Bring Back My Boy Chords by The Carter Family
Tempo:
135.15 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Db
Bbm
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
Out in the cold world [Bbm] and far [Ab] away from home, somebody's boy is [Eb] wandering alone.
[Ab] No one to guide him [Db] and keep his [Ab] footsteps right.
Somebody's boy [Eb] is homeless [Ab]
tonight.
Bring back [Ebm] my boy, [Db] my wandering [Ab] boy, far, far away, wherever [Eb] he may be.
[Ab] Tell him his mother [Db] with faded cheeks [Ab] and hair at their old [Eb] home is waiting [Ab] him there.
[Bbm]
[Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
Out in the hallway [Db] there stands a [Ab] vacant chair.
Yonder's the shoes my [Eb] darling used to wear.
[Ab] Empty the cradle of the one that's loved so well.
How I miss [Cm] him, there's no tongue [Ab] can tell.
Bring back my boy, my [Db] [Ab] wandering boy, far, far away, wherever he [Eb] may be.
[Ab] Tell him his mother with [Db] faded [Ab] cheeks and hair at their old [Eb]
home is waiting [Ab] him there.
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
Oh, could I see [Db] him and fold him [Ab] to my breast?
Gladly I'd close my eyes [Eb] and be at rest.
[Ab] There is no other that's [Db] left to give [Ab] me joy.
Bring back my boy, [Eb] my [Ab] wandering boy.
Bring back my [Db] boy, my [Ab] wandering boy, far, far away, wherever [Eb] he may be.
[Ab] Tell him his mother [Db] with faded [Ab] cheeks and hair at their old home is [Eb] waiting him [Ab] there.
Out in the cold world [Bbm] and far [Ab] away from home, somebody's boy is [Eb] wandering alone.
[Ab] No one to guide him [Db] and keep his [Ab] footsteps right.
Somebody's boy [Eb] is homeless [Ab]
tonight.
Bring back [Ebm] my boy, [Db] my wandering [Ab] boy, far, far away, wherever [Eb] he may be.
[Ab] Tell him his mother [Db] with faded cheeks [Ab] and hair at their old [Eb] home is waiting [Ab] him there.
[Bbm]
[Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
Out in the hallway [Db] there stands a [Ab] vacant chair.
Yonder's the shoes my [Eb] darling used to wear.
[Ab] Empty the cradle of the one that's loved so well.
How I miss [Cm] him, there's no tongue [Ab] can tell.
Bring back my boy, my [Db] [Ab] wandering boy, far, far away, wherever he [Eb] may be.
[Ab] Tell him his mother with [Db] faded [Ab] cheeks and hair at their old [Eb]
home is waiting [Ab] him there.
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
Oh, could I see [Db] him and fold him [Ab] to my breast?
Gladly I'd close my eyes [Eb] and be at rest.
[Ab] There is no other that's [Db] left to give [Ab] me joy.
Bring back my boy, [Eb] my [Ab] wandering boy.
Bring back my [Db] boy, my [Ab] wandering boy, far, far away, wherever [Eb] he may be.
[Ab] Tell him his mother [Db] with faded [Ab] cheeks and hair at their old home is [Eb] waiting him [Ab] there.
Key:
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Eb
Db
Bbm
Ebm
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Db
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Out in the cold world [Bbm] and far [Ab] away from home, _ _ somebody's boy is [Eb] wandering _ alone.
[Ab] No one to guide him [Db] and keep his [Ab] footsteps right. _
_ Somebody's boy [Eb] is homeless [Ab]
tonight.
_ _ _ Bring back [Ebm] my boy, [Db] my wandering [Ab] boy, _ far, far away, wherever [Eb] he may be.
[Ab] Tell him his mother [Db] with faded cheeks [Ab] and hair _ at their old [Eb] home is waiting [Ab] him there. _ _
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[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
Out in the hallway [Db] there stands a [Ab] vacant chair.
_ Yonder's the shoes my [Eb] darling used to wear.
[Ab] Empty the cradle of the one that's loved so well.
How I miss [Cm] him, there's no tongue [Ab] can tell.
_ _ _ Bring back my boy, my [Db] [Ab] wandering boy, _ far, far away, wherever he [Eb] may be.
[Ab] Tell him his mother with [Db] faded [Ab] cheeks and hair _ at their old [Eb]
home is waiting [Ab] him there. _ _
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, could I see [Db] him and fold him [Ab] to my breast?
_ Gladly I'd close my eyes [Eb] and be at rest.
[Ab] There is no other that's [Db] left to give [Ab] me joy. _
Bring back my boy, [Eb] my [Ab] wandering boy.
_ _ _ Bring back my [Db] boy, my [Ab] wandering boy, far, far away, _ wherever [Eb] he may be.
[Ab] _ Tell him his mother [Db] with faded [Ab] cheeks and hair at their old home is [Eb] waiting him [Ab] there. _ _
Out in the cold world [Bbm] and far [Ab] away from home, _ _ somebody's boy is [Eb] wandering _ alone.
[Ab] No one to guide him [Db] and keep his [Ab] footsteps right. _
_ Somebody's boy [Eb] is homeless [Ab]
tonight.
_ _ _ Bring back [Ebm] my boy, [Db] my wandering [Ab] boy, _ far, far away, wherever [Eb] he may be.
[Ab] Tell him his mother [Db] with faded cheeks [Ab] and hair _ at their old [Eb] home is waiting [Ab] him there. _ _
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
Out in the hallway [Db] there stands a [Ab] vacant chair.
_ Yonder's the shoes my [Eb] darling used to wear.
[Ab] Empty the cradle of the one that's loved so well.
How I miss [Cm] him, there's no tongue [Ab] can tell.
_ _ _ Bring back my boy, my [Db] [Ab] wandering boy, _ far, far away, wherever he [Eb] may be.
[Ab] Tell him his mother with [Db] faded [Ab] cheeks and hair _ at their old [Eb]
home is waiting [Ab] him there. _ _
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_ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, could I see [Db] him and fold him [Ab] to my breast?
_ Gladly I'd close my eyes [Eb] and be at rest.
[Ab] There is no other that's [Db] left to give [Ab] me joy. _
Bring back my boy, [Eb] my [Ab] wandering boy.
_ _ _ Bring back my [Db] boy, my [Ab] wandering boy, far, far away, _ wherever [Eb] he may be.
[Ab] _ Tell him his mother [Db] with faded [Ab] cheeks and hair at their old home is [Eb] waiting him [Ab] there. _ _