Neil Young - My Boy: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "My Boy" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A#           F/A           Gm F
Why are you growin' up so fast
    D#
My boy?
D#m                         A#
Oh, you'd better take your time.
             F/A           Gm  F
Why are you growin' up so fast
    D#     F
My son?

Almost time to live your dreams
My boy.
Oh, you'd better take your time.
Almost time to make some plans
My son.

Chorus:
A#              D#
Vacation comes, school is out,
C           F       D#
Summer ends year in year out.

Oh, you'd better take your time
My boy.
I thought we had just begun.
Why are you growin' up so fast
My son?

Chorus

A#           F/A           Gm F
Why are you growin' up so fast
    D# D#m
My boy?

A#           F/A           Gm F
Why are you growin' up so fast
    D# F A#
My son?



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "My Boy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "My Boy" by Neil Young.

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