The Boys Are Back In Town

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                  Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town
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Tempo: Offbeat/Rock shuffle
Tabbed by: Zerois Great man


   Ab5 Bb5 Db5 Cm7 Db F7sus4 Bbm7 Db/Eb E Gb5
e|-------------3---4--1------1----6-----0-------|
B|-------------4---6--1------2----8-----0-------|
G|-----3---6---3---6--3------1----8-----1-6-----|
D|-6---3---6---5---6--1------3----8-----2-4-----|
A|-6---1---4---3---4--3------1----6-----2-------|
E|-4------------------1-----------------0-------|


[Intro]

Ab5 (Ab5 riff) Bb5 Db5

(Ab5 riff)
e|------------------|
B|------------------|(Guitar 1 plays it palm muted)
G|------------------|(Guitar 2 plays it the way it is)
D|----3-3-3-1---1-3-|
A|-3----------3-----|
E|------------------|


[Verse 1]

Ab5                Cm7
Guess who just got back today?
Db                          F7sus
Those wild eyed boys who've been away,
Cm7                           F7sus
They haven't changed, haven't had much to say,
Bbm7                               Db/Eb
But man I still think those cats are crazy.
Ab5                    Cm7
They were askimg me if you were around,
Db                E
How you was, and where you could be found,
Cm7                         F7sus
I told them you were living down town,
Bbm7                Db/Eb
Driving all the old men crazy.


[Chorus]

Ab5                                                Bb5 Db5
The boys are back in town. (Boys are back in town)
Ab5
The boys are back in tow-oo-ow-own,
Bb5          Db5
The boys are back in town.
Ab5
The boys are back in town (Boys are back in town)
Bb5                Db5
The boys are back, the boys are back


[Riff]

Riff: Guitar 1: (Lower Harmony)

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--------1-1~-----------1-1~------------1-3~---|
D|-1-1-3h------1--1-1-3h-------1--1-1-3h------1-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

First Ending:            Second Ending:
e|----------------------|------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------|
G|--------1-3-3-3-3-1---|-3/5\3------------|
D|-1-1-3h-------------1-|-------3/5\3\1----|
A|----------------------|------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------4~-|


Riff: Guitar 2: (Higher Harmony)

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-1~-----------1-1~------------1-4~---|
G|-1-1-3h------1--1-1-3h-------1--1-1-3h------1-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

First + Second Ending.

e|-----------------------|
B|--------1-2-2-2-2-1----|
G|-1-1-3h--------------3-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|


[Verse 2]

Ab5                              Cm7
Remember that chick who used to dance a lot?
Db                 F7sus
Every night on the floor she'll be shaking what she got,
Cm7                    F7sus
Man I tell you she was cool, she was red hot.
Bbm7               Db/Eb
I mean, she was steaming.
Ab5                   Cm7
That one time over at Jonny's place,
Db                      E
That chick got up and slapped Jonny's face,
Cm7               F7sus
Man we just fell about the place,
Bbm                                     Db
And if that girl don't want to know, forget her.


[Chorus]

Ab5                                                Bb5 Db5
The boys are back in town. (Boys are back in town)
Ab5
The boys are back in tow-oo-ow-own,
Bb5          Db5
The boys are back in town.
Ab5
The boys are back in town (Boys are back in town)
Bb5                Db5
The boys are back, the boys are back


[Bridge]
Gb Db Cm7                 F7sus
     You spread the word around.
Bbm7                Db     F7sus
Guess whose back in town...oh...


[Verse 3]

Ab5                      Cm7
Friday night they'll be dressed to kill,
Db             F7sus
Down at Dino's bar and grill,
Cm7                          Fsus7
The drinks will flow and the blood will spill,
Bbm7                             Db/Eb
And if those boys want to fight, you'd better let 'em.
Ab5                       Cm7
The jutebox in the corner blasting out my favorite song,
Db                       E
The nights are getting warmer and it won't be long,
Cm7                   F7sus
It won't be long till summer comes,
Bbm7                    Db/Eb
Now that those boys are here again.


[Chorus]

Ab5                                                Bb5 Db5
The boys are back in town. (Boys are back in town)
Ab5
The boys are back in tow-oo-ow-own,
Bb5          Db5
The boys are back in town.
Ab5
The boys are back in town (Boys are back in town)
Bb5                Db5
The boys are back, the boys are back


[Outro]

Guitar 1: (Lower Harmony)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-1~----1-2-4-----1-2-4-----------|
D|----1~-------1~--------1~--6~-8~-|
A|---------------------------4~-6~-|
E|---------------------------------|(x2)

Guitar 2: (Higher Harmony)
e|---------------------------------|
B|-1~----1-2-4-----1-2-4-----2~-4~-|
G|----1~-------1~--------1~--1~-3~-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


[Riff] "I saw them hanging out at Dino's...."