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Only Child

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FBoy of mine
As your F/Afortune comes to Bbcarry you A/C#down the line
And you Dmwatch as the Am/Cchanges unBbfold
And you Dmsort among the Am/Cstories you've been Bbtold
If some Fpieces of the A/C#picture are hard to Dmfind
                                            Bb  Bb/C  
And the answers to your questions are hard to hold
Take good Bbcare of your mother
When you're Fmaking up your mind
Should one Dmthing or another Amtake you from beChind
Though the Dmworld may make you F/Chard and wild
And detBbermine how your lFife is styled
When you've Dmcome to feel that Cyou're the only G7/BchildBb  
Take good Bbcare of your brotherF  
BbLet the disappointments pass
FLet the laughter fill your glass
Let your Dmillusions last Cuntil they Bbshatter
BbWhatever you might hope to find
AFmong the thoughts that Dmcrowd your mind
TFhere won't be many that ever really Cmatter
But take good Bbcare of your mother
And reFmember to be kind
When the Dmpain of another Amwill serve you to reCmind
That there are Dmthose who feel themsF/Celves exiled
On Bbwhom the fortune Fnever smiled
And upDmon whose life the Cheartache has been G7/BpiledBb  
They're just Bblooking for another
Lonely Fchild
|        Bb9|        Bb9|           F|           F|
|        Bb9|        Bb9|           F|           F|
And Bbwhen you've found aBdimnother soul
Who F/Csees inA/C#to your ownDm  
Take good Bbcare of each otherF  
|        Bb|        Bb|            F|           F|  repeat & fade

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Only Child

by Jackson Browne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/A

A/C#

Am/C

F/C

G7/B

Bb9

Bdim

Boy of mine

F/A Bb A/C#

As your fortune comes to carry you down the line

Dm Am/C Bb

And you watch as the changes unfold

Dm Am/C Bb

And you sort among the stories you've been told

F A/C# Dm

If some pieces of the picture are hard to find

Bb Bb C

And the answers to your questions are hard to hold

Take good care of your mother

When you're making up your mind

Dm Am C

Should one thing or another take you from behind

Dm F/C

Though the world may make you hard and wild

Bb F

And determine how your life is styled

Dm C G7/B Bb

When you've come to feel that you're the only child

Bb F

Take good care of your brother

Let the disappointments pass

Let the laughter fill your glass

Dm C Bb

Let your illusions last until they shatter

Whatever you might hope to find

F Dm

Among the thoughts that crowd your mind

F C

There won't be many that ever really matter

But take good care of your mother

And remember to be kind

Dm Am C

When the pain of another will serve you to remind

Dm F/C

That there are those who feel themselves exiled

Bb F

On whom the fortune never smiled

Dm C G7/B Bb

And upon whose life the heartache has been piled

They're just looking for another

Lonely child

Bb9 Bb9 F F

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Bb9 Bb9 F F

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Bb Bdim

And when you've found another soul

F/C A/C# Dm

Who sees into your own

Bb F

Take good care of each other

Bb Bb F F

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