The Boys Of Summer - Don Henley

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*There are no actual chords in the verses, but I put some chords together that sound
good just so the rythm guitarist has somethin to do.

             
Nobody on the 

      
road

              
nobody on the 

       
beach

              
I feel it in t

       
he air

              
the summer's o

            
ut of reach


Empty lake,


empty streets,

              
the sun goes d

           
own alone


I'm drivin' by

 your house

              
Though I know 

              
you're not hom


e


But I can see you-

             
Your brown ski

              
n shinin' in t

       
he sun


You got your hair combed back and your

             
sunglasses on,

      
 baby

              
And I can tell

       
 you my love f

or you

              
will still be 

      
strong after t

he boys of

 
summer have go

ne

             
I never will f

              
orget those ni

      
ghts

              
I wonder if it

             
 was a dream

              
Remember how y

              
ou made me cra

     
zy?

              
Remember how I

              
 made you scre

    
am?


Now I don't understand what's happened

            
to our love,


But baby when I get you back

              
I'm gonna show

              
 you what I'm 

        
made of


I can see you-


Your brown ski

n shinin' in t

he sun

             
I see you walk

              
in' real slow 

            
and you're smi

lin' at everyo

ne

             
I can tell you

      
 my love for y

ou will still 

be strong

             
after the boys

      
 of summer hav

e gone

BRIDGE:
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Out on the roa

d today I saw 

a DEADHEAD sti

cker on a Cadi

llac

              
A little voice

              
 inside my hea

           
d said, "Don't


look back. You can never look back."


I thought I kn

ew what love w

as,

              
What did I kno

    
w?


Those days are gone forever


I should just let them go but-


I can see you-

             
Your brown ski

              
n shinin' in t

       
he sun

              
You got that t

              
op pulled down

         
 and that radi

o on baby

             
And I can tell

          
 you my love f

or you will st

ill be strong

             
after the boys

      
 of summer hav

e gone


I can see you-


Your brown ski

n shining in t

he sun


You got that h

air slicked ba

ck and

        
those Wayfarer

s on, baby

             
I can tell you

     
 my love for y

ou will still 

be strong

             
after the boys

      
 of summer hav

e gone

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