The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy (Phil Lynott, 1975)
Chorded By: Zack Oxford.
4/4 TIME @ 160 BPM (4 Min. 37 Sec.) in 'D'.
Chords Used:
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A5
B5
D5
A
C#m
D
F#m
C#m7
Bm7
E
F
G
Ds2
GUITAR
E A D G B e
-----------------5 7 7 x x x
7 9 9 x x x
x 5 7 7 x x
5 7 7 6 5 5
x 0 2 2 2 0
x 4 6 6 5 4
x 5 7 7 7 5
x x 0 2 3 2
2 4 4 2 2 2
x 4 6 4 5 4
x 2 4 2 3 2
0 2 2 1 0 0
1 3 3 2 1 1
3 2 0 0 0 3
3 2 0 0 3 3
x x 0 2 3 2
KEYS
Bass |
Chord
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A-E
B
B-F#
D
A-D
A
A-C#-E
-ORA
A-C#-E
C#
G#-C#-E
D
A-D-F#
-ORD
A-D-F#
F#
A-C#-F#
C#
G#-B-C#-E
B
B-D-F#-A
E
G#-B-E
F
A-C-F
G
B-D-G
-ORG
B-D-G
D
A-D-F#
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Guess who just got back to-day
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Them wild-eyed boys
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that had been a-way
Have-n't changed, had-n't much to say,
|Bm7
|E
|A
|D
how you was,
|F
where you could be found
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|F#m
Told them you were liv-in' down- town,
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driv-in' all the old men cra- zy
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They were ask- in'
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BoysAreBackInTown-CRD
CHORUS #1: [20 Meas.]
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The boys are back in town The boys are back in town
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I said the boys are back in town
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The boys are back in town
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The boys are back in town
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The boys are back in town The boys are back in town
[The
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boys are back in town]
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BoysAreBackInTown-CRD
'CHORUS' TAB (Continued) |Gtr. 1
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B|2>>>>>>>>-----------0>2>|2>>>>>>>>-----------0>2>|
G|---------2>>---2>>2>----|---------2>>---2>>2>----|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
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D|7>>>>>>>>-------------7>|7>>>>>>>>-------------7>|
A|---------7>>---7>>7>9>--|---------7>>---7>>7>9>--|
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B|5>>>>>>>>-----------0>2>|3>>>3>>>3>>>3>>>2>>>0>>>|
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D|9>>>>>>>>-------------7>|9>>>9>>>7>>>------------|
A|---------7>>---7>>7>9>--|------------9>>>4>>>2>>>|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
VERSE #2: [16 Meas.]
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You know that chick that used to dance a-lot?
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Ev-'ry night she'd be on the floor shak-in' what she got
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Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot
|Bm7
D|E
I mean she was steam-in'
|C#m
at John-ny's place,
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And that time o-ver
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well this chick got up
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G |C#m7
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and she slapped John-ny's face
Man, we just fell a-bout
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the place
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If that chick don't wan-na know, for-get her
BoysAreBackInTown-CRD
CHORUS #2: [20 Meas.]
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The boys are back in town The boys are back in town
|B5
|D5
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I said the boys are back in town
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|D5
The boys are back in town
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The boys are back in town
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The boys are back in town The boys are back in town
[The
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boys are back in town]
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|D
|C#m
|F#m
Spread the word a-round
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Guess who's back in town
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|F#m
|C#m
You spread the word
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a-round
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Fri-day night they'll be dressed to kill
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Bar and Grill
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down at Di-no's
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The drink will flow
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|Bm7
and blood will spill, and if the boys wan-na fight
|E
bet-ter let 'em
|A
D|
you
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That juke-box in the
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cor-ner blast-in' out my fav-'rite
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song The night's are get-tin' warm and it won't be long,
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|F#m
won't be long 'til sum-mer comes,
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|E
now that the boys are here a-gain
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BoysAreBackInTown-CRD
CHORUS #3: [16 Meas.]
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|B5
The boys are back in town The boys are back in town
|D5
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I said the boys are back in town
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The boys are back in town
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The boys are back in town
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The boys are back in town
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Spread the word a-round,
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the boys are back in town The boys are back in town
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[The boys are back] [The boys are back]
GUITAR SOLO: [16 Meas.]
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B|----|----|--------|----|--------|----|----|----|----|----|
G|9>>>|6>>>|6>>7>>9>|----|6>>7>>9>|----|----|----|9>>>|6>>>|
D|----|----|--------|7>>>|--------|7>>>|7>>>|6>>>|----|----|
A|----|----|--------|----|--------|----|----|----|----|----|
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G|6>>>|2>>>|---2>>4>|----|---2>>4>|----|2>>>|----|6>>>|2>>>|
D|----|----|5>>-----|4>>>|5>>-----|4>>>|0>>>|9>>>|----|----|
A|----|----|--------|----|--------|----|----|7>>>|----|----|
E|----|----|--------|----|--------|----|----|0>>>|----|----|
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D|--------|7>>>|--------|7>>>|7>>>|6>>>>>>>>>>>>>>7>>7>9>--|
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D|5>>-----|4>>>|5>>-----|4>>>|0>>>|9>>>>>>>>>>>>>>-------7>|
A|--------|----|--------|----|----|7>>>>>>>>>>>>>>7>>7>9>--|
E|--------|----|--------|----|----|0>>>>>>>>>>>>>>---------|
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CODA: [32.25 Meas.] Play 1st 4 Measures of 'CHORUS' Guitar TAB 7 TIMES
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The boys are back in town, a-gain
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'Been hang- in' down at Di-no's
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The boys are back in town, a-gain
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