Only Child
Jackson BrowneVersion1
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Chords in this song
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Boy of mine
As your fortune comes to carry you down the line
And you watch as the changes unfold
And you sort among the stories you've been told
If some pieces of the picture are hard to find
And the answers to your questions are hard to hold
Take good care of your mother
When you're making up your mind
Should one thing or another take you from behind
Though the world may make you hard and wild
And determine how your life is styled
When you've come to feel that you're the only child
Take good care of your brother
Let the disappointments pass
Let the laughter fill your glass
Let your illusions last until they shatter
Whatever you might hope to find
Among the thoughts that crowd your mind
There won't be many that ever really matter
But take good care of your mother
And remember to be kind
When the pain of another will serve you to remind
That there are those who feel themselves exiled
On whom the fortune never smiled
And upon whose life the heartache has been piled
They're just looking for another
Lonely child
And when you've found another soul
Who sees into your own
Take good care of each other
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Readable chord sheet for Only Child by Jackson Browne
[F]Boy of mine As your [F/A]fortune comes to [Bb]carry you [A/C#]down the line And you [Dm]watch as the [Am/C]changes un[Bb]fold And you [Dm]sort among the [Am/C]stories you've been [Bb]told If some [F]pieces of the [A/C#]picture are hard to [Dm]find And the [Bb]answers to your questions are hard to [Bb]hol[C]d Take good [Bb]care of your mother When you're [F]making up your mind Should one [Dm]thing or another [Am]take you from be[C]hind Though the [Dm]world may make you [F]hard and wild And det[Bb]ermine how your l[F]ife is styled When you've [Dm]come to feel that [C]you're the only [G7/B]child [Bb] Take good [Bb]care of your brother [F] [Bb]Let the disappointments pass [F]Let the laughter fill your glass Let your [Dm]illusions last [C]until they [Bb]shatter [Bb]Whatever you might hope to find A[F]mong the thoughts that [Dm]crowd your mind T[F]here won't be many that ever really [C]matter But take good [Bb]care of your mother And re[F]member to be kind When the [Dm]pain of another [Am]will serve you to re[C]mind That there are [Dm]those who feel thems[F]elves exiled On [Bb]whom the fortune [F]never smiled And up[Dm]on whose life the [C]heartache has been [G7/B]piled [Bb] They're just [Bb]looking for another Lonely [F]child [Bb9] [Bb9] [F] [F] [Bb9] [Bb9] [F] [F] And [Bb]when you've found a[Bdim]nother soul Who [F]sees [A/C#]into your o[Dm]wn Take good [Bb]care of each other [F] |[Bb] |[Bb] |[F] |[F] | repeat & fade