Boyhood Story chords by John Williamson

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Verse 1
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 (C major) If only  (B flat major)  (F major)  (G major)  (C major) I could go
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Fish (F major) in' down the  (G major) river again  (C major) 
Out before the sun
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With a  (F major) can of worms
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 (G major) Runnin' with my friend
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Scurry (F major) ing down the river bank
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Taking our positions on the bridge  (C major) 
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Hopin'  (G major) for that red fin,
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 (G major) one pound to put in
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Mama's fridge  (C major) 
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 (F major) Well, the wobbler and the dragonfly
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knew us like they knew the river bend  (C major) 
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But as  (G major) sure as yappies bite your toes,
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this boyhood story had to  (C major) end  (F major)  (G major) 
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Now,  (C major) daddy was a railway man
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Whose  (F major) job it  (G major) was to mend the  (C major) line  (F major)  (C major) 
He didn't mind me fishin'
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 (F major) As long as I  (G major) got to school by nine  (C major) 
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But  (F major) when the fish were buyin' goods
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We didn't get to school till noon  (C major) 
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But the  (G major) teacher never told my dad,
I knew he loved my sister
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Jun (C major) e
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 (F major) Where the dark chick and
the waterfowl,
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Knew us like they knew the river men  (C major) 
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But as  (G major) sure as eggs go rotten,
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this boyhood story had to  (C major) end.  (F major)  (G major) 
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As  (C major) my friend and I grew bigger,
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 (F major) the little town got  (G major) smaller every day.  (C major)  (F major) 
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 (C major) When everyone knows everyone,
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 (F major) you must be care (G major) ful what you say.  (C major) 
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Although  (F major) we didn't stay much,
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the word got out about our fishin'  (C major) hole
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So I  (G major) swapped my line and sinkers for three
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pennies and a peanut butter roll  (C major) 
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 (F major) Well the warbler and the dragonfly knew
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us like they knew the river bend  (C major) 
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But as  (G major) sure as tins go rusty,
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this boyhood story had to  (C major) end.