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)