[INTRO]
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 G/A
[VERSE]
Dsus2 A7 /E
Proud of your boy
D/F# Gmaj7
I'll make you proud of your boy
Bm F#m/A
Believe me bad as I've been Ma
G2 D/F# A7
You're in for a pleasant surprise
Bm F#7/A#
I've wasted time
Bm/A G#m7b5
I've wasted me
Gdim7 D/F#
So say I'm slow for my age
Bm7
A late bloomer
E7 C2 A7sus
Okay I agree
A7 D Gmaj7
That I've been one rotten kid
A7/G Dsus2/F# Gmaj7
Some son some pride and some joy
A7/G Bm F#m/A
But I'll get over these lousin' up
G2 Dsus2/F# E7sus
Messin' up screwin' up times
E7 G6 Dsus2/F#
You'll see Ma now comes the better part
Bm(add11)
Someone's gonna make good
E9
Cross his stupid heart
Em D/F# Gmaj7
Make good and finally make you
A D
Proud of your boy
G A/G G A/G
Tell me that I've been a louse and loafer
G A/G Dsus2/F#
You won't get a fight here no ma'am
F G/F F G/F
Say I'm a goldbrick a goof-off no good
F G/F C2/E
But that couldn't be all that I am
Am9sus Am D7sus
Water flows under the bridge
D7 G
Let it pass let it go
Bm7 E7sus E7
There's no good reason that you should believe me
Em7/A
Not yet I know but
D A7sus
Someday and soon
A7 D/F# Gmaj7
I'll make you proud of your boy
A Bm F#m/A
Though I can't make myself taller
G6/9 D/F# E7sus
Or smarter or handsome or wise
E7 G6 Dsus2/F#
I'll do my best what else can I do
Bm7(add 11) E9
Since I wasn't born perfect like Dad or you
Em7
Mom I will try to
F#m7 Gmaj7
Try hard to make you
G/A D
Proud of your boy
Gmaj7 A D