Intro: Gmaj7 D/F# Fmaj7 Em (Riff 1) D G Proud of your boy D/F# G I’ll make you proud of your boy A Believe me, Bm A Bad as I’ve been, Ma G D/F# Em A (barred) You’re in for a pleasant surprise Bm Bmmaj7 I’ve wasted time Bm Bm/G# I’ve wasted me D/F# So say I’m slow for my age G A late bloomer E7 C A7 Okay, I agree D/F# G That I’ve been one rotten kid Some son D/F# G Some pride and some joy A D/F# Dmaj7/F# But I’ll get over this lousin’ up G Dmaj7/F# ** E7 Messin’ up, screwin’ up time G D/F# ’Cause now is the better part G Some’s gonna make good D/F# Cross his stupid heart E7 * D/F# G Make good and finally make you A (barred) D * Dsus2 Proud of your boy G Asus4 G Tell me that I’ve been a louse Asus4 And a loafer G Asus4 You won’t get a fight here D/F# No ma’am Fsus4 G/F Fsus4 Say I’m a gold brick, a goof off G/F No good Fsus4 G/F C But that couldn’t be all that I am Am Dsus4 Water flows under the bridge D * G * Let it pass, let it go Bm There’s no good reason E7 * Why you should believe me Bmadd11/E(no5) Csus4 Not yet, I know but D * Asus4/G Someday, and soon I’ll make you D/F# G Proud of your boy A D/F# Dmaj7/F# Though I can’t make myself taller G D/F# E7 Or smarter, or handsome or wise G I’ll do my best D/F# What more can I do? Since I wasn’t born G E7 * Perfect like Dad or you Em7 F#m7 Mom, I will try to Gmaj7 A Try hard to make you (Riff 2) Proud of your boy Dsus2 D * Riff 1: e|-----------------|------------------| B|---2---3---5---7-|---8---12---10----| G|-----------------|------------------| D|---2---4---5---7-|---9---12---11----| A|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0----0-------| E|-----------------|------------------| Riff 2: e|---------------|-------0-------0-| B|-------3-----3-|-----2-------2---| G|---0h2---0h2---|-0h2-----0h2-----| D|---------------|-----------------| A|---------------|-----------------| E|-3-------------|-----------------|