The Who – When I Was A Boy (Guitar)
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A Who B-side penned by bassist John Entwistle (1971).
Can be found on multiple compilation-albums.
[Intro]
C C7 F Fm
C G C
[Verse 1]
C F When I was a baby Bb C I had no care in the world Bb F Bb F C But now, I'm a man and troubles fill my head C F Bb C When I was five, it was good to be alive Bb F Bb F Bb But now I'm a man I wish that I were dead
[Pre-Chorus]
D Bb F Fadd4 F My how time rushes by Eb F Fadd4 F The moment you're born you start to die D Bb F 'cause time waits for no man Eb F And your lifespan is over before it began
[Chorus]
Bb Bb7 Eb As I sit here at my window Ebm My life comes back to me Gm F It's been so long since the good days C It's been so long Bb Bb7 Eb And I count up all the wasted years Ebm The hopes and the fears, the laughs and the tears Gm F C And I wonder, I wonder, I wonder what went wrong
[Verse 2]
C F When I was a boy Bb C I had the mind of a boy Bb F Bb F C But now I'm a man, ain't got no mind at all C F Bb C When I was in my teens I had my share of dreams Bb F Bb F C But now I'm a man, ain't got no dreams at all
[Pre-Chorus 2]
D Bb F Fadd4 F My how time rushes by Eb F Fadd4 F The moment you're born you start to die D Bb F 'cause time waits for no man Eb F And your lifespan is over before it began
[Chorus 2]
Bb Bb7 Eb As I sit here at my window Ebm My life comes back to me Gm F It's been so long since the good days C It's been so long Bb Bb7 Eb And I count up all the wasted years Ebm The hopes and the fears, the laughs and the tears Gm F C And I wonder, I wonder, I wonder what went wrong...