"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:
CC Piano Chord 
    C7C7 Piano Chord 
   FF Piano Chord 
    FminFmin Piano Chord 


CC Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
    CC Piano Chord 


Verse:
CC Piano Chord 
            FF Piano Chord 

When I was a baby
BbBb Piano Chord 
          CC Piano Chord 

I had no care in the world
BbBb Piano Chord 
    FF Piano Chord 
      BbBb Piano Chord 
     FF Piano Chord 
	CC Piano Chord 

But now, I'm a man and troubles fill my head
CC Piano Chord 
	   FF Piano Chord 
            BbBb Piano Chord 
         CC Piano Chord 

When I was five, it was good to be alive.
BbBb Piano Chord 
  FF Piano Chord 
     BbBb Piano Chord 
      FF Piano Chord 
       BbBb Piano Chord 

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.
EbEb Piano Chord 
				    FF Piano Chord 
   Fadd4Fadd4 Piano Chord 
   FF Piano Chord 

The moment you're born you start to die
DD Piano Chord 
   BbBb Piano Chord 
         FF Piano Chord 

'cause time waits for no man.
EbEb Piano Chord 
	     FF Piano Chord 

And your lifespan is over before it began.

BbBb Piano Chord 
     Bb7Bb7 Piano Chord 
            EbEb Piano Chord 

When I sit here at my window
EbminEbmin Piano Chord 

My life comes back to me.
GminGmin Piano Chord 
	    FF Piano Chord 

It's been so long since the good days.
CC Piano Chord 

It's been so long.

This pattern repeats, even though the verse SOUNDS different the second
time around.

Enjoy!

David Goodwin