Only A Boy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[B]Onl[G]y l[C]ast J[G]une he got his d[C]iploma
In [G]just a short while trainin'
[D]in Oklahoma
Learn[G]in' [B]to shoot, to salute,
[Em]shine a bo[C]ot
Takin' or[D]ders, fixin' mortars,
[G]guardin' our [Csus4]borders
[C]He was onl[Ab]y a boy,
but had [Db]a man's job to [Eb]do,
will[Db]ing to d[Ab]ie for m[Eb]e, for y[Ab]ou.
Set sail for Vietnam,
to [Db]help out our nation,
[Ab]trying to put down the [Eb]red infiltration.
Fight[Ab]in' in [C]trenches,
out [Fm]in drenches and stenches
[Db]Shoo[Eb]tin' headlong at a thron[Ab]g
of yet [Dbsus4]cong[Am]
He was [A]only a boy
but had a [D]man's job to [E]do
Will[D]ing to [A]die not just for [E]me but for [A]you
He thought about his folks,
he sure [D]missed his girl
As [A]bullets and shells around
him star[E]ted to swirl
One [A]ripped through his shirt,
[C#]blood spur[F#m]red, man it hurt
[D]He spun [E]around, fell face down,
[A]head to [Dsus4]the ground
[Bbm]He was[Bb] only a boy but had
[Eb]a man's job to [F]do,
[Eb]willing to [Bb]die for m[F]e, for y[Bb]ou.
So his parents got a medal,
so his [Eb]girl got his ring,
but to his [Bb]country he left
one very spe[F]cial thing.
He helped [Bb]people stay free
[D]from the misery [Gm]of tyranny
[Eb]Yeah, he [F]died without fright in a [Cm]fight
[F]That he knew was rig[Bb]ht[D#sus4][D#m]
[B]He [Bm]was only [B]a boy
that had [E]a man's job to [F#]do
Will[E]ing to [B]die, not just [F#]for me, but for [B]you you