Intro: Em7 D6 A

D9                  A7
Proud of your boy
D                                   Bm
I'll make you proud of your boy
Bm                                        A
Believe me, bad as I've been, Ma
G                 F#                   A9
You're in for a pleasant surprise

Bm
I've wasted time
F#            D
I've wasted me
                Bm              B7
So say I'm slow for my age
Bm                   Em        Csus2
A late bloomer, Okay, I agree

                      D              
That I've been one rotten kid
          A              D6                    G7
Some son, some pride and some joy
Asus4          Bm              A
But I'll get over these lousin' up
G               D/F#7           Esus4
Messin' up, screwin' up times


E                     G7                             D6
You'll see, Ma, now comes the better part
                                        Bm9
Someone's gonna make good
                           Em
Cross his stupid heart
                        E7               D6
Make good and finally make you
A7sus4          D      A7       D6
Proud of your boy

Tell me that I've been a louse and loafer
You won't get a fight here, no ma'am
Say I'm a goldbrick, a goof-off, no good
But that couldn't be all that I am

Water flows under the bridge
Let it pass, let it go
There's no good reason that you should believe me
Not yet, I know, but

Someday and soon
I'll make you proud of your boy
Though I can't make myself taller
Or smarter or handsome or wise

I'll do my best, what else can I do ?
Since I wasn't born perfect like Dad or you
Mom, I will try to
Try hard to make you
Proud of your boy