My Boy (My Girl Version)
Written by Elvie Shane, Russell Sutton, Lee Starr & Nick Columbia
Recorded by Elvie Shane
Album: (Single)
(Capo on 2)
(Intro.)
|(G) / (D) / |(C)(D)(Em) / |(G) / (D) / |(C)(D)(G) / |
(Verse 1)
(G) She ain't got my (D/F#) smile, that don't (C)bother me a (Em)bit
She's got (G) somebody (D)else's eyes I'm (C)seeing (D)myself (G)in
I'm holding (D)on to every moment, God (C)knows I've (D)missed a (Em)few
The (G)day we met I (D)knew I had some (C)catching (D)up to (G)do
(Chorus)
(Em) She ain't my (D) blood, ain't got my nam
(G) But if she (C) did, I'd feel the same
(Em) I wasn't (D)there for her first steps
(G) But I ain't (C)missed a ball game yet
(Em) And (D)that ain't ever gonna change
(G) (C)I could never walk away
(Em) Yeah, she's my (D) baby. my (C)whole world
(G) She ain't (C)my blood but she's my, (Em) she's (D)my girl (G) (C)
(Verse 2)
(G) It hit me (D)like a train, the first (C)time she called me (Em)dad
In a (G)three stick figure (D) crayon picture with (C)all of (D)us holding (G)hands
(G) Her mama (D)said, "I understand if it’s (C) too soon for (Em)this"
I (G)didn't let her finish, (D) I took it to the kitchen and I (C)stuck it (D)on the (G)fridge, yeah
(Chorus)
(Em) She ain't my (D)blood, ain't got my name
(G) But if she (C) did, I'd feel the same
(Em) I wasn’t (D) there for her first steps
(G) But I ain’t (C) missed a ball game yet
(Em) And (D)that ain't ever gonna change
(G) (C)I could never walk away
(Em) Yeah, she's my (D) baby, my whole world
(G) She ain't (C)my blood but she's my, (Em) she's (D)my girl (G) (C)
(Bridge)
(Em)She's Saturday morning cartoons
(D/F#) She's "Hey, can I sleep in your room?"
(G) She's bigger than the plans I had
She's (C)making me a better man
(Chorus)
(Em) She ain't my (D)blood, ain't got my name
(G) But if she (C)did, I'd feel the same
(Em) I wasn’t (D/F#) there for her first steps
(G) But I ain't (C)missed a ball game yet
(Em) And (D/F#)that ain't ever gonna change
(G) (C)I could never walk away
(Em) Yeah, she's my (D) baby, my whole world
(G) She ain't (C)my blood but she's my, (Em) she's (D)my girl (G) (C)
(G) (C) Yeah, she's my, (Em) she’s my (D) girl
(Outro)
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