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LITTLE BOY
As recorded by Geordie
(From the 1974 Album DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE NAME)
[Prelude]
e|-5-8-7-8-|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------| x4
A|---------|
E|---------| 
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
  AmHey come here, let me Glook at you
  CYour virgin eyes they Amare so blue
  CDoesn't anyone take Gcare of you litAmtle boy?
[Verse 2]
  AmWhere's your mommy, is she Gout again?
  CNo doubt she's Amgot a pen
  CCrossing numbers of a GcardAm  
[Chorus]
  AmThis world has got no heroes
  DmWhere it's going nobody knows
FThis world is such a cru-el Amplace
  AmLa-la-la la-la-la-la
  AmLa-la-la la-la-la-la
  FLa-la-la la-la-la-Amla
[Interlude]
|  Am| % | % | % |
[Verse 3]
  AmAnd your Daddy's workin' Gdown a mine
  CHe never seems to Amhave the time
  CFor a little boy like Gyou, little Amboy
[Verse 4]
  AmShouldn't you, you Gbe at school
  CTeacher finds out, you'll Amget the rule
  CBut it's your mommy who Gis the fool
Oh, she Amis a fool
[Chorus]
  AmThis world has got no heroes
  DmWhere it's going nobody knows
  FThis world is such a crueAml place
  AmLa-la-la la-la-la-la
  AmLa-la-la la-la-la-la
  FLa-la-la la-la-lAma-la
[Verse 5]
  AmYou'll leave home one Gday, it's true
  CThen their gonna Amwant you
                           C    GN.C.
  But it's too late, you're gone
[Interlude]
|  Am| % | % | % |
[Chorus]
  AmThis world has got no heroes
  DmWhere it's going nobody knows
  FThis world is such a crueAml place
  AmLa-la-la la-la-la-la
  AmLa-la-la la-la-la-la
  FLa-la-la la-la-lAma-la
[Outro]
  AmLa-la-la la-la-la-la
  AmLa-la-la la-la-la-la
  FLa-la-la la-la-la-Amla
  AmLa-la-la la-la-la-la
  AmLa-la-la la-la-la-la
  FLa-1la-la la-la-laAm-la
(Repeat and fade)

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Little Boy

by Geordie

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LITTLE BOY

As recorded by Geordie

(From the 1974 Album DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE NAME)

[Prelude]

e|-5-8-7-8-|

B|---------|

G|---------|

D|---------| x4

A|---------|

E|---------|

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Am G

Hey come here, let me look at you

C Am

Your virgin eyes they are so blue

C G Am

Doesn't anyone take care of you little boy?

[Verse 2]

Am G

Where's your mommy, is she out again?

C Am

No doubt she's got a pen

C G Am

Crossing numbers of a card

[Chorus]

This world has got no heroes

Where it's going nobody knows

F Am

This world is such a cru-el place

La-la-la la-la-la-la

F Am

La-la-la la-la-la-la

[Interlude]

| | % | % | % |

[Verse 3]

Am G

And your Daddy's workin' down a mine

C Am

He never seems to have the time

C G Am

For a little boy like you, little boy

[Verse 4]

Am G

Shouldn't you, you be at school

C Am

Teacher finds out, you'll get the rule

C G

But it's your mommy who is the fool

Oh, she is a fool

[Chorus]

This world has got no heroes

Where it's going nobody knows

F Am

This world is such a cruel place

La-la-la la-la-la-la

F Am

La-la-la la-la-la-la

[Verse 5]

Am G

You'll leave home one day, it's true

C Am

Then their gonna want you

C G

N.C.

But it's too late, you're gone

[Interlude]

| | % | % | % |

[Chorus]

This world has got no heroes

Where it's going nobody knows

F Am

This world is such a cruel place

La-la-la la-la-la-la

F Am

La-la-la la-la-la-la

[Outro]

La-la-la la-la-la-la

F Am

La-la-la la-la-la-la

F Am

La-1la-la la-la-la-la

(Repeat and fade)

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