Chords for Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town (Lyrics)

Tempo:
80.45 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Bbm

Bb

Cm

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Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town (Lyrics) chords
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[Ab] [Bb]
[Db] [Ab] [Bb]
[Db] [Ab] [Bb]
[Db] [Ab] [Bb]
[Db] [Ab] Guess who just [Cm] got back [Db] today?
Them wild [Fm]-eyed boys that had been [Eb] away [Fm] Haven't changed, hadn't much to [Bbm] say
But man, I still think them cats are [Ab] great They were [Cm] asking if you were around
[Db] How you [E] was, where you could be found [Eb] Told them you [Cm] were living downtown
[Db] Driving all the old men crazy
[Ab] The [Bb]
[Db] [Ab] [Bb]
[Db] boys [Ab] are [Bb] back in town, the [Db] boys are back in town
[Ab] You
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] know [Cm] that chick that used to dance [Db] a lot?
Every [F] night she'd be on the floor [Cm] shaking what she'd got
[Fm] Man, when I tell you she was cool, [Db] she was red hot
I mean she was steaming
[Ab] And that [Cm] time over at Johnny's [Db] Place Well, this [Dbm] chick had a big, huge laugh down
[Cm] his face Man, we just [Fm] fell about the [Db] place
If that chick don't [Bbm] want to know, forget her
[Ab] The boys are back in town, the boys are [Bb] back in town
[Db] [Ab] I said, the boys are back in town, [Bb] the boys are [Db] back in [Ab] town
[Bb] Spread
[Db] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Gb] [Db] [C]
[F] the word [Bbm] around, yes it's back in town
[F] Spread
[Gb] [Db] [Cm] the word [Fm] around
[Bbm] [F]
[Ab] Friday night [Cm] they'll be dressed to kill [Db] Down at [Cm] Dino's [Fm] Bar and Grill
[Eb] The drink will [Fm] flow and blood will spill [Db] And if the boys want to fight, [Bbm] you better let them
[Ab] That new box [Cm] in the corner blasting out my [Db] favorite song
Tonight's [Dbm] a-getting warmer, it won't [Eb] be long
Won't [F] be long till summer [Db] comes Now that the boys are here again
[Ab] The boys are back in town, the boys are back [Bb] in town
[Db] [Ab] [Bb]
[Db] [Ab] Spread [Bb] the [Dbm] word [Ab] around
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in [Bbm] town
[Db] The [Ab] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Gb] [Fm] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [C] [Db] [Fm]
[Db] [Fm] [Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] boys [Bbm]
are back [Ab] in town again
Been [Bbm]
hanging [Ab] out at Dino's
The [Bbm]
[Ab] [Bbm] boys are back [Ab] in town again
[Db]
Key:  
Ab
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Db
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Bbm
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Bb
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Cm
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Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Bbm
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To learn Thin Lizzy - (Live At The Philadelphia Tower Theatre, USA / 20th October 1977) The Boys Are Back In Town chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bb, Db, Ab and Bb. Start with a comfortable 40 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 80. With the song's key of Ab Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] Guess who just [Cm] got back [Db] today?
Them wild [Fm]-eyed boys that had been [Eb] away [Fm] Haven't changed, hadn't much to [Bbm] say
But man, I still think them cats are [Ab] great They were [Cm] asking if you were around
[Db] How you [E] was, where you could be found [Eb] Told them you [Cm] were living downtown
[Db] Driving all the old men crazy
[Ab] The _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] boys [Ab] _ _ are [Bb] back in town, the [Db] boys are back in town
[Ab] You _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] know [Cm] that chick that used to dance [Db] a lot?
Every [F] night she'd be on the floor [Cm] shaking what she'd got
[Fm] Man, when I tell you she was cool, [Db] she was red hot
I mean she was steaming
[Ab] And that [Cm] time over at Johnny's [Db] Place Well, this [Dbm] chick had a big, huge laugh down
[Cm] his face Man, we just [Fm] fell about the [Db] place
If that chick don't [Bbm] want to know, forget her
[Ab] The boys are back in town, the boys are [Bb] back in town
[Db] _ [Ab] I said, the boys are back in town, [Bb] the boys are [Db] back in [Ab] town
_ _ [Bb] Spread _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _
[Bbm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _
[F] the word [Bbm] around, yes it's back in town
[F] Spread _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ [Cm] the word [Fm] around
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Ab] Friday night [Cm] they'll be dressed to kill [Db] Down at [Cm] Dino's [Fm] Bar and Grill
[Eb] The drink will [Fm] flow and blood will spill [Db] And if the boys want to fight, [Bbm] you better let them
[Ab] That new box [Cm] in the corner blasting out my [Db] favorite song
Tonight's [Dbm] a-getting warmer, it won't [Eb] be long
Won't [F] be long till summer [Db] comes Now that the boys are here again
[Ab] The boys are back in town, the boys are back [Bb] in town _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] _ [Ab] Spread _ _ _ [Bb] the [Dbm] word [Ab] around
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in [Bbm] town _
[Db] The [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Gb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ [Db] _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Db] _ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
[Ab] boys _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
are back [Ab] in town again
Been [Bbm] _
hanging [Ab] out at Dino's
The _ [Bbm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] boys are back [Ab] in town again
_ _ _ [Db] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Phil Lynott.

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