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[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
Oh if Gonly Dyou were the Conly Dboy in Gtown
For Gthen I could Dnot play the Cfield and let Dyou down
I would Emnot go half-mad for A7each passing lad
With Deyes of blue, green, gray, Cor brown
No, if Gonly Dyou were the Conly Dboy in Gtown
[Verse 2]
Oh if Gonly Dyou were the Conly Dboy in GFrance
Our Glife would not Dbe like one Clong, long, long Dseance
I think EmI would endeavor to A7love you forever
InDstead of only for the Cnonce
If-if Gonly Dyou were the Conly Dboy in GFrance
[Verse 3]
With the Conly boy in Amtown
With the Gonly available Dmale
In the Gloneliest possible Amworld
There would Gbe no daily beDtrayal
[Verse 4]
Oh if Gonly Dyou were the Conly Dboy aGlive
And GI were the Dqueen of our Csmall, small, small beeDhive
Though more Empricks than a cactus may A7always distract us
Would Dthey all take up all my sex Cdrive?
Not-not-Gnot if Dyou were the Conly Dboy aGlive
[Outro]
Oh if Gonly Dyou were the Conly Dboy in Gtown
Oh if Gonly Dyou were the Conly Dboy in GFrance

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The Only Boy In Town

by The Magnetic Fields

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G D C D G

Oh if only you were the only boy in town

G D C D

For then I could not play the field and let you down

Em A7

I would not go half-mad for each passing lad

D C

With eyes of blue, green, gray, or brown

G D C D G

No, if only you were the only boy in town

[Verse 2]

G D C D G

Oh if only you were the only boy in France

G D C D

Our life would not be like one long, long, long seance

Em A7

I think I would endeavor to love you forever

D C

Instead of only for the nonce

G D C D G

If-if only you were the only boy in France

[Verse 3]

C Am

With the only boy in town

G D

With the only available male

G Am

In the loneliest possible world

G D

There would be no daily betrayal

[Verse 4]

G D C D G

Oh if only you were the only boy alive

G D C D

And I were the queen of our small, small, small beehive

Em A7

Though more pricks than a cactus may always distract us

D C

Would they all take up all my sex drive?

G D C D G

Not-not-not if you were the only boy alive

[Outro]

G D C D G

Oh if only you were the only boy in town

G D C D G

Oh if only you were the only boy in France

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