The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
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Tuning: , Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Play the strum on beat 1 the first time only, after that hold the last strum
of the pattern over to the next bar.
A 2nd guitar plays F#sus4 over the F#m's in the verses so that also works.
Dm7/F* - F played by the bass, can just play Dm7 on guitar.
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Guess who just
got back toda
y
Them wild ey
ed boys that h
ad been away
Haven't c
hanged, had mu
ch to say
But, man, I
still think t
hem cats are c
razy
They were as
king if you we
re around
How you was,
where you coul
d be found
Told them
you were livin
g downtown
Driving al
l the old men
/
crazy
[Chorus]
The boys are b
ack in town, t
he boys are ba
ck in town.
I said the boy
s are back in
town. The boys
are back in t
own.
The boys are b
ack in town, t
he boys are ba
ck in town.
The boys are b
ack in town, t
he boys are ba
ck in town.
[Instrumental]
[Verse 2]
You know tha
t chick that u
#
sed to dance a
lot
Ev'ry night
she'd be on th
e floor shakin
' what she'd g
ot
Man, when
I tell you sh
e was cool, sh
e was red hot!
I mean she
was steaming
And that tim
e over at John
ny's place
Well, this c
hick got up an
d she slapped
Johnny's face
Man! We j
ust fell about
the place
If that chick
don't wanna kn
ow, forget her
!
[Chorus]
The boys are b
ack in town, t
he boys are ba
ck in town.
I said the boy
s are back in
town. The boys
are back in t
own.
The boys are b
ack in town, t
he boys are ba
ck in town.
The boys are b
ack in town, t
he boys are ba
ck in town.
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
Spread t
he word around
Guess who'
s back in town
Just spread th
e word around
[Verse 3]
Friday night
they'll be dre
ssed to kill
Down at Dino
's bar and gri
ll
The drink
will flow and
blood will spi
ll
And if the boy
s wanna fight
you better let
'em
That jukebox
in the corner
blasting out
my favourite s
ong
The nights are
getting warme
*
r, it won't be
long
Won't be
long till summ
er comes
Now that th
e boys are her
e again
[Chorus]
The boys are b
ack in town, t
he boys are ba
ck in town.
The boys are b
ack in town. T
he boys are ba
ck in town.
The boys are b
ack in town, t
he boys are ba
ck in town.
The boys are b
ack in town, t
he boys are ba
ck in town.
The boys are b
ack, the boys
are back.
[Solo]
[Outro]
T
he boys are ba
ck in town aga
in
Been hangin'
down at Dino's
T
he boys are ba
ck in town aga
in!
(fade out)