Lonely Boy Chords

by Andrew Gold
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author siemj [a] 7,267.
1 contributor total, last edit on Apr 10, 2019

Chords

A/C#
D
E/G#
A
F#m
E6
Dmaj7
C#7sus4
C#7
G#m7b5
C#m7
Am/F#
B7sus4
B7
Esus4
E
Dsus2
F#m7
F#m/E

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LONELY BOY      -       Andrew Gold
 
Intro:
A/C# - D - E/G# - A     4x
 
       A/C#          D
He was born     on a sum-   mer day,
E/G#             A            A/C# - D - E/G# -
     nineteen-   fifty- one
A               A/C#
  And with the slap    of a hand
D             E/G#         A              A/C# -D - E/G# - A
  He had land-    ed as an on-   ly son
    F#m                                E6
His     mother and father said "what a    lovely boy
      Dmaj7                            E6
We'll     teach him what we learned, ah   yes, just what we learned,
      F#m                              E6
We'll    dress him up warmly and we'll   send him to school
      Dmaj7                           C#7sus4        C#7
It'll      teach him how to fight to be      nobody's    fool"
 
Chorus:
D     G#m7b5           C#m7          Am/F#
  Oh,        oh, what a     lonely boy
    B7sus4       B7            D
Oh,       what a    lonely boy
Esus4           E
     Oh, what a   lonely boy
 
A/C# - D - E/G# - A - A/C# - D -
E/G# - A
 
            A/C#            D           E/G#
In the sum-     mer of fif-   ty- three     his mother,
         A           A/C#     D - E/G# -
brought    him a sis-    ter
A                      A/C#            D
   And she told him "we    must attend   to her needs
E/G#                 A                A/C# - D -E/G# - A
     She's so much youn-    ger than you"
         F#m                         E6
Well, he    ran down the hall and he   cried
        Dmaj7                       E6
Oh, how      could his parents have   lied
          F#m                     E6
When they     said he was an only   son
   Dmaj7                       C#7sus4      C#7
He     thought he was the only         one
 
Chorus:
D    G#m7b5            C#m7           Am/F#
  Oh,        oh, what a     lonely boy
    B7sus4       B7            D
Oh,       what a    lonely boy
Esus4           E
     Oh, what a   lonely boy
 
Break:
A/C# - D - E* - F#m* -  4x
 
Dsus2 - F#m7 -   2x
 
        Dsus2      F#m7        Dsus2     F#m7
Goodbye       mama,    goodbye      you,
        Dsus2       F#m7
goodbye       papa,      I'm pushin' on through
 
Dsus2 - F#m7 - B/
A|0-------|
E|--4-2-0-|
 D
G#m7b5 - C#m7 - Am/F# - B7sus4 - B7 -
D - Esus4 -
 
A/C# - D - E/G# - A - A/C# - D -
 
E/G#   A           A/C#           D
    He   left home      on a win-    ter day,
E/G#           A            A/C# - D - E/G# -
    nineteen-    sixty-nine
A                      A/C#
  And he hoped to find     all the love
D         E/G#            A            A/C# -D - E/G# - A
  He had lost    in that ear-   lier time
          F#m                        E6
Well, his     sister grew up,and she   married a man
   Dmaj7                     E6
He     gave her a son ah yes,   a lovely son
     F#m                            E6
They     dressed him up warmly they    sent him to school
    Dmaj7                            C#7sus4         C#7
It      taught him how to fight to be       nobody's     fool
 
Chorus:
D     G#m7b5            C#m7          Am/F#
  Oh,         oh, what a    lonely boy
    B7sus4       B7           D
Oh,       what a   lonely boy
Esus4          E            F#m - F#m/E
    Oh, what a   lonely boy
D    G#m7b5           C#m7           Am/F#
  Oh,       oh, what a    lonely boy
    B7sus4        B7           D
Oh,       what a    lonely boy
Esus4
     Oh, what a lonely boy
 
outro:
A/C# - D - E/G# - A     3x
 
A/C# - D - E - A//
 
 
A/C#    x42220
        x42255
        x47655
E/G#    422100
        422400
        476454
F#m     244222
E6      022120
Dmaj7   xx0222
        x54222
C#7sus4 x46474
C#7     x46464
G#m7b5  4x0102
C#m7    x46454
Am/F#   202210
B7sus4  x24252
B7      x24242
Esus4   022200
E*      xx2454
        xxx454
F#m*    xxx576
Dsus2   xx0230
F#m7    242222
F#m/E   044222
 
I hoped the tab would be playable, but it?s a piano song really, so it?s though. the
bass-note is within the chord so if you
play the bass note separately, the position of the chords is pretty much as above. This
way you get the upbeat effect.
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Lonely Boy – Andrew Gold
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24 comments
thecitychicke1
Beginner's tip: Transpose -2, put a capo on 2nd fret, and then hit the 'simplify' button. Andrew Gold composed songs for the piano, so the chords can be tricky. Now we just need someone to put the chords letters over the *proper* syllables. This submission is not so hot for correct placement over the syllables.
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northerntowne
It might be playable for more advanced players but for a novice/first level intermediate it's a bit challenging. I may use this to submit a more simple version if you don't mind. Thanks, Steve.
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thecitychicke1
Can anyone make a tab for this song that is easy to play on the guitar? Like, intermediate chords? I just want something I can strum so I can sing this. : ) Thank you!
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