#free.
Woh, oF#7h, woh BJesus (bring back the boy in me)
My eyes need Bbmhelp to see. D#m(bring back the boy in me)
And I G#mwant to be the Eboy F#in Bme.
riff    B    Bbm    A    B    A    E    G    A    G    A    F#    B    E    D    E  C#  
Chorus 3
C#Oh Jesus, bring back the G#boy in me. Cm(bring back the boy in me)
Put your Bbmhand on my heart,
And F#let me run G#free.
Woah, oG#7h, woah C#Jesus, (bring back the boy in me)
My eyes need G#help to see. Fm(bring back the boy in me)
And I Bbmwant to be the F#boy G#in F#me. (bring back tC#he boy F#in me)D#m  G#  
Outro
The Bbmboy in F#me. (bring back the C#boy in F#me)D#m  G#  Fm  
(F#Bring back the C#boy in F#me)D#m  G#  Fm  
              F#       C#     F#    D#m    G#    Fm(fade quickly)
(Bring back the boy in me)
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The Boy In Me

by Glen Campbell

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C#m

F#m

Bbm

G#m

D#m

F#7

G#7

The Boy In Me

Glen Campbell

album The Boy In Me

A Bm C#m D A E A D

Intro

Verse 1

A E

I remember not too long ago.

A E E7 A

Batting base balls, boxin' with my shadow.

F#m D

Climbin' trees, climbin' walls.

C#m D

Yearned to be six feet tall.

Pre-chorus

F#m D

If I knew then what I know now,

C#m D

I would've been content to play.

A D E A

And not to rush my hand to take the plough

Chorus 1

B Bbm

Oh Jesus, bring back the boy in me.

G#m

Put your hand on my heart,

E F#

And let me run free.

B Bbm F# D#m

Woh-oh-woh Jesus, my eyes need help to see.

G#m E F# G

And I want to be the boy in me, yes.

Verse 2

A E

I remember it like yesterday,

F#m D E A E

I realised my childhood slipped away.

F#m D

Chasin' plans, chasin' dreams,

A E

Silhouettes of what I used to be.

Pre-chorus

A D

And I know now what I knew then

A D

Not living in the past.

A E E7

But I wish I could go back again.

Chorus 2

B F#

Oh Jesus, bring back the boy in me (bring back the boy in me.)

G#m B

Put your hand on my heart,

E F#

And let me run free.

F#7 B

Woh, oh, woh Jesus (bring back the boy in me)

Bbm D#m

My eyes need help to see. (bring back the boy in me)

G#m E F# B

And I want to be the boy in me.

B Bbm A B A E G A G A F# B E D E C#

riff

Chorus 3

C# G# Cm

Oh Jesus, bring back the boy in me. (bring back the boy in me)

Bbm

Put your hand on my heart,

F# G#

And let me run free.

G#7 C#

Woah, oh, woah Jesus, (bring back the boy in me)

G# Fm

My eyes need help to see. (bring back the boy in me)

Bbm F# G# F# C# F# D#m G#

And I want to be the boy in me. (bring back the boy in me)

Outro

Bbm F# C# F# D#m G# Fm

The boy in me. (bring back the boy in me)

F# C# F# D#m G# Fm

(Bring back the boy in me)

F# C# F# D#m G# Fm

(fade quickly)

(Bring back the boy in me)

flyinglibra51

God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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