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Only A Lad Tab by Oingo Boingo

  • Db

    4

  • Db7b5

    4

  • Dbsus4

    4

  • Bbm

  • BbmMaj7

  • Bbm7

  • Bbm6

    5

  • Gb/Bb

    4

  • Gb

    2

  • Ab

    4

  • F

  • B

    2

  • Bb

  • Edim7

  • F7

  • C

Intro 1
Db
Db7b5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-6-6-6----------------------------|-5-5-5----------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Dbsus4
Db
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-----------3-3-3------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Dbsus4
Db7b5
E|----------------------------------|------------------| B|----------------------------------|------------------| G|----------------------------------|------------------| D|-----4-4-4------------------------|-5-5-5------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2
Db
Db7b5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-6-6-6----------------------------|-5-5-5----------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Dbsus4
Db
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-----------3-3-3------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Dbsus4
Db7b5
E|----------------------------------|------------------| B|----------------------------------|------------------| G|----------------------------------|------------------| D|-----4-4-4------------------------|-5-5-5------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2
Db
Db7b5
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-9-9-9----------------------------|-8-8-8----------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-6-6-6----------------------------|-5-5-5----------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Dbsus4
Db
E|----------------------------------| B|-7-7-7-----------6-6-6------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-----------3-3-3------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Dbsus4
Db7b5
E|----------------------------------|------------------| B|-----7-7-7------------------------|-8-8-8------------| G|----------------------------------|------------------| D|-----4-4-4------------------------|-5-5-5------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2
Bbm
BbmMaj7
Bbm7
Bbm6
E|-6-----------6--------------------|-6-----------6--------------------| B|-6-----------10-------------------|-9-----------8--------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Gb/Bb
Bbm
Db
E|-6-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| D|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| A|-------------------------4--------|-------------------------6---8----| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bbm
BbmMaj7
Bbm7
Bbm6
E|-6-----------6--------------------|-6-----------6--------------------| B|-6-----------10-------------------|-9-----------8--------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Gb/Bb
Bbm
Db
E|-6-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| D|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| A|-------------------------4--------|-------------------------6---8----| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 1
Bbm
BbmMaj7
Johnny was bad, even
Bbm7
Bbm6
Gb/Bb
Bbm
Db
as a child everybody could tell
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BbmMaj7
Bbm7
Bbm6
Everyone said, "If you don't get straight
Gb/Bb
Bbm
Db
You'll surely go to hell"

