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The Boy I Love:Sandy Posey.
Flip side of 'I Take It Back' on
MGM Records in 1967.
INTRO: G  
#1.
GI gave my love, to a boy I love and 
you know..do you wanna know what he Amdid?Dm  
AmHe went aDmround, Amto all his Dfriends, yes, 
he Gtold them..he told the Cwhole doggone 
Gtown.
CHORUS:
CWhat am I gonna do, Bmwhere am I gonna go?
I can't Cstand it here no Amore.D  
And it Ghurts, ohhhhhh, it really Amhurts
to Dknow Cthe Amboy I Glove.Gm  Am  Dm  
#2.
I Ggave my love, to the boy I love, and you 
know, yeah, girls, you ought to know Amwhat he 
Dsaid.
He Amtold them Dmall, I was a Amfool to Dmfall, and 
he didn't Gcare..he didn't even care if I were 
G7dead.
CHORUS:
CWhat am I gonna do, Bmwhere am I gonna go?
I can't Cstand it here no Amore.D  
And it Ghurts, ohhhhhh, it really Amhurts
to Dknow Cthe Amboy I Glove.Gm.Am  Dm  
INTERLUDE: G  
OUTRO:
CWhat am I gonna do, Bmwhere am I gonna go?
I can't Cstand it here a minute Amore.D  
And it Ghurts, ohhhhhh, let me tell you, 
it Amhurts, to Dknow Cthe Amboy I Glove.Gm...Am...Dm...(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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The Boy I Love

by Sandy Posey

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The Boy I Love:Sandy Posey.

Flip side of 'I Take It Back' on

MGM Records in 1967.

INTRO:

#1.

I gave my love, to a boy I love and

Am Dm

you know..do you wanna know what he did?

Am Dm Am D

He went around, to all his friends, yes,

G C

he told them..he told the whole doggone

town.

CHORUS:

C Bm

What am I gonna do, where am I gonna go?

C A D

I can't stand it here no more.

G Am

And it hurts, ohhhhhh, it really hurts

D C Am G Gm Am Dm

to know the boy I love.

#2.

I gave my love, to the boy I love, and you

know, yeah, girls, you ought to know what he

said.

Am Dm Am Dm

He told them all, I was a fool to fall, and

he didn't care..he didn't even care if I were

dead.

CHORUS:

C Bm

What am I gonna do, where am I gonna go?

C A D

I can't stand it here no more.

G Am

And it hurts, ohhhhhh, it really hurts

D C Am G Gm Am Dm

to know the boy I love..

INTERLUDE:

OUTRO:

C Bm

What am I gonna do, where am I gonna go?

C A D

I can't stand it here a minute more.

And it hurts, ohhhhhh, let me tell you,

Am D C Am G Gm Am Dm

it hurts, to know the boy I love..........(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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