Intro: Em7 D6 A
D9
Proud of your boy
A7/E D9/F# D/F# Gmaj7
I'll make you proud of your boy
A Bm F#m/A
Believe me, bad as I've been, Ma
G69 D/F# Em
You're in for a pleasant surprise
A7 Bm
I've wasted time
F#7/A# Bm/A G#m7b5
I've wasted me
Gdim D9/F# D/F#
So say I'm slow for my age
Bm7 E7 Csus2 A7sus
A late bloomer, Okay, I agree
A7 D
That I've been one rotten kid
A D6 G7
Some son, some pride and some joy
Asus4 Bm F#M/A
But I'll get over these lousin' up
G 49 D9/F# Esus4
Messin' up, screwin' up times
E7 G7 D6
You'll see, Ma, now comes the better part
D9/F# Bm9
Someone's gonna make good
E
Cross his stupid heart
Em D/F# Gmaj
Make good and finally make you
A7sus4 A7sus/E A7/E
Proud of your boy
D9/F# D/F# Gmaj A
G A/G G A/G
Tell me that I've been a louse and loafer
G A/G D9/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 C9/E
But that couldn't be all that I am
Asus 24 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
Em/A A7
Not yet, I know, but
D
Someday and soon
A7sus/E A7/E D9/F# D/F# Gmaj
I'll make you proud of your boy
A Bm F#m/A
Though I can't make myself taller
G 69 D/F# E7sus
Or smarter or handsome or wise
E7/G# G9
I'll do my best, what else can I do ?
D9/F# Bm7 E9
Since I wasn't born perfect like Dad or you
Em7
Mom, I will try to
F#m7 Gmaj
Try hard to make you
G/A D Gmaj A D
Proud of your boy