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Only A Boy chords by 
Jan & Dean 
N/A•
Key: Bb major•BPM: 98
Verse 1
B
G
C
G
C
Only last June he got his diploma
G
In just a short while trainin'
D
in Oklahoma
G
B
Learnin' to shoot, to salute,
Em
C
shine a boot
D
Takin' orders, fixin' mortars,
G
Csus4
guardin' our borders
C
Ab
He was only a boy,
Db
Eb
but had a man's job to do,
Db
Ab
Eb
Ab
willing to die for me, for you.
Set sail for Vietnam,
Db
to help out our nation,
Ab
Eb
trying to put down the red infiltration.
Ab
C
Fightin' in trenches,
Fm
out in drenches and stenches
Db
Eb
Ab
Shootin' headlong at a throng
Dbsus4
Am
of yet cong
A
He was only a boy
D
E
but had a man's job to do
D
A
E
A
Willing to die not just for me but for you
He thought about his folks,
D
he sure missed his girl
A
As bullets and shells around
E
him started to swirl
A
One ripped through his shirt,
C#
F#m
blood spurred, man it hurt
D
E
He spun around, fell face down,
A
Dsus4
head to the ground
Bbm
Bb
He was only a boy but had
Eb
F
a man's job to do,
Eb
Bb
F
Bb
willing to die for me, for you.
So his parents got a medal,
Eb
so his girl got his ring,
Bb
but to his country he left
F
one very special thing.
Bb
He helped people stay free
D
Gm
from the misery of tyranny
Eb
F
Cm
Yeah, he died without fright in a fight
F
Bb
D#sus4
D#m
That he knew was right
B
Bm
B
He was only a boy
E
F#
that had a man's job to do
E
B
F#
B
Willing to die, not just for me, but for you you
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Chords
B
G
C
D
Em
Csus4
Ab
Db
Eb
Fm
Dbsus4
Am
A
E
C#
F#m
Dsus4
Bbm
Bb
F
Gm
Cm
D#sus4
D#m
Bm
F#
Capo: 3
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