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My Boy
(Bill Martin / Phil Coulter / Claude Francois / Jean-Pierre Bourtayre)

Copyright Obie Music

Original by Claude François in 1970

French song "Parce Que Je T'Aime Mon Enfant" (Because I Love You, My Child)

RCA studio session - December 10-16, 1973 - Stax Studios - Memphis
December 13, 9 pm-12 am, 1-4 am

CPA5 1625-03

Overdub for RCA studio session - January 10 and 11, 1974 - RCA Studio - Hollywood
January 10

CPA5 1625-03

Overdub for RCA studio session - January 15, 1974 - Studio A - Nashville
CPA5 1625-03

March 1974 LP RCA CPL 1 0475 Good Times

January 3, 1975 Single A side RCA PB 10191 My Boy / Thinking About You
Overdubbed master without some instruments:

February 1979 LP RCA AQL1-3279 Our Memories Of Elvis Vol 1

March 6, 2012 CD FTD 506020-975038 Our Memories Of Elvis Vol 1, 2 & 3 - The Pure Elvis Sound
Undubbed version:
November 26, 2008 CD Mini LP Japan RCA BMG BVCM-35504 Good Times
Outtakes:

Takes 1 and 2: December 7, 2009 CD FTD 506020-975003 CD Good Times

CPA5 1626-03 Loving Arms

Your sleeping son I know, but really this can't wait
I wanted to explain before it gets too late
For your mother and me, love has finally died
This is no happy home but God knows how I tried

* Because you're all I have my boy
You are my life, my pride, my joy
And if I stay, I stay because of you my boy

I know it's hard to understand, why did we ever start
We're more like strangers now, each acting out a part
I've laughed, I have cried, I've lost every game
Taken all I can take but I'll stay here just the same

* Repeat

Sleep on, you haven't heard a word, perhaps it's just as well
While spoil your little dreams, why put you through the hell
Life is no fairy tale, as one day you will know
But now you're just a child, I'll stay here and watch you grow

* Repeat

Yeh

* Repeat

Yeh

* Repeat

[Gsus4][F#sus4][Fsus4][F][Bbsus4][Bb][Eb] [Eb]You're sleeping son, I [Bb]know, but, really, this can't [Cm]wait. I wanted to explain before it [G7]gets too [Cm]late. For your mother and [Ab]me, love has finally [Gm]died. This is no happy [Fm]home, but God knows how I've [G7sus4]tried.[G7]

Be[Dm7]cause [G7]you're [Cm]all I have, my [Fm]boy, you are my [Bb7]life, my pride, my [Eb]joy And if I [Am7-5]stay, I stay be[D7-9]cause of [D7]you, my [G7sus4]boy.[G7]

[Eb]I know it's hard to under[Bb]stand, why did we ever [Cm]start? We're more like strangers now, each acting [G7]out a [Cm]part. I have laughed, I have [Ab]cried, I have lost every [Gm]game, taken all I can [Fm]take, but I'll stay just the [G7sus4]same.[G7]

Be[Dm7]cause [G7]you're [Cm]all I have, my [Fm]boy, you are my [Bb7]life, my pride, my [Eb]joy And if I [Am7-5]stay, I stay be[D7-9]cause of [D7]you, my [G7sus4]boy.[G7]

[Eb]Sleep on, you haven't heard a [Bb]word, perhaps it's just as [Cm]well. Why spoil your little dreams, why put you [G7]through the [Cm]hell? Life is no fairy[Ab]tale as one day you will [Gm]know, but now you're just a [Fm]child, I'll stay her and watch you [G7sus4]grow.

Be[Dm7]cause [G7]you're [Cm]all I have, my [Fm]boy, you are my [Bb7]life, my pride, my [Eb]joy And if I [Am7-5]stay, I stay be[D7-9]cause of [D7]you, my [G7sus4]boy.[G7]