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Mark Knopfler – Just A Boy Away From Home Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Just A Boy Away From Home by a Mark Knopfler on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

A7 A7
When I was just a boy I’d be kicking a tin
D9 A7
Take the short cut home through the loony bin
A7 A7
I never gave much thought to the souls in there
Esus4 A7
I was just a boy, too young to care

A7 A7
Well the years go by and you get to see
D9 A7
A dream’s not the same as reality
A7 A7
Well a dream or two is going to crash and burn
Esus4 A7 A7
And that’s the way that you live and learn
A7 D9 A7
A7 Esus4 A7
A7
A7 A7
Well it was late one night and I woke at two
D9 A7
And I lay there thinking the way you do
A7 A7
But it’s a long dark night of the soul
Esus4 A7
When those thoughts are turning sad and old
A7 A7
And then outside on the empty street
D9 A7
I heard the sound of walking feet
A7 A7
Well it was just a boy away from home
Esus4 A7
And he was singing the song ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone

How to play Just A Boy Away From Home: key, chords and progression

Just A Boy Away From Home by Mark Knopfler is built around A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), with 3 chords in all: A7, D9 and Esus4.

The backbone of the song is A7 – D9 – A7 – Esus4 (I7 – IV9 – I7 – Vsus4 in A major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: D9 is played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into it slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.