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The 12 Year Old Boy Chords

Music by: Robert Cray
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[Verse 1]
[D]I feel bad[G], I fee[F]l ter[Dm]rible
[C]I'm just as sad[Gm] as I[G] can[Gm] be[G]
Oh, [C]I feel bad, I feel terr[Gm]ible[Am]
[C]I'm just as sad[Gm] as I can be[G]
[D][Gm]

[Verse 2]
[G]I let[C] a boy[D] 12 years old[C]
Take [Gm]my baby away from [F]me[Eb][Gm][D]
He used to [Gm]hang [G]around my [Gm]crib[C]
Until [Gm]late into [G]the night
[Bb][Gm]

[Verse 3]
[G]Oh, he used to [C]hang around my cri[Gm]b
Till late into the [C]night
Oh, he used to hang around my crib
Till [Gm]late into [G]the night
[Edim][Gm][C]

[Verse 4]
[G]Well, I n[C]ever drea[D]med that my baby[Am][C]
And [Gm]that boy could be so tight

[Interlude 1]
[C][G][Gm][D][C][Gm][G][Gdim][G]
[Gdim]
[G][C][Cm][F][C][F][Gm]
[D][G][D][Am][C][F][C][G][F]
[Gm][C][D]
[Gm]Well, if the

[Verse 5]
[G]young boy
hangs [C]around [Cm]you
[Gm]You should do what I
shoulda [G]did[C][D][Gm][G]
Oh, if the [C]young boy hangs around you
You should do [Gm]what I shoulda did
[D][Gm]

[Verse 6]
[G]Man, you sen[D]d him on
[Am]over to your neighbors
[C]And hope your neighbors like kids

[Outro 1]
[G][F][C][G]
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