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