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The Boys Are Back In Town Chords

Music by: Thin Lizzy · 1976
Genre Rock Tone Ab major BPM 161 Views 6687
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[Intro 1]
[G][Am][C]
[G][Am][C]
[G][Am][C]
[G][Am][C]

[Verse 1]
[G]Guess who just got [Bm]back today
[C]Them wild-eyed boy[Em]s that had
been away
[Bm]Haven't changed that[Em] much to say
[Am]But man, I still think
[D]them cats are crazy
[G]They were askin' if you[Bm] were around
[C]How you was, where you cou[Eb]ld be found
[Bm]Told 'em you were livin' downt[Em]own
[Am]Drivin' all the old men [D]crazy

[Chorus 1]
The [G]boys are back in town
(The boys are back in [Am]town)[C]
I said [G]the boys are back in town
[Am](The boys are back in [C]town)
[G]The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)
[Am]The boys are back in town
(The [C]boys are back in town)

[Interlude 1]
[G][Am][G][D]
[G][Am][G][D]

[Verse 2]
[G]You know that chick that use[Bm]d to dance a lot
[C]Every night she'd be on the[Em] floor,
shakin' what she [Bm]got
When I say [Em]she was cool she was red hot
[Am]I mean, she was [D]steamin'
[G]And that time over at [Bm]Johnny's place,
[C]Well, this chick got up
and [Eb]she slapped Johnny's f[Bm]ace
Man, we just [Em]fell about the place
[Am]If that chick don't want to know, forg[D]et her

[Chorus 2]
The [G]boys are back in town
(The boys are back in [Am]town)[C]
I said [G]the boys are back in town
[Am](The boys are back in [C]town)
[G]The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)
[Am]The boys are back in town
(The [C]boys are back in town)

[Interlude 2]
[G][Am][G][D]
[G][Am][G][D]

[Bridge 1]
[F][C]
[Bm]Spread the word [Em]arou[Am]nd
Guess who's back [D]in [Em]town
[F][C]
Just spread the [Bm]word [Em]around[Am]
[D][Em]

[Verse 3]
[G]Friday night they'll be dre[Bm]ssed to kill
[C]Down at Dino's Bar[Em] 'n' Gri[Bm]ll
The drink will flow and the [Em]blood will spill
And if the [Am]boys want to fight,
you better [D]let 'em
[G]That jukebox in the corner[Bm] blastin' out
my favorite [C]song
The nights are getting [Eb]warmer, it won't be long
[Bm]Won't be long till[Em] the summer comes
[Am]Now that the boys are here again[D]

[Chorus 3]
The [G]boys are back in town
(The boys are back in [Am]town)[C]
[G]The boys are back in town
(The [Am]boys are back in [C]town)
[G]The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in [Am]town)
Spread the word [C]around
[G]The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)
[Am](The boys are back)
[C](The boys are back)

[Solo 1]
[G][G][F][Em]
[F][Em][C][D]
[G][G][F][Em]
[F][Em][C][D]

[Outro 1]
[G][Am][G][D]
[G][Am][G]
The [D]boys are back in [G]town again
[Am][G]
[D]Been hangin' down at [G]Dino's
[Am][G][D]
[G][Am][G]
The [D]boys are back in [G]town again
[Am][G][D]
[Repeat an fade out]
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