Chords for The Only Child

_ Boy of mine, _ _ as your fortune [Bb] comes to carry [A] you down the line, _ _ _
[Db] _ [Dm] And you watch while [Am] the changes _ [Bb] unfold,
_ [F] _ _ _
_ [Dm] And you sort among [C] the _ stories [Bb] you'll be told, _ _
_ If [F] some pieces of the [A] picture are [Dm] hard to find,
And _ _ _ [Bb] the answers to your questions are [C] hard to hold,
_ _ Take [F] good care of your [Bb] mother _ when [F] you're making up your mind,
Should [Dm] one thing or another [Am] take you [C] from behind. _
_ _ _ Though [Dm] the world may [C] make you hard and wild,
[Bb] And determine [F] how your life is styled,
When [Dm] you've come to feel [C] that you're the [B] only _ child,
_ _ Take [Bb] good care of your [Bb] brother, _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ let the _ disappointments [F] pass,
Let the laughter fill your [Dm] glass, let your illusions [C] last,
Until [Bb] they shatter, _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] whatever you might hope to find,
[F] Among the thoughts [Dm] that crowd your mind,
[F] There won't be many that ever really [C] _ matter,
_ _ But take [Bb] good care of your mother, _ _ _ [F] and remember to be kind,
_ [Dm] When the pain of another [Am] will serve you to [C] be mine,
_ _ _ _ [Dm] There are those who feel [C] themselves exiled,
[Bb] On whom the [F] fortune never smiled,
[Dm] And upon whose [C] lives the heartache has [B] been piled,
_ _ _ _ [Bb] They're just looking for _ another _ _ [F] lonely _ child. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] When you've [G] found another _ [B] soul, [F] _ [G] season to your [Dm] _ own, _
_ _ _ [Bb] Take good care of each other, _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ take good care of each other,
_ _ When you're thinking you're alone, _ be aware of each [Bb] other,
When _ [F] _ you're looking for something of your own, take good _ _ [Bb] care of each other,
_ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ Take [Bb] good care of each other.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _