Oingo Boingo — Only A Lad

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"Only A Lad" - Oingo Boingo
Track 6 of 10 on the album "Only A Lad" (1981)

[!] Capo on 1st fret [!]

[Intro]
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Am        C Cadd9 C
Am        C Cadd9 C


[Verse 1]
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Johnny was bad, even as a child everybody could tell
Am                                                                    C Cadd9 C
Everyone said, "If you don't get straight, you'll surely go to Hell!"


[Pre-Chorus]
F                      C
   But Johnny didn't care
                        F
He was an outlaw by the time that he was ten years old
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He didn't wanna do what he was told
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   Just a prankster
  Am
A juvenile gangster
F                            C
   His teachers didn't understand, they kicked him out of school
     F
At a tender early age just because
                  G
He didn't want to learn things
Am                     G
   Had other interests
Am
   He liked to burn things!


[Interlude]
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Am        C Cadd9 C


[Pre-Chorus]
F                      C
   The lady down the block
                     F
She had a radio that Johnny wanted, oh, so bad
                        G
So he took it the first chance he had
    Am                          G
And then he shot her in the leg
Am
   But this is what she said


[Chorus]
      Am              F
(He's only a lad) You really can't blame him
 Am            F
(Only a lad) Society made him
 Am               F               G
(Only a lad) He's our responsibility
     C
Oh, oh, whoa whoa
 Am             F
(Only a lad) He really couldn't help it
 Am             F
(Only a lad) He didn't want to do it
 Am               F                    G
(Only a lad) He's underprivileged and abused
          C
Perhaps a little bit confused
G            C              Am
Oh, oh, oh, oh whoa whoa whoa
               C Cadd9 C
Whoa whoa whoa
Am                 C Cadd9 C
Oh, whoa whoa whoa


[Bridge]
F    C  G  Am
F    C  G  E
F       Bb
A
Am


[Verse 2]
    Am                                                    C Cadd9 C
His parents gave up, they couldn't influence his attitude
  Am                                               C Cadd9 C
Nobody could help, the little man had no gratitude


[Pre-Chorus]
F                          C
   And when he stole the car
                             F
Nobody dreamed that he would try to take it so far
                          G
He didn't mean to hit the poor man
Am                       G
   Who had to go and die
Am
   It made the judge cry


[Chorus]
 Am             F
(Only a lad) He really couldn't help it
 Am             F
(Only a lad) He didn't want to do it
 Am               F                    G
(Only a lad) He's underprivileged and abused
          C
Perhaps a little bit confused
G            C
Oh, oh, oh, oh whoa whoa


[Bridge]
     Am
It's not his fault that he can't behave
  Am
Society's made him go astray
   Am
Perhaps if we're nice, he'll go away
   F              C              F   C
Perhaps he'll go away, he'll go away-ay


[Chorus]
 Am              F
(Only a lad) You really can't blame him
 Am            F
(Only a lad) Society made him
 Am                F               G   C
(Only a lad) Is he our responsibility?


[Outro Chorus]
Am                     F
Hey there, Johnny, you really don't fool me
    Am                           F
You get away with murder and you think it's funny
    Am                      F
You don't give a damn if we live or if we die
G            C
Oh, oh, oh, oh whoa whoa whoa
G                     C    B        Bb
Hey there, Johnny Boy... I hope you fry!


[Outro]
Am        C Cadd9 C
Am                 C Cadd9 C
Oh, whoa whoa whoa
Am                     C Cadd9 C
Oh, whoa whoa whoa, oh-oh