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If The Boy Only Knew:Sue Thompson.
#112 on on BB Hot 100 on HICKORY Records 
in 1962.
INTRO:  A   B   Gb  E  
#1.
EIf the boy only knew what the Bgirl must 
go Ethrough when the Agirl falls in Blove 
with the Eboy.B  
EShe can't let him know that Bshe loves 
him Eso, so Gbwhat can the poor girl Bdo?
#2.
EHe can have his fun with Bany other Eone,
there's Aplenty of girls he can EdateB.
But Ehe's the only love 'neath the Astarry 
skies above to the Egirl who must Bsit at 
home and Ewait.
BRIDGE:
GOh, if she could Donly let him Cknow that 
she was Blonely.
Then Che might find time to be lonely, Btoo.
CHORUS:
If the Eboy only knew what the Bgirl must 
go Ethrough when the Agirl falls in Blove 
with the Eboy.
CHORUS:
(CIf the Fboy only knew what the Cgirl must 
go Fthrough when the Bbgirl falls in Clove 
Gwith the Fboy.)
BRIDGE:
AbOh, if she could Ebonly let him Dbknow that 
she was Clonely.
Then Dbhe might find time to be lonely, Ctoo.
CHORUS:
AmIf the Fboy only knew what the Cgirl must 
go Fthrough when the Bbgirl falls in Clove 
with the Fboy.
OUTRO:
BbOoooo-oooo, if the Cboy only Fknew..Aboooo-Foooo..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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If The Boy Only Knew

by Sue Thompson

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If The Boy Only Knew:Sue Thompson.

#112 on on BB Hot 100 on HICKORY Records

in 1962.

A B Gb E

INTRO:

#1.

E B

If the boy only knew what the girl must

E A B

go through when the girl falls in love

E B

with the boy.

E B

She can't let him know that she loves

E Gb B

him so, so what can the poor girl do?

#2.

E B E

He can have his fun with any other one,

A E B

there's plenty of girls he can date.

E A

But he's the only love 'neath the starry

E B

skies above to the girl who must sit at

home and wait.

BRIDGE:

G D C

Oh, if she could only let him know that

she was lonely.

C B

Then he might find time to be lonely, too.

CHORUS:

E B

If the boy only knew what the girl must

E A B

go through when the girl falls in love

with the boy.

CHORUS:

C F C

(If the boy only knew what the girl must

F Bb C

go through when the girl falls in love

G F

with the boy.)

BRIDGE:

Ab Eb Db

Oh, if she could only let him know that

she was lonely.

Db C

Then he might find time to be lonely, too.

CHORUS:

Am F C

If the boy only knew what the girl must

F Bb C

go through when the girl falls in love

with the boy.

OUTRO:

Bb C F Ab F

Ooooo-oooo, if the boy only knew..oooo-oooo..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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