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The Boys Are Back in Town - Easy Power Chord Version
Thin Lizzy
Original version tuned ½ step down
Intro:
/ A5 - - - / - - - B5 / - - - D5 / - - - A5 / x4
A5 C#5
Guess who just got back today?
D5 F#5
Those wild-eyed boys that had been away
C#5 F#5
Haven't changed, haven't much to say
B5 E5
But man, I still think them cats are great
A5 C#5
They were asking if you were around
D5 F5
How you was, where you could be found
C#5 F#5
I told them you were living downtown
B5 E5
Driving all the old men crazy
Chorus:
A5 (2) B5 D5
The boys are back in town
A5 (2) B5 D5
The boys are back in town
A5 (2) B5 D5
The boys are back in town
Interlude:
/ A5 - - - / B5 - - - / C#5 - - - / E5 - - - / x2
A5 C#5
You know the chick that used to dance a lot
D5 F#5
Every night she'd be on the floor shaking what she'd got
C#5 F#5
Man when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot
B5 E5
I mean she was steaming
A5 C#5
That night over at Johnny's place
D5 F5
Well this chick got up and she slapped Johnny's face
C#5 F#5
Man we just fell about the place
B5 E5
If that chick don't want to know, forget her
Chorus
/ A5 - - - / B5 - - - / C#5 - - - / E5 - - - / x2
Bridge:
w/triplet strum:
/ G5 - - - / D5 - - - /
resume one chord per measure
/ C#5 - - - / F#5 - - - / B5 - - - / E5 - - - /
/ F#5 - - - / - - - - /
Repeat Bridge
A5 C#5
Friday night they'll be dressed to kill
D5 F#5
Down at Dino's bar and grill
C#5 F#5
The drink will flow and blood will spill
B5 E5
If the boys want to fight, you'd better let them
A5 C#5
That jukebox in the corner blasting out my favorite song
D5 F5
The nights are getting warmer, it won't be long
C#5 F#5
It won't be long till summer comes
B5 E5
Now that the boys are here again
Chorus
Outro:
/ A5 - - - / - - - - / G5 - - - / F#5 - - - /
/ G5 - - - / F#5 - - - / D5 - - - / E5 - - - /
Repeat Outro
/ A5 - - - / B5 - - - / C#5 - - - / E5 - - - / x4
End on A5
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
