When I Was a Boy Chords by Jeff Lynnes Elo

Tempo:
75.1 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Em

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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When I Was a Boy chords
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[C]
When I was [Em] a boy I [Am] had 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 [G] played inside my [Em] head
When [G] I was a boy I [C] had a dream
When I [Em] was a boy I learned [Am] to play
[C]
[F] Far into [Am] the night and [Dm] dripped away
[F]
[G] Don't wanna work on the milk or the [F] bread
Just wanna play [G] my guitar and [Em] stay
When [G] I was a boy I [C] had a dream
And [Em] radio [Am] waves
[C]
Kept [F] me [A] [Dm] company
[Ab] In [G] [C] those [Em] beautiful [Am] days
[C]
When [F] the wind [A] [Dm] stole my day
When [Bb] I was a boy [D] I [C] had a dream
When I [Em] was a boy I [Am] had a dream
[C]
[F] Finding out [Am] what life could [Dm] really mean
[F]
[G] Don't want a job cause it drives me [F] crazy
Just wanna [G] sing do you love me [Em] baby
When [G] I was a boy I [C] had a dream
And [Em] radio [Am] [C] waves
[F] Kept me [A] [Dm] company
[Ab]
[G] In [C] those [Em] [Am] beautiful days
[C]
[F] When the wind [A] stole [Dm] my day
When [Bb] I was a boy [D] I [C] had a dream
[G]
[C] [Em] [Am] [C]
[F] [A] [Dm] [Ab]
[G] [C] [Em] [A] [C]
[F] [A] [Dm]
When [D] I was a boy
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To start learning Jeff Lynnes Elo - When I Was A Boy chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: C, Em, Am, C, F, Am, G and C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 37 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 75 BPM. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When I was [Em] a boy I [Am] had 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 [G] played inside my [Em] head
When [G] I was a boy I [C] had a dream _
When I [Em] was a boy I learned [Am] to play
[C] _
[F] Far into [Am] the night and [Dm] dripped away
_ [F] _
[G] Don't wanna work on the milk or the [F] bread
Just wanna play [G] my guitar and [Em] stay
When [G] I was a boy I [C] had a dream _
And [Em] radio _ [Am] waves
[C]
Kept [F] me _ [A] _ [Dm] company
[Ab] In [G] [C] those [Em] beautiful _ [Am] days
[C]
When [F] the wind [A] _ [Dm] stole my day
When [Bb] I was a boy [D] I [C] had a dream _
When I [Em] was a boy I [Am] had a dream
[C] _
_ [F] Finding out [Am] what life could [Dm] really mean
[F] _
_ [G] Don't want a job cause it drives me [F] crazy
Just wanna [G] sing do you love me [Em] baby
When [G] I was a boy I [C] had a dream
And [Em] radio _ [Am] _ [C] waves
[F] Kept me _ [A] _ [Dm] company
_ [Ab]
[G] In [C] those _ [Em] _ [Am] beautiful days
[C] _
[F] When the wind [A] stole [Dm] my day
When [Bb] I was a boy [D] I [C] had a dream _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Ab] _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
When [D] I was a boy
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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