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Pre-chorus 1
Gb
But Johnny didn't care
Db
Bbm
He was an outlaw by the time
that he was ten years old
Gb
Ab
He didn't want to do what he was told
Bbm
Ab
Bbm
Just a prankster, juvenile gangster
Gb
Db
His teachers didn't understand
They kicked him out of school
Bbm
at a tender early age
Gb
Just because
Ab
he didn't want to learn things
Bbm
Ab
Had other interests
Bbm
He liked to burn things!
Interlude 1
Bbm
BbmMaj7
Bbm7
Bbm6
E|-6-----------6--------------------|-6-----------6--------------------| B|-6-----------10-------------------|-9-----------8--------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Gb/Bb
Bbm
Db
E|-6-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| D|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| A|-------------------------4--------|-------------------------6---8----| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bbm
BbmMaj7
Bbm7
Bbm6
E|-6-----------6--------------------|-6-----------6--------------------| B|-6-----------10-------------------|-9-----------8--------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Gb/Bb
Bbm
Db
E|-6-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| D|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| A|-------------------------4--------|-------------------------6---8----| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Pre-chorus 2
Gb
The lady down the block,
Db
She had a radio
Bbm
that Johnny wanted oh so bad
Gb
Ab
So he took it the first chance he had
Bbm
Ab
Then nearly shot her in the leg
Bbm
And this is what she said
Chorus 1
Bbm
"Only a lad
Gb
You really can't blame him"
Bbm
"Only a lad
Gb
Society made him"
Bbm
"Only a lad
Gb
Ab
He's our responsibility"
Db
Oh, oh, oohh oh
Bbm
"Only a lad
Gb
He really couldn't help it"
Bbm
"Only a lad
Gb
He didn't want to do it"
Bbm
"Only a lad
Gb
Ab
He's underprivileged and abused"
Db
Perhaps a little bit confused?
Ab
Db
Oh oh ohhh, oohhh whoa whoa whoa
Interlude 2
Bbm
BbmMaj7
Bbm7
Bbm6
whoa
E|-6-----------6--------------------|-6-----------6--------------------| B|-6-----------10-------------------|-9-----------8--------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Gb/Bb
Bbm
Db
whoa whoa
E|-6-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| D|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| A|-------------------------4--------|-------------------------6---8----| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bbm
BbmMaj7
Bbm7
Bbm6
Oh, whoa
E|-6-----------6--------------------|-6-----------6--------------------| B|-6-----------10-------------------|-9-----------8--------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Gb/Bb
Bbm
Db
whoa whoa
E|-6-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| D|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| A|-------------------------4--------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Interlude 3
Gb
Db
Ab
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-----------------7----------------|---------6------------------------| G|---------6------------------------|-6-----------------------5--------| D|-8-----------------------8--------|-----------------6----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bbm
BbmMaj7
Bbm7
Bbm6
E|-6-----------6--------------------|-6-----------6--------------------| B|-6-----------10-------------------|-9-----------8--------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Gb
Db
Ab
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-----------------7----------------|---------6------------------------| G|---------6------------------------|-6-----------------------5--------| D|-8-----------------------8--------|-----------------6----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F
E|----------------------------------| B|-----------------6----------------| G|---------5---------------8--------| D|-7--------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Gb
Gb
E|-2-----------2--------------------|-2-----------2--------------------| B|-2-----------6--------------------|-4-----------2--------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Gb
Gb
E|-2-----------2-----------2--------|-----2-----------2---2---2--------| B|-2-----------6-----------4--------|-----2----------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-----------------4---4---3--------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
B
B
E|-7---7---7---7--------------------|-7---7---7---7--------------------| B|-7---7---7---11-------------------|-9---9---9---7--------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
B
B
E|-7---7---7---7-----------7---7----|-7---7-----------7---7---7--------| B|-7---7---7---11----------9---9----|-9---7-----------5---5---4--------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bb
Bb
E|-6---6---6---6-------6---6---6----|-6---6---6---6--------------------| B|-6---6---6---10------10--8---8----|-8---6---6---6-------6-------6----| G|----------------------------------|-----------------9-------9--------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bb
Bb
E|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6----|-6---6---6---6--------------------| B|-6---6---6---10--10--10--8---8----|-8---6---6---6-------6------------| G|----------------------------------|-----------------9-------9--------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bb
Bb
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------6-----------6------------|-6-----------6-----------6--------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-----8-----------8-----------8----|---------8-----------8------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-6-----------6-----------6--------|-----6-----------6-----------6----| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bb
Bb
His
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-----6----------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-8--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|---------6-----------5------------|-3-----------1-----------0--------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 2
Bbm
BbmMaj7
parents gave up,
Bbm7
Bbm6
Gb/Bb
Bbm
Db
they couldn't influence his attitude
Bbm
BbmMaj7
Nobody could help
Bbm7
Bbm6
Gb/Bb
Bbm
Db
The little man had no gratitude
Pre-chorus 3
Gb
And when he stole the car
Db
Nobody dreamed that he would
Bbm
try to take it so far
Gb
Ab
He didn't mean to hit the poor man
Bbm
Ab
Who had to go and die
Bbm
It made the judge cry
Chorus 2
Bbm
"Only a lad
Gb
He really couldn't help it"
Bbm
"Only a lad
Gb
He didn't want to do it"
Bbm
"Only a lad
Gb
Ab
He's underprivileged and abused"
Db
Perhaps a little bit confused?
Ab
Db
Oh oh ohhh, oohhh whoa whoa
Bridge 1
Bbm
Edim7
F7
Bbm
It's not his fault that he can't believe
Edim7
F7
Bbm
Society made him go astray
Edim7
F7
Bbm
Perhaps if we're nice he'll go away
Gb
Db
Perhaps he'll go away
Gb
Db
He'll go away
Chorus 3
Bbm
"Only a lad
Gb
You really can't blame him"
Bbm
"Only a lad
Gb
Society made him"
Bbm
"Only a lad
Gb
Ab
Db
He's our responsibility"
Bbm
Hey there Johnny
Gb
You really can't don't fool me
Bbm
You get away with murder
Gb
And you think it's funny!
Bbm
You don't give a damn
Gb
if we live or if we die
Ab
Db
Oh oh oh, ohh ohh ohh oh
Ab
Hey there Johnny boy
Db
C
B
I hope you fry!
Outro 1
Bbm
BbmMaj7
Bbm7
Bbm6
E|-6-----------6--------------------|-6-----------6--------------------| B|-6-----------10-------------------|-9-----------8--------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Gb/Bb
Bbm
Db
E|-6-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| D|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| A|-------------------------4--------|-------------------------6---8----| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bbm
BbmMaj7
Bbm7
Bbm6
Oh, whoa
E|-6-----------6--------------------|-6-----------6--------------------| B|-6-----------10-------------------|-9-----------8--------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Gb/Bb
Bbm
Db
whoa whoa
E|-6-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| D|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| A|-------------------------4--------|-------------------------6---8----| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bbm
BbmMaj7
Bbm7
Bbm6
Oh, whoa
E|-6-----------6--------------------|-6-----------6--------------------| B|-6-----------10-------------------|-9-----------8--------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Gb/Bb
Bbm
Db
whoa whoa whou
E|-6-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7-----------6--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| D|-------------------------6--------|---------8-------6----------------| A|-------------------------4--------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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