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

Tempo:
85.7 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Em

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jeff Lynne's ELO - When I Was A Boy (Official Video) chords
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Key:
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn Jeff Lynnes ELO - When I Was a Boy chords with lyrics, familiarize yourself with these chords: C, Em, Am, C, F, Am, G, C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 42 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 86 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of C.

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[Ab] .
[C] .
When I [Em] was a boy I had [Am] a dream [C] [F] All about the [Am] 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 I [G] was a boy I [C] had a dream When I [Em] was a boy I [Am] learned to play.
[C] .
[F] Far into [Am] the night and [Dm] drift away [F] Don't [G] wanna work on the milk or the bread.
[F] Just wanna play [G] my guitar [Em] instead [G] When I was a boy I had [C] a dream.
And the [Em] radio [Am] waves [C] [F] kept me .
[A] [Dm] company [Ab] [G] In [C] those [Em] beautiful [Am] days.
[C] And there [F] [A] was [Dm] no money When I [Bb] was a boy [D] I [C] had a dream.
When I [Em] was a boy I [Am] had a dream [C] [F] Finding [Am] out what life could really [Dm] mean.
[F] [G] Don't want a job cause it drives me crazy [F] Just wanna sing [G] do you love me [Em] baby.
When I was [G] a boy I had [C] a dream.
And [Em] the radio [Am] [C] waves [F] kept me [A] [Dm] company [Ab] [G] In those [C] [Em] [Am] beautiful days.
[C] .
And [F] there [A] was [Dm] no money When I [Bb] was a [Fm] boy I [C] had a dream.
When [G] .
[C] [Em] .
[A] [C] [F] .
[A] [Dm] [Ab] [G] [C] .
[Em] [A] [C] .
[F] [A] [Dm] .
I was [Fm] a boy.
[C] [G] .
[N] .
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This song was penned by Jeff Lynne.

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