Sleepy Eyed Boy Chords
Sleepy Eyed Boy by Maura O'Connell is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G
verse 1
Where are the boot straps, to lift myself up?
C G
Where is the well where he once filled my cup?
C G
Where does this sorrow all turn into joy?
D G
And where, oh, where is the sleepy eyed boy?
verse 2
Where is my true love when the wind starts to moan?
C G
Is he out in the wild, is he there all alone?
C G
Have I cast him aside like an unwanted toy?
D G
Tell me where, oh, where is my sleepy eyed boy?
verse 3
He’s going down the back roads in a cold pouring rain
C G
He’s waiting for a postcard in the warm coast of Spain
C G
Postmarked from a sweetheart back in old Illinois
D G
Saying, where, oh, where is my sleepy eyed boy?
Instrumental: C G C G D C G Em G D G
verse 4
Where are the boot straps, to lift myself up?
C G
Where is the well where I once filled my cup?
C G
Where does this sorrow all turn into joy?
D G
And where, oh, where is my sleepy eyed boy?