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The Boy Done Good

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#-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
[Verse 1]
stEmrange as it may seem
I Donce C/Ghad my football dreams
but I was always the lG+6ast one
the last to get choGsen
when my clDassmates picked their teams
I guess tEmhat was the way it stayed
  Din C/Gevery game I played
life just G+6kicked me
and clattered and trGipped me
til you pDicked from the parade
now I fBmeel like I've won the cup
every tEmime that we make love
forty fC/Give minutes each way
at halftDime I hear a brassband plBmay
[Chorus]
the C/Gboy done good
the gDirl done better
Emseasons turnD,  C/Gwe're still together
tC/Ghe sky's still blue
Dtomorrow is another dEmayD  
the C/Gboy done good
the gDirl done better
Emseasons turnD,  C/Gwe're still together
tC/Ghe sky's still blue
Dtomorrow is another dEmayD  
[Verse 2]
You Emweren't that kind of a bird who
likes Dher C/Gstuds to be covered in mud
Taking you to the G+6pictures was a regular Gfixture
For one of Dlife's eternal subs
I Emtried hard acting tough
but DI C/Gjust can't stand the taste of that stuff
Like some macho park G+6player I got in the Gway of
In some Dgrudge match against his pub
But I'm Bmhappier than I am today
now I've Emput my boots away
I guess C/GI'll never get picked to play my
Dsong on Match of the BmDay
[Chorus]
the C/Gboy done good
the gDirl done better
Emseasons turnD,  C/Gwe're still together
tC/Ghe sky's still blue
Dtomorrow is another dEmayD  
the C/Gboy done good
the gDirl done better
Emseasons turnD,  C/Gwe're still together
tC/Ghe sky's still blue
Dtomorrow is another dEmayD  
chords
022000 - Em  
xx0232 - D  
332010 - C/G  
320030 - G+6
320033 - G  
xx4432 - Bm  

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The Boy Done Good

by Billy Bragg

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Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

#-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

[Verse 1]

strange as it may seem

D C/G

I once had my football dreams

G+6

but I was always the last one

the last to get chosen

when my classmates picked their teams

I guess that was the way it stayed

D C/G

in every game I played

G+6

life just kicked me

and clattered and tripped me

til you picked from the parade

now I feel like I've won the cup

every time that we make love

C/G

forty five minutes each way

D Bm

at halftime I hear a brassband play

[Chorus]

C/G

the boy done good

the girl done better

Em D C/G

seasons turn, we're still together

C/G

the sky's still blue

D Em D

tomorrow is another day

C/G

the boy done good

the girl done better

Em D C/G

seasons turn, we're still together

C/G

the sky's still blue

D Em D

tomorrow is another day

[Verse 2]

You weren't that kind of a bird who

D C/G

likes her studs to be covered in mud

G+6 G

Taking you to the pictures was a regular fixture

For one of life's eternal subs

I tried hard acting tough

D C/G

but I just can't stand the taste of that stuff

G+6 G

Like some macho park player I got in the way of

In some grudge match against his pub

But I'm happier than I am today

now I've put my boots away

C/G

I guess I'll never get picked to play my

D Bm

song on Match of the Day

[Chorus]

C/G

the boy done good

the girl done better

Em D C/G

seasons turn, we're still together

C/G

the sky's still blue

D Em D

tomorrow is another day

C/G

the boy done good

the girl done better

Em D C/G

seasons turn, we're still together

C/G

the sky's still blue

D Em D

tomorrow is another day

chords

022000 -

xx0232 -

C/G

332010 -

320030 - G+6

320033 -

xx4432 -

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