Chords for 1963 Summer Holiday — Bachelor Boy
Tempo:
102.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I must say, you've done alright for yourself.
That's a very nice girl.
All I did was ask her along on the bus.
Yeah, she seemed very grateful.
Hey, what's this?
This is not a running buffet.
Yeah, I'd watch that girl.
You know what they say about [C] American dollies.
[D] Cyril, not this boy.
[C] Who is he?
[D]
When I was young [G] my father said, [A]
son I have something [D] to say.
And what he told [G] me I'll never forget [A]
until my [D] dying day.
[Em] He [D] said, son you [G] are a bachelor boy [A] and that's the way [D] to stay.
Son, you [G] be a bachelor boy [A] until your [D] dying [C] day.
[D]
[C] [D] When I was 16 [G] I fell in love [A] with a girl as sweet as [D] can be.
But I [G] remember just in time [A] what my daddy said [D] to me.
[Bm] He said, [D] son you [G] are a bachelor boy [A] and that's the way [D] to stay.
Son, you be [G] a bachelor boy [A] until your dying [C] day.
[D] [C] [D] As time goes by [G] I'll probably well [A]
meet a girl [D] and fall in love.
Then I'll get married, [G] have a wife and a [A] child and they'll be my [D] turtle dove.
[B] But [D] until then I'll [G] be a bachelor boy [A] and that's the way [D] I'll stay.
Happy to [G] be a bachelor boy [A] until my [D] dying day.
But until then I'll [G] be a bachelor boy [A] and that's the way [D] I'll stay.
Happy to be [G] a bachelor boy [A]
until my [D] dying [G] day.
[C] [D]
That's a very nice girl.
All I did was ask her along on the bus.
Yeah, she seemed very grateful.
Hey, what's this?
This is not a running buffet.
Yeah, I'd watch that girl.
You know what they say about [C] American dollies.
[D] Cyril, not this boy.
[C] Who is he?
[D]
When I was young [G] my father said, [A]
son I have something [D] to say.
And what he told [G] me I'll never forget [A]
until my [D] dying day.
[Em] He [D] said, son you [G] are a bachelor boy [A] and that's the way [D] to stay.
Son, you [G] be a bachelor boy [A] until your [D] dying [C] day.
[D]
[C] [D] When I was 16 [G] I fell in love [A] with a girl as sweet as [D] can be.
But I [G] remember just in time [A] what my daddy said [D] to me.
[Bm] He said, [D] son you [G] are a bachelor boy [A] and that's the way [D] to stay.
Son, you be [G] a bachelor boy [A] until your dying [C] day.
[D] [C] [D] As time goes by [G] I'll probably well [A]
meet a girl [D] and fall in love.
Then I'll get married, [G] have a wife and a [A] child and they'll be my [D] turtle dove.
[B] But [D] until then I'll [G] be a bachelor boy [A] and that's the way [D] I'll stay.
Happy to [G] be a bachelor boy [A] until my [D] dying day.
But until then I'll [G] be a bachelor boy [A] and that's the way [D] I'll stay.
Happy to be [G] a bachelor boy [A]
until my [D] dying [G] day.
[C] [D]
Key:
D
G
A
C
Em
D
G
A
_ _ _ _ _
I must say, you've done alright for yourself.
That's a very nice girl.
All I did was ask her along on the bus.
Yeah, she seemed very grateful.
Hey, what's this? _ _ _
This is not a running buffet.
Yeah, I'd watch that girl.
You know what they say about [C] American dollies.
[D] Cyril, not this boy.
[C] Who is he?
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _
When I was young [G] my father said, [A]
son I have something [D] to say. _
And what he told [G] me I'll never forget [A]
until my [D] dying day.
[Em] He [D] said, son you [G] are a bachelor boy [A] and that's the way [D] to stay. _
Son, you [G] be a bachelor boy [A] until your [D] dying [C] day.
_ [D] _
[C] _ _ [D] When I was 16 [G] I fell in love [A] with a girl as sweet as [D] can be.
But I [G] remember just in time [A] what my daddy said [D] to me.
[Bm] He said, [D] son you [G] are a bachelor boy [A] and that's the way [D] to stay.
_ Son, you be [G] a bachelor boy [A] until your dying [C] day.
[D] _ [C] _ [D] As time goes by [G] I'll probably well [A]
meet a girl [D] and fall in love.
Then I'll get married, [G] have a wife and a [A] child and they'll be my [D] turtle dove.
[B] But [D] until then I'll [G] be a bachelor boy [A] and that's the way [D] I'll stay. _
Happy to [G] be a bachelor boy [A] until my [D] dying day.
But until then I'll [G] be a bachelor boy [A] and that's the way [D] I'll stay. _
Happy to be [G] a bachelor boy [A]
until my [D] dying [G] _ day.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
I must say, you've done alright for yourself.
That's a very nice girl.
All I did was ask her along on the bus.
Yeah, she seemed very grateful.
Hey, what's this? _ _ _
This is not a running buffet.
Yeah, I'd watch that girl.
You know what they say about [C] American dollies.
[D] Cyril, not this boy.
[C] Who is he?
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _
When I was young [G] my father said, [A]
son I have something [D] to say. _
And what he told [G] me I'll never forget [A]
until my [D] dying day.
[Em] He [D] said, son you [G] are a bachelor boy [A] and that's the way [D] to stay. _
Son, you [G] be a bachelor boy [A] until your [D] dying [C] day.
_ [D] _
[C] _ _ [D] When I was 16 [G] I fell in love [A] with a girl as sweet as [D] can be.
But I [G] remember just in time [A] what my daddy said [D] to me.
[Bm] He said, [D] son you [G] are a bachelor boy [A] and that's the way [D] to stay.
_ Son, you be [G] a bachelor boy [A] until your dying [C] day.
[D] _ [C] _ [D] As time goes by [G] I'll probably well [A]
meet a girl [D] and fall in love.
Then I'll get married, [G] have a wife and a [A] child and they'll be my [D] turtle dove.
[B] But [D] until then I'll [G] be a bachelor boy [A] and that's the way [D] I'll stay. _
Happy to [G] be a bachelor boy [A] until my [D] dying day.
But until then I'll [G] be a bachelor boy [A] and that's the way [D] I'll stay. _
Happy to be [G] a bachelor boy [A]
until my [D] dying [G] _ day.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _