Im The Greatest

a great tune written by mr . lennon in 1973 , when he was still 32; john on piano , george on guitars , and of course , ringo on drums . the times shown are elapsed time from the start; tabbed by marty lurvey . C/B B when i was a little boy , way back home in liverpool , C/B ] C my mama told me , i was great . 0 : 25 Verse 2 B then when i was a teenager , i knew that i had got something going , C/B ] C all my friends told me , i was great . 0 : 45 Verse 3 B and now i’m a man , a woman took me by the hand , C/B ] 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 D - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | riff : A - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - 2 - 3 - 2 - - - - - | E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Verse 4 B i looked in the mirror , i saw my wife and kids , C/B ] 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 B hey , hey , hey , ( hey , hey , hey ) yeah! C/B ] 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 . . . 3 : 21