Chords for Jeff Lynne's ELO - When I Was A Boy (Lyric Video)

Tempo:
74.95 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Em

Am

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jeff Lynne's ELO - When I Was A Boy (Lyric Video) chords
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When I was [Em] a boy I had [Am] a dream
[C] [F] All about [Am] the things I'd like [Dm] to be
[F] [G] Soon as I was in my bed [F] Music played [G] inside my [Em] head
When I [G] was a boy I [C] had a dream
When I was [Em] a boy I learned [Am] to play
[C] [F] Far into [Am] the night and drift [Dm] away
[F] [G] Don't wanna work on the milk or the bread [F] Just wanna play [G] my guitar [Em] instead
When I [G] was a boy I [C] had a dream
And [Em] radio [Am]
[C] waves kept [F] me [A] [Dm] company
In [C] those [Em] beautiful [Am] days [C] When [F] there [A] was [Dm] no money
When I [Bb] was a boy I [C] had a dream
When I was [Em] a boy I had [Am] a dream
[C] [F] Finding out [Am] what life could [Dm] really mean
[F] [G] Don't want a job cause it drives me crazy [F] Just wanna sing [G] do you love me baby
[Em] When I [G] was a boy I had [C] a dream
And [Em] radio [Am] waves [C] kept [F] me [A] [Dm] company
In [C] those [Em] beautiful [Am] days [C] When [F] there [A] was no [Dm] money
When I [Bb] was a boy I [C] had a dream
[G]
[C] [Em] [Am]
[C] [F] [A] [Dm]
[C] [Em] [A]
[C] [F] [A] [Dm]
When I [Bb] was a boy
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Em
121
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Em
121
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Learn the basic chords of Jeff Lynnes Elo - When I Was A Boy chords, with this master sequence: C, Em, Am, C, F, Am, G and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 37 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 75. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When I was [Em] a boy I had [Am] a dream _
[C] _ [F] All about [Am] the things I'd like [Dm] to be
[F] _ [G] Soon as I was in my bed [F] Music played [G] inside my [Em] head
When I [G] was a boy I [C] had a dream
_ When I was [Em] a boy I learned [Am] to play _
[C] _ [F] Far into [Am] the night and drift [Dm] away _
[F] _ [G] Don't wanna work on the milk or the bread [F] Just wanna play [G] my guitar [Em] instead
When I [G] was a boy I [C] had a dream
_ And [Em] radio _ [Am] _
[C] waves kept [F] me _ [A] _ [Dm] company
In [C] those [Em] beautiful _ [Am] days [C] When [F] there [A] was [Dm] no money
When I [Bb] was a boy I [C] had a dream
When _ I was [Em] a boy I had [Am] a dream _
[C] _ [F] Finding out [Am] what life could [Dm] really mean
[F] _ [G] Don't want a job cause it drives me crazy [F] Just wanna sing [G] do you love me baby
[Em] When I [G] was a boy I had [C] a dream
And _ _ [Em] radio _ [Am] waves [C] kept [F] me _ [A] _ [Dm] company
In [C] those [Em] beautiful _ [Am] days [C] When [F] there [A] was no [Dm] money _
When I [Bb] was a boy I [C] had a dream
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
When I [Bb] was a boy
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Jeff Lynne.

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