Only A Lad

Only A Lad easy guitar chords by Oingo Boingo

1981Alternative
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • C

  • Am

  • F

  • G

  • E

  • Bb

  • A

  • Ebdim7

  • B

    2
  • C

  • Am

  • F

  • G

  • E

  • Bb

  • A

  • Ebdim7

  • B

    2
  • Intro 1
    C
    C
    C

    C
    C

    C
    C
    C

    C
    C

    C
    C
    C

    C
    C

    Am
    Am

    Am
    C

    Am
    Am

    Am
    C

    Verse 1
    Am

    Johnny was bad, even
    C

    as a child everybody could tell
    Am

    Everyone said, "If you don't get straight
    C

    You'll surely go to hell"
    Pre-chorus 1
    F

    But Johnny didn't care
    C
    Am

    He was an outlaw by the time

    that he was ten years old
    F
    G

    He didn't want to do what he was told
    Am
    G
    Am

    Just a prankster, juvenile gangster
    F
    C

    His teachers didn't understand

    They kicked him out of school
    Am

    at a tender early age
    F

    Just because
    G

    he didn't want to learn things
    Am
    G

    Had other interests
    Am

    He liked to burn things!
    Interlude 1
    Am
    Am

    Am
    C

    Am
    Am

    Am
    C

    Pre-chorus 2
    F

    The lady down the block,
    C

    She had a radio
    Am

    that Johnny wanted oh so bad
    F
    G

    So he took it the first chance he had
    Am
    G

    Then nearly shot her in the leg
    Am

    And this is what she said
    Chorus 1
    Am

    "Only a lad
    F

    You really can't blame him"
    Am

    "Only a lad
    F

    Society made him"
    Am

    "Only a lad
    F
    G

    He's our responsibility"
    C

    Oh, oh, oohh oh
    Am

    "Only a lad
    F

    He really couldn't help it"
    Am

    "Only a lad
    F

    He didn't want to do it"
    Am

    "Only a lad
    F
    G

    He's underprivileged and abused"
    C

    Perhaps a little bit confused?
    G
    C

    Oh oh ohhh, oohhh whoa whoa whoa
    Interlude 2
    Am
    Am

    whoa
    Am
    C

    whoa whoa
    Am
    Am

    Oh, whoa
    Am
    C

    whoa whoa
    Interlude 3
    F
    C
    G

    Am

    F
    C
    G
    E

    F
    F
    F
    F

    Bb
    Bb
    Bb
    Bb

    A
    A
    A
    A

    A
    A
    A
    A

    Verse 2
    Am

    His parents gave up,
    Am
    C

    they couldn't influence his attitude
    Am

    Nobody could help
    C

    The little man had no gratitude
    Pre-chorus 3
    F

    And when he stole the car
    C

    Nobody dreamed that he would
    Am

    try to take it so far
    F
    G

    He didn't mean to hit the poor man
    Am
    G

    Who had to go and die
    Am

    It made the judge cry
    Chorus 2
    Am

    "Only a lad
    F

    He really couldn't help it"
    Am

    "Only a lad
    F

    He didn't want to do it"
    Am

    "Only a lad
    F
    G

    He's underprivileged and abused"
    C

    Perhaps a little bit confused?
    G
    C

    Oh oh ohhh, oohhh whoa whoa
    Bridge 1
    Am
    Ebdim7
    E
    Am

    It's not his fault that he can't believe
    Ebdim7
    E
    Am

    Society made him go astray
    Ebdim7
    E
    Am

    Perhaps if we're nice he'll go away
    F
    C

    Perhaps he'll go away
    F
    C

    He'll go away
    Chorus 3
    Am

    "Only a lad
    F

    You really can't blame him"
    Am

    "Only a lad
    F

    Society made him"
    Am

    "Only a lad
    F
    G
    C

    He's our responsibility"
    Am

    Hey there Johnny
    F

    You really can't don't fool me
    Am

    You get away with murder
    F

    And you think it's funny!
    Am

    You don't give a damn
    F

    if we live or if we die
    G
    C

    Oh oh oh, ohh ohh ohh oh
    G

    Hey there Johnny boy
    C
    B
    Bb

    I hope you fry!
    Outro 1
    Am
    Am

    Am
    C

    Am
    Am

    Oh, whoa
    Am
    C

    whoa whoa
    Am
    Am

    Oh, whoa
    Am
    C

    whoa whoa whou

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