D A/E
Proud of your boy
D/F# G
I'll make you proud of your boy
A Bm F#m/A
Be-lieve me, bad as I've been, Ma
G D/F# Em7 A
You're in for a pleasant sur-prise
Bm F#/A#
I've wasted time
Bm/A E/G#
I've wasted me
E/G D/F#
So say I'm slow for my age
Bm7 E C A
A late bloomer, O-kay, I agree
D A/E
That I've been one rotten kid
D/F# G
Some son, some pride and some joy
A Bm F#m/A
But I'll get over these lousin' up
G D/F# Esus4
Messin' up, screwin' up times
G D/F#
You'll see, Ma, now comes the better part
Bm7
Someone's gonna make good
E
Cross his stupid heart
G/E D/F# G/A
Make good and finally make you
A D A/E D/F# G-A
Proud of your boy
G A G A
Tell me that I've been a louse and loafer
G A F#m
You won't get a fight here, no ma'am
F G F G
Say I'm a goldbrick, a goof-off, no good
F G Em
But that couldn't be all that I am
Am D
Water flows under the bridge
G
Let it pass, let it go
Bm Bm7 D/E E
There's no good reason that you should believe me
Em G G/A A
Not yet, I know, but
D A/E
Someday and soon
D/F# G
I'll make you proud of your boy
A Bm F#m/A
Though I can't make myself taller
G D/F# Em
Or smarter or handsome or wise
G D/F#
I'll do my best, what else can I do?
Bm E
Since I wasn't born perfect like Dad or you
Em
Mom, I will try to
D/F# G A
Try hard to make you
D A/E D/F# G - A D
Proud of your boy