e: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 18:12:08 -0500
From: David Goodwin
Subject: CRD: When I Was a Boy by The Who
«When I Was A Boy»
written by John Entwistle for The Who
(can be found on Who’s Missing and Rarities)
Transcribed by David Goodwin
INTRO:
C C7 F Fmin
C G C
Verse:
C F
When I was a baby
Bb C
I had no care in the world
Bb F Bb F C
But now, I’m a man and troubles fill my head
C F Bb C
When I was five, it was good to be alive.
Bb F Bb F Bb
But now I’m a man I wish that I were dead.
D Bb F Fadd4 F (last two quickly)
My how time rushes by.
Eb F Fadd4 F
The moment you’re born you start to die
D Bb F
’cause time waits for no man.
Eb F
And your lifespan is over before it began.
Bb Bb7 Eb
When I sit here at my window
Ebmin
My life comes back to me.
Gmin F
It’s been so long since the good days.
C
It’s been so long.
This pattern repeats, even though the verse SOUNDS different the second
time around.
Enjoy!
David Goodwin
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