Intro: Gmaj7D/F#Fmaj7Em (Riff 1)
DG
Proud of your boy
D/F#G
I’ll make you proud of your boy
A
Believe me,
BmA
Bad as I’ve been, Ma
GD/F#EmA (barred)
You’re in for a pleasant surprise
BmBmmaj7
I’ve wasted time
BmBm/G#
I’ve wasted me
D/F#
So say I’m slow for my age
G
A late bloomer
E7CA7
Okay, I agree
D/F#G
That I’ve been one rotten kid
Some son
D/F#G
Some pride and some joy
AD/F#Dmaj7/F#
But I’ll get over this lousin’ up
GDmaj7/F# ** E7
Messin’ up, screwin’ up time
GD/F#
’Cause now is the better part
G
Some’s gonna make good
D/F#
Cross his stupid heart
E7 * D/F#G
Make good and finally make you
A (barred) D * Dsus2
Proud of your boy
GAsus4G
Tell me that I’ve been a louse
Asus4
And a loafer
GAsus4
You won’t get a fight here
D/F#
No ma’am
Fsus4G/FFsus4
Say I’m a gold brick, a goof off
G/F
No good
Fsus4G/FC
But that couldn’t be all that I am
AmDsus4
Water flows under the bridge
D * G *
Let it pass, let it go
Bm
There’s no good reason
E7 *
Why you should believe me
Bmadd11/E(no5) Csus4
Not yet, I know but
D * Asus4/G
Someday, and soon
I’ll make you
D/F#G
Proud of your boy
AD/F#Dmaj7/F#
Though I can’t make myself taller
GD/F#E7
Or smarter, or handsome or wise
G
I’ll do my best
D/F#
What more can I do?
Since I wasn’t born
GE7 *
Perfect like Dad or you
Em7F#m7
Mom, I will try to
Gmaj7A
Try hard to make you
(Riff 2)
Proud of your boy
Dsus2D *