Lonely Boy

[A/C#] - [D] - [E/G#] - [A]     4x

He was born [A/C#]    on a sum- [D]  mer day,
[E/G#]     nineteen- [A]  fifty- one [A/C#]        [D]            [E/G#]
[A]  And with the slap[A/C#]    of a hand
[D]             [E/G#]             [A]       [A/C#]
[D]  He[E/G#] had la[A]nd-    ed as an on-   ly son
His [F#m]    mother and father said "what a [E6]   lovely boy
We'll [Dmaj7]    teach him what we learned, ah[E6]   yes, just what we learned,
We'll [F#m]   dress him up warmly and we'll [E6]  send him to school
It'll [Dmaj7]     teach him how to fight to b[C#7sus4]e      nobody's[C#7]    fool"

[D]  Oh, [Abm7]    oh, what a [C#m7]    lonely boy[Am/F#]
Oh, [B7sus4]      what a [B7]   lonely boy [D]
[Esus4]     Oh, what a [E]  lonely boy

[A/C#]   [D]   [E/G#]   [A]   [A/C#]   [D]
[E/G#]   [A]

In the sum- [A/C#]    mer of fif- [D]  ty- three [E/G#]    his mother,
brought  [A]  him a sis-[A/C#]    ter  [D]      [E/G#]
[A]   And she told him "we[A/C#]    must attend [D]  to her needs
[E/G#]                     [A]                [A/C#]   [D]
[E/G#]     Sh[A]e's so much youn-    ger than you"
Well, he [F#m]   ran down the hall and he [E6]  cried
Oh, how [Dmaj7]     could his parents have [E6]  lied
When they [F#m]    said he was an only [E6]  son
He [Dmaj7]    thought he was the only [C#7sus4]        one  [C#7]

[D]  Oh,[Abm7]     oh, what a [C#m7]    lonely boy [Am/F#]
Oh, [B7sus4]      what a [B7]   lonely boy [D]
[Esus4]     Oh, what a [E]  lonely boy

[A/C#] - [D] - [E]* - [F#m]* -  4x

[Dsus2] - [F#m7] -   2x

Goodbye [Dsus2]      mama,[F#m7]    goodbye [Dsus2]     you, [F#m7]
goodbye [Dsus2]      papa, [F#m7]     I'm pushin' on through

[Dsus2]   [F#m7]   [B]
A|0-------|
E|--4-2-0-|
 [D]
[Abm7]   [C#m7]   [Am/F#]   [B7sus4]   [B7]
[D]   [Esus4]

[A/C#]   [D]   [E/G#]   [A]   [A/C#]   [D]

[E/G#]    He [A]  left home [A/C#]     on a win- [D]   ter day,
[E/G#]    nineteen-  [A]  sixty-nine [A/C#]        [D]            [E/G#]
[A]  And he hoped to find [A/C#]    all the love
[D]            [E/G#]              [A]          [A/C#]
[D]  He[E/G#] had lo[A]st    in that ear-   lier time
Well, his [F#m]    sister grew up,and she [E6]  married a man
He [Dmaj7]    gave her a son ah yes,[E6]   a lovely son
They [F#m]    dressed him up warmly they [E6]   sent him to school
It  [Dmaj7]    taught him how to fight to be[C#7sus4]       nobody's [C#7]    fool

[D]  Oh, [Abm7]     oh, what a[C#m7]    lonely boy[Am/F#]
Oh, [B7sus4]      what a [B7]  lonely boy [D]
[Esus4]    Oh, what a [E]  lonely boy [F#m]       [F#m]           [E]
[D]  Oh,[Abm7]    oh, what a[C#m7]    lonely boy [Am/F#]
Oh, [B7sus4]      what a  [B7]  lonely boy [D]
[Esus4]     Oh, what a lonely boy

[A/C#] - [D] - [E/G#] - [A]     3x

[A/C#]   [D]   [E]   [A]

        x42255
        x47655
        422400
        476454
        x54222
        xxx454
[F#m]/[E]   044222

I hoped the tab would be playable, but it’s a piano song really, so it’s though. the
bass-note is within the chord so if you
play the bass note separately, the position of the chords is pretty much as above. This
way you get the upbeat effect.