The Boy Chords by Mark Knopfler

[Intro]

G  A Bm G
Em A Bm G

E
 
 
[Verse]

A        E     D  A
Sandwich in my pocket
Bm      A        D
Topcoat buttoned tight
  D          A        D
Still thirty miles to pedal
A        D              E
On these empty roads at night
        A        E     D  A
But the moon’s a giant lantern
        D             C#7
There’s no need for a light
        D       A        
I’ll be home in good time
D A      A      E D A A E D A
  in the morning
 
 
[Verse]

    A          E      D  A
The Boy turned pro so early
Bm        A      D
Went down London way
     D     A     D       A
I’ll pay a visit now and then
D               E
Make sure he’s okay
   A        E        D   A
We don’t do too much talking
        D          C#7
We look forward anyway
D         A          D
Sometimes we’ll just talk
 A        E    A
About the same old
 
 
[Chorus]

E
Who knows where 

the world is going
D       A
 Nobody does
 
But all the same
               D
We could never change
         B,
We could never change
  E               
Because he’s all 
      D   Dm
we’ve got
           A    D
No more or less
    A        E     D
The Boy, God bless
     E        A   E D A
He’s just The Boy
 
 
[Bridge]

Em               
  There’s no sign 
              A
he’ll pack it in 
Bm                 G
Says why should he stop
   Em               A       F#m
He makes more money in that gym
     Bm                  G    E
Than in any blacksmith’s shop
 
 
[Verse]

   A        E        D  A
He seems to like the glamour
    Bm        A     D
The crowds and city lights
   D             A  
He likes the cash, 
   D         A
he likes the flash
    D               E
And fuss around the fights
        A         
Will he know when 
E        D A
it’s all over
        D                  C#7
Will he still be sharp and bright
D        A       D
Still be working
      A       E  A
Still be on a payroll?
 
 
[Chorus]

E
Who knows where the 

world is going
D       A
 Nobody does
 
But all the same
               D
We could never change
         B,
We could never change
  E                    D   Dm
Because he’s all we’ve got
           A    D
No more or less
             A
And he’s The Boy
    E     D
God bless
     E        A   D
He’s just The Boy
    A        E     D
The Boy, God bless
     E        A   D
He’s just The Boy
 
 
[Outro]

A D
A D x3

Track Info

• Song: The Boy
• Artist: Mark Knopfler
• Written by Mark Knopfler
• Produced by Mark Knopfler & Guy Fletcher
• Album: The Boy (EP)
• Released Date: 20 April 2024

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