Only A Lad

Only A Lad easy guitar chords by Oingo Boingo

Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

Transpose

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  • C

  • Am

  • F

  • G

  • E

  • Bb

  • A

  • D#dim7

  • B

    2
  • C

  • Am

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  • G

  • E

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  • A

  • D#dim7

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    2
  • Intro 1










    Verse 1
    Johnny 
    was 
    bad, 
    even 

    as 
    child 
    everybody 
    could 
    tell 

    Everyone 
    said, 
    "If 
    you 
    don't 
    get 
    straight 

    You'll 
    surely 
    go 
    to 
    hell" 

    Pre-chorus 1
    But 
    Johnny 
    didn't 
    care 

    He 
    was 
    an 
    outlaw 
    by 
    the 
    time 

    that 
    he 
    was 
    ten 
    years 
    old 

    He 
    didn't 
    want 
    to 
    do 
    what 
    he 
    was 
    told 

    Just 
    prankster, 
    juvenile 
    gangster 

    His 
    teachers 
    didn't 
    under
    stand 

    They 
    kicked 
    him 
    out 
    of 
    school 

    at 
    tender 
    early 
    age 

    Just 
    be
    cause 

    he 
    didn't 
    want 
    to 
    learn 
    things 

    Had 
    other 
    interests 

    He 
    liked 
    to 
    burn 
    things! 

    Interlude 1




    Pre-chorus 2
    The 
    lady 
    down 
    the 
    block, 

    She 
    had 
    radio 

    that 
    Johnny 
    wanted 
    oh 
    so 
    bad 

    So 
    he 
    took 
    it 
    the 
    first 
    chance 
    he 
    had 

    Then 
    nearly 
    shot 
    her 
    in 
    the 
    leg 

    And 
    this 
    is 
    what 
    she 
    said 

    Chorus 1
    "Only 
    lad 

    You 
    really 
    can't 
    blame 
    him" 

    "Only 
    lad 

    So
    ciety 
    made 
    him" 

    "Only 
    lad 

    He's 
    our 
    responsibili
    ty" 

    Oh, 
    oh, 
    oohh 
    oh 

    "Only 
    lad 

    He 
    really 
    couldn't 
    help 
    it" 

    "Only 
    lad 

    He 
    didn't 
    want 
    to 
    do 
    it" 

    "Only 
    lad 

    He's 
    underprivileged 
    and 
    a
    bused" 

    Perhaps 
    little 
    bit 
    confused? 

    Oh 
    oh 
    ohhh, 
    oohhh 
    whoa 
    whoa 
    whoa 

    Interlude 2
    whoa 

    whoa 
    whoa 

    Oh, 
    whoa 

    whoa 
    whoa 

    Interlude 3







    Verse 2
    His 
    parents 
    gave 
    up, 

    they 
    couldn't 
    influence 
    his 
    attitude 

    No
    body 
    could 
    help 

    The 
    little 
    man 
    had 
    no 
    gratitude 

    Pre-chorus 3
    And 
    when 
    he 
    stole 
    the 
    car 

    Nobody 
    dreamed 
    that 
    he 
    would 

    try 
    to 
    take 
    it 
    so 
    far 

    He 
    didn't 
    mean 
    to 
    hit 
    the 
    poor 
    man 

    Who 
    had 
    to 
    go 
    and 
    die 

    It 
    made 
    the 
    judge 
    cry 

    Chorus 2
    "Only 
    lad 

    He 
    really 
    couldn't 
    help 
    it" 

    "Only 
    lad 

    He 
    didn't 
    want 
    to 
    do 
    it" 

    "Only 
    lad 

    He's 
    underprivileged 
    and 
    a
    bused" 

    Perhaps 
    little 
    bit 
    confused? 

    Oh 
    oh 
    ohhh, 
    oohhh 
    whoa 
    whoa 

    Bridge 1
    It's 
    not 
    his 
    fault 
    that 
    he 
    can't 
    be
    lieve 

    Society 
    made 
    him 
    go 
    a
    stray 

    Perhaps 
    if 
    we're 
    nice 
    he'll 
    go 
    a
    way 

    Per
    haps 
    he'll 
    go 
    a
    way 

    He'll 
    go 
    a
    way 

    Chorus 3
    "Only 
    lad 

    You 
    really 
    can't 
    blame 
    him" 

    "Only 
    lad 

    So
    ciety 
    made 
    him" 

    "Only 
    lad 

    He's 
    our 
    responsibili
    ty" 

    Hey 
    there 
    Johnny 

    You 
    really 
    can't 
    don't 
    fool 
    me 

    You 
    get 
    away 
    with 
    murder 

    And 
    you 
    think 
    it's 
    funny! 

    You 
    don't 
    give 
    damn 

    if 
    we 
    live 
    or 
    if 
    we 
    die 

    Oh 
    oh 
    oh, 
    ohh 
    ohh 
    ohh 
    oh 

    Hey 
    there 
    Johnny 
    boy 

    hope 
    you 
    fry! 

    Outro 1


    Oh, 
    whoa 

    whoa 
    whoa 

    Oh, 
    whoa 

    whoa 
    whoa 
    whou 

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