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