I'm Boy (second version)
By The Who, 1966
>Appears on Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy, 1971
Written by Pete Townshend ©1966 TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
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[intro]
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Ooh...
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One girl's called Jean Marie
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One little girl's called Felicity
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Another little girl was Sally Joy
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The other was me and I'm a boy
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My name is Bill and I'm a head case (They pra..)
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[palm mute; x: left hand mute]
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([E5]) |[A] |[E5/Ab] [E5] [E5/Ab] E5|[E5/Ab] [E5] [E5/Ab]
They practice making up on my face
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[E5] |[A] |[E5/Ab] [E5] [E5/Ab] E5|[E5/Ab] [E5] [E5/Ab]
I feel lucky if I get trousers to wear
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[E5] |[A] |[E5/Ab] [E5] [E5/Ab] E5|[E5/Ab] [E5] [E5/Ab] E5|
Spend days just taking hair pins from my hair
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I'm a boy, I'm a boy, but my mother won't admit it
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I'm a boy, I'm a boy but if I say I am I get it
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Get your frock on Jean Marie
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Plait your hair Felicity
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Paint your nails little Sally Joy
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Put this wig on little boy
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I'm a boy, I'm a boy, but my ma won't admit it
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I'm a boy, I'm a boy but if I say I am I get it
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Help me wash up Jean Marie
You can dry Felicity
Stack them dishes Sally Joy
Behind those scrubbed floors, I'm a boy
I'm a boy, I'm a boy, but my ma won't admit it
I'm a boy, I'm a boy but if I say I am I get it
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I wanna play cricket on the green
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Ride my bike across the stream
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Cut myself and see my blood
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I wanna come home all covered in mud
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I'm a boy, I'm a boy, but my ma won't admit it
[A] |([D]) [D] ([E]) [E] |[A]
I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy
[A] |([D]) [D] ([E]) [E] |([A]) [A] [A]
I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy
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I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy
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