Gerry Rafferty – I Was A Boy Scout (Guitar)

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[Intro] C G C G C G C G C G [Verse]
G                                    C G
I was a boy scout in St. Mary's troop

G                  C G
I had my own patrol

G                                C G
I had a necktie and a monkey suit

G                         C
'Til I heard rock and roll
[Chorus]
D
And I was going into something that was feelin' good

G                             C
It was something I could understand

D
I was going into something, it was feeling free

      G                         C G
I was singing like a reborn man
[Verse]
G                           C G
I was around to see Columbus

G                  C G
I used to lie a lot

G                         C G
I had a Bible and a rosary

G                   C
And one day I forgot
[Chorus]
D
And I was going into something that was feelin' good

G                             C
It was something I could understand

D
I was going into something, it was feeling free

      G                         C G
I was singing like a reborn man
[Verse]
G                                     C G
I sold the shoes, I had a great career

G                            C G
Down at the Main Street store

G                                C G
'Til I decided I should disappear

G                         C
'Til I walked out the door
[Chorus]
D
And I was going into something that was feelin' good

G                             C
It was something I could understand

D
I was going into something, it was feeling free

      G                         C G
I was singing like a reborn man
[Verse]
G                                    C G
I was a boy scout in St. Mary's troop

G                  C G
I had my own patrol

G                                C G
I had a necktie and a monkey suit

G                         C
'Til I heard rock and roll
[Chorus]
D
And I was going into something that was feelin' good

G                             C
It was something I could understand

D
I was going into something, it was feeling free

      G                         C G
I was singing like a reborn man
[Chorus]
D
And I was going into something that was feelin' good

G                             C
It was something I could understand

D
I was going into something, it was feeling free

      G                         C G
I was singing like a reborn man