Intro:   B   0:05

Verse 1
B5
When I was a little boy,
Way back home in Liverpool,
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My mama told me, I was great.    0:25

Verse 2
B5
Then when I was a teenager,
I knew that I had got something going,
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All my friends told me, I was great.    0:45


Verse 3
B5
And now I'm a man,
A woman took me by the hand,
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And you know what she told me...I was great.    1:03


Bridge 1
D5
I was in the greatest show on earth,
For what it was worth.
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Now I'm only thirty-two,
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And all I wanna do,       is boogaloo!  Hey!                 1:25

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Verse 4
B5
I looked in the mirror,
I saw my wife and kids,
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And you know what they told me...I was great.    1:44

Bridge 2
D5
Yes, my name is Billy Shears,
You know it has been for so many years.
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Now I'm only thirty-two;
                    [ E ]              
And all I wanna do,       is boogaloo!                  2:05

Outro
B5
Hey, hey, hey,
(hey, hey, hey) yeah!
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........I'm the greatest and you better believe it, baby!   2:22
             E5  C5  E5  C5
Ho! Ho! Ho!              2:40
E5                                 C5
I'm gonna be the greatest in this world, (ho!)
                E5                 C5
In the next world, and in any world! (hey!)   2:50
E5              C5                 E5                 C5
Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, alright,
               E5                 C5                 E5
Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, alright,
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        Oh, oh, oh...   < fadeout >    3:21