#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# The Boy Inside the Man Tom Cochrane/Red Ryder G5 So long, so long, G5 Gsus G5 Gsus G5 so long he's been away, so long, so long, so long he's back again, when I G5 turned 17 we had passion, we had dreams thought the love we were Dsus D G fighting for was something holy, something more. When I turned G 21, we were outside on the run when I walked out with Dsus D G my girl, Ha! we were halfway round the world [rpt] and I, I D G dreamed that I saw her standing there running for the D G boy inside the man I was D G Em hit hard by a light so bright it burned and all at once I Em C knew she'd understand understand understand Gsus G Boy inside the man Boy inside the G man... G G When I turned 25 we were hungry, G Dsus D we had drive Then I turned much older then ah, 'cause the boy was lost G G in pride Now I've just turned 31 and I have lost and I have G Dsus D won still I've kept my dreams alive 'cause the boy will never G D die and I dreamed that I saw her standing G D there running for the boy inside the man G D I was hit hard by a light so bright it G Em Em C burned and all at once I knew she'd understand C Gsus G the boy inside the man G Gsus G the boy inside the man! G Gsus G ah, do you understand??!!! [instrumental] Dsus [4] C [3] Dsus [2] C G [1] and I, I D G dreamed that I saw her standing there running for the D G boy inside the man............. I was D G Em hit hard by a light so bright it burned and all at once I Em C knew she'd understand understand understand and I D G dreamed that I saw her standing there running for the D G boy inside the man I was D G Em hit hard by a light so bright it burned, and all at once I Em C knew she'd understand understand understand the boy Gsus G inside the man Gsus G the boy inside the man Gsus G the boy inside the man Gsus G the boy inside the man Gsus G the boy inside the man so long, so long, so long he's Gsus G been away so long, so long, so long he's Gsus G back again Gsus G boy inside the man [rave outro] Gsus G [1] Gsus G [end]