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Boy Inside The Man

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C2 chord should be played like this:
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  -2
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  -x
[Intro]
G*strum for 4 bars*
[Verse 1]
C2So long so long so long he's been away
C2So long so long so long he's back again
When C2I turned sevenGteen
We had C2passion, we had Gdreams
Thought the Emlove we were fighting Dfor
Was something C2holy, something Gmore
When C2I turned twenty-Gone
We were C2outside on the Grun
When I Emwalked out with my Dgirl
We went C2halfway around the GworldG  
[Chorus]
EmI  Ddreamed that I saw her C2standing Gthere
EmRunning for the Dboy inside the C2man
I was Emhit Dhard by the light so C2bright it Gburned
EmAll at once I Dknew she'd underC2stand
Boy inside the Gman
The C2boy inside the GmanC2  G  
[Verse 2]
When C2I turned twenty-Gfive
We were C2hungry, we had Gdrive
When I Emturned much older Dthen
When the C2boy was lost in Gpride
Now I C2just turned thirty-Gone
I have C2lost and I have Gwon
Still I've Emkept my dreams Dalive
'Cause the C2boy will never Gdie
[Chorus]
EmI  Ddreamed that I saw her C2standing Gthere
EmRunning for the Dboy inside the C2man
I was Emhit Dhard by the light so C2bright it Gburned
EmAll at once I Dknew she'd underC2stand
Boy inside the Gman
The C2boy inside the GmanC2  G  
EmI  Ddreamed that I saw her C2standing Gthere
EmRunning for the Dboy inside the C2man
I was Emhit Dhard by the light so C2bright it Gburned
EmAll at once I Dknew she'd underC2stand
Boy inside the Gman
The C2boy inside the GmanC2  G  
[Outro]
The C2boy inside the Gman
The C2boy inside the Gman
GSo long so long Gso long
GYou been away
GSo long so long Gso long
GYou're back again
C2 G

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Boy Inside The Man

by Tom Cochrane

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C2 chord should be played like this:

-0

-3

-0

-2

-3

-x

[Intro]

*strum for 4 bars*

[Verse 1]

So long so long so long he's been away

So long so long so long he's back again

C2 G

When I turned seventeen

C2 G

We had passion, we had dreams

Em D

Thought the love we were fighting for

C2 G

Was something holy, something more

C2 G

When I turned twenty-one

C2 G

We were outside on the run

Em D

When I walked out with my girl

C2 G G

We went halfway around the world

[Chorus]

Em D C2 G

I dreamed that I saw her standing there

Em D C2

Running for the boy inside the man

Em D C2 G

I was hit hard by the light so bright it burned

Em D C2

All at once I knew she'd understand

Boy inside the man

C2 G C2 G

The boy inside the man

[Verse 2]

C2 G

When I turned twenty-five

C2 G

We were hungry, we had drive

Em D

When I turned much older then

C2 G

When the boy was lost in pride

C2 G

Now I just turned thirty-one

C2 G

I have lost and I have won

Em D

Still I've kept my dreams alive

C2 G

'Cause the boy will never die

[Chorus]

Em D C2 G

I dreamed that I saw her standing there

Em D C2

Running for the boy inside the man

Em D C2 G

I was hit hard by the light so bright it burned

Em D C2

All at once I knew she'd understand

Boy inside the man

C2 G C2 G

The boy inside the man

Em D C2 G

I dreamed that I saw her standing there

Em D C2

Running for the boy inside the man

Em D C2 G

I was hit hard by the light so bright it burned

Em D C2

All at once I knew she'd understand

Boy inside the man

C2 G C2 G

The boy inside the man

[Outro]

C2 G

The boy inside the man

C2 G

The boy inside the man

G G

So long so long so long

You been away

G G

So long so long so long

You're back again

C2 G

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