Ringo Starr w/ John, George & Billy
I'm The Greatest
"Ringo" (1973)

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When I was a little boy
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Way back home in Liverpool
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My mama told me, I was great   w/ D ----5------5---5----5----
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Then when I was a teenager             (f♯ -> f♯f♯)
I knew that I had got something going
All my friends told me I was great

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And now I'm a man
A woman took me by the hand
And you know what she told me, I was great

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  I was in the greatest show on earth
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  For what it was worth
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  Now I'm only thirty-two           and all I wanna do     is boogaloo  hey

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I looked in the mirror
I saw my wife and kids
And you know what they told me, I was great

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  Yes, my name is Billy Shears
  You know it has been for so many years         \             w/ rires & foule
  Now I'm only thirty-two    and all I wanna do   is boogaloo

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couplet bass  x 4   w/ a transition, solo Lennon & hey hey hey

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  w/ I'm the greatest and you better believe it, baby WHOOOO, hohoho

C B B♭ A (/A) A B♭ B C (/C)  x n  w/ I'm gonna be the greatest in this world
                                     In the next world and in any world
                                     Alright, alright, alright... Oh, oh, oh...