Proud Of Your Boy

 
              Intro: Em7 D6 A 
 
D9                  A7 
Proud of your boy 
D                                   Bm 
I'll make you proud of your boy 
Bm                                        A 
Believe me, bad as I've been, Ma 
G                 F#                   A9 
You're in for a pleasant surprise 
 
Bm 
I've wasted time 
F#            D 
I've wasted me 
                Bm              B7 
So say I'm slow for my age 
Bm                   Em        Csus2 
A late bloomer, Okay, I agree 
 
                      D               
That I've been one rotten kid 
          A              D6                    G7 
Some son, some pride and some joy 
Asus4          Bm              A 
But I'll get over these lousin' up 
G               D F#7           Esus4 
Messin' up, screwin' up times 
 
 
E                     G7                             D6 
You'll see, Ma, now comes the better part 
                                        Bm9 
Someone's gonna make good 
                           Em 
Cross his stupid heart 
                        E7               D6 
Make good and finally make you 
A7sus4          D      A7       D6 
Proud of your boy 
 
Tell me that I've been a louse and loafer 
You won't get a fight here, no ma'am 
Say I'm a goldbrick, a goof-off, no good 
But that couldn't be all that I am 
 
Water flows under the bridge 
Let it pass, let it go 
There's no good reason that you should believe me 
Not yet, I know, but 
 
Someday and soon 
I'll make you proud of your boy 
Though I can't make myself taller 
Or smarter or handsome or wise 
 
I'll do my best, what else can I do ? 
Since I wasn't born perfect like Dad or you 
Mom, I will try to 
Try hard to make you 
Proud of your boy