Key: D
Introduction:
Dm Dm/C Dm/G Dm
Verse I
Bb C
You never knew yourself well enough, aahh
Bb C
But she never knew you at all
G F
And when she put you out on your own
Em
It may have stolen your innocence
F G
But not, no not your soul
C Am7/E
Tell me, where is little boy bl-u-u-ue
C Em F G F
You'll find him standing always one step ahead, oh
C Am7/E
Fast a little, shy a little, boy blue
F
Wise blood runs warm and deep
G
On the street kids walking
Just a kid walking, just a kid
Bb C
You send a letter with photographs, aahh
Bb C
And I'll tuck them under my dreams
G F
And if we wake up old beyond our years
Em
Not quite as brave as we seem
F G
It's just the pain that never disappears
C Am7/E
Tell me, where is little boy bl-u-u-ue
C Em F G F
You'll find him standing always one step ahead, oh
C Am7/E
Dance a little, cry a little, boy bl-u-u-ue
F
Wise blood runs warm and deep
G
On the street kids walking
Just a kid walking
Dm/G
Where
Dm
are you...
Dm
Where,
Dm/C
where are you
Dm/G
...ooooh
Dm
Verse III
G F
And when she put you out on your own
Em
It may have stolen your innocence
F G
But not, no not your soul
Chorus III
C Am7/E
Tell me, where is little boy bl-u-u-ue
C Em F G F
You'll find him standing always one step ahead, oh
C Am7/E
Fast a little, shy a little, boy blue
F
Wise blood runs warm and deep
G
On the street kids walking
Just a kid walking, just a kid
Dm/G
Where
Dm
are you
Dm
Where are you, where are you
Dm/C
boy blue
Dm/G
Where are you
Dm
Where are you, You always were that
Dm
One step ahead, You always were that
Dm/C
One step ahead
Dm/G
Ooooohhhh
Dm
yeah yeah
Dm
Where are you
Dm/C
Where are you
Dm/G
Oh where, where are
Dm
you, Where are you
Dm
Where are you, You always were that
Dm/C
one step ahead
Dm/G
ooooooh yeah yeah, You always were that
Dm
one step ahead
Dm
Where are you, where are you
Dm/C
Where are you, where are you
Dm/G
Where are you
Dm/G
Where