Intro: A Bm C#m D A E A D
verse 1
A E
I remember not too long ago.
A E E7 A
Batting base balls, boxin' with my shadow.
F#m D
Climbin' trees, climbin' walls.
C#m D
Yearned to be six feet tall.
Pre-Chorus
F#m D
If I knew then what I know now,
C#m D
I would've been content to play.
A D E A
And not to rush my hand to take the plough
B Bbm
Oh Jesus, bring back the boy in me.
G#m
Put your hand on my heart,
E F#
And let me run free.
B Bbm F# D#m
Woh-oh-woh Jesus, my eyes need help to see.
G#m E F# G
And I want to be the boy in me, yes.
verse 2
A E
I remember it like yesterday,
F#m D E A E
I realised my childhood slipped away.
F#m D
Chasin' plans, chasin' dreams,
A E
Silhouettes of what I used to be.
A D
And I know now what I knew then
A D
Not living in the past.
A E E7
But I wish I could go back again.
B F#
Oh Jesus, bring back the boy in me (bring back the boy in me.)
G#m B
Put your hand on my heart,
E F#
And let me run free.
F#7 B
Woh, oh, woh Jesus (bring back the boy in me)
Bbm D#m
My eyes need help to see. (bring back the boy in me)
G#m E F# B
And I want to be the boy in me.
riff B Bbm A B A E G A G A F# B E D E C#
Chorus 3
C# G# Cm
Oh Jesus, bring back the boy in me. (bring back the boy in me)
Bbm
Put your hand on my heart,
F# G#
And let me run free.
G#7 C#
Woah, oh, woah Jesus, (bring back the boy in me)
G# Fm
My eyes need help to see. (bring back the boy in me)
Bbm F# G# F# C# F# D#m G#
And I want to be the boy in me. (bring back the boy in me)
Outro
Bbm F# C# F# D#m G# Fm
The boy in me. (bring back the boy in me)
F# C# F# D#m G# Fm
(Bring back the boy in me)
F# C# F# D#m G# Fm (fade quickly)
(Bring back the boy in me)