Bachelor Boy - Cliff Richard Chords
Chords: G, D, A7, A, C
More chords by Cliff Richard
Genre: pop, rock and roll, british invasion
This song has a simple 3/4 meter with the D - G - A7 chord family in cyclic
order, one chord per measure.
The last line features an accidental chord - C major, which is also played
for one measure.
Simple for the novice, fun for anyone :)
[Intro]
G D A7 D (x2)
G
(Strum for one measure, as a bridge between prelude and song)
[Verse 1]
D G
When I was young, my father said,
A7 D
"Son, I've got something to say."
D G A7 D
And what he told me I'll never forget until my dying day.
[Chorus 1]
A D G
He said, "Son, you'll be a bachelor boy
A7 D
And that's the way to stay.
D G A7 D
Son, you'll be a bachelor boy until your dying day."
[Verse 2]
D G
When I was sixteen I fell in love
A7 D
With a girl as sweet as can be.
D G A7 D
But I remembered just in time what my daddy said to me.
[Chorus 2]
D G A7 D
As time goes by, I probably will meet a girl and fall in love.
D G
Then, I'll get married, have A-wife and A-child
A7 D
And they'll be my turtle dove.
[Chorus 3]
A D G
But until then, I'll be a bachelor boy
A7 D
and that's the way I'll stay-yay-yay,
D G A7 D
Happy to be a bachelor boy until my dying day.
D G
Yeah, I'll be a bachelor boy
A7 D
and that's the way I'll stay-yay-yay,
D G A7 D G D G D C D
Happy to be a bachelor boy until my dying day.
More Cliff Richard Songs
ChordRoom - Free Guitar & Piano Chords