Intro:   B7   0:05

Verse 1
B7
When I was a little boy,
Way back home in Liverpool,
Em               C
My mama told me, I was great.    0:25

Verse 2
B7
Then when I was a teenager,
I knew that I had got something going,
Em                      ] C
All my friends told me, I was great.    0:45


Verse 3
B7
And now I'm a man,
A woman took me by the hand,
Em                         C
And you know what she told me...I was great.    1:03


Bridge 1
D7
I was in the greatest show on earth,
For what it was worth.
E                       ]
Now I'm only thirty-two,
                    [ E ]
And all I wanna do,       is boogaloo!  Hey!                 1:25

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Verse 4
B7
I looked in the mirror,
I saw my wife and kids,
Em                        ] C
And you know what they told me...I was great.    1:44

Bridge 2
D7
Yes, my name is Billy Shears,
You know it has been for so many years.
E                       ]
Now I'm only thirty-two;
                    [ E ]
And all I wanna do,       is boogaloo!                  2:05

Outro
B7
Hey, hey, hey,
(hey, hey, hey) yeah!
Em                 ] C
........I'm the greatest and you better believe it, baby!   2:22
      E   C    E   C
Ho! Ho! Ho!              2:40
E                     C
I'm gonna be the greatest in this world, (ho!)
          E            C
In the next world, and in any world! (hey!)   2:50
E           C              E             C
Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, alright,
           E              C              E
Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, alright,
C        E    C
        Oh, oh, oh...   < fadeout >    3:21