Tabbed by Jack Roberts
Tuning: Standard
Tuning to play along with track: down half a step.
Intro:
A B D X4
A C#m7
Guess who just got back today
D F#m C#m7
Them wild eyed boys that had been away.
F#m
Haven't changed, hadn't much to say
Bm7 Bm7/E
But, man, I still think them cats are crazy.
A C#m7
They were asking if you were around,
D F
How you was, where you could be found.
C#m7 F#m
I told them you were living downtown.
Bm7 Bm7/E
Driving all the old men crazy.
Chorus:
A B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
A B D
I said the boys are back in town. The boys are back in town
A
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town.
(A,C#m7,D,C#m7) X 2
A C#m7
You know that chick that used to dance a lot
D F#m
Ev'ry night she'd be on the floor shakin' what she'd got.
C#m7 F#m
Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot!
Bm7 Bm7/E
I mean she was steaming.
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A C#m7
And at that time over at Johnny's place,
D F
Well, this chick got up and she slapped Johnny's face.
C#m7 F#m
Man! We just fell about the place.
Bm7 Bm7/E
If that chick don't wanna know, forget her!
Chorus:
A B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
A B D
I said the boys are back in town. The boys are back in town
A
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town.
(A,C#m7,D,C#m7) X 2
Dsus4,D
C#m7 F#m Bm7 E F#m Dsus4,D
Spread the word around, Guess who's back in town.
C#m7 F#m Bm7 E F#m
Just spread the word around.
A C#m7
Friday night they'll be dressed to kill
D F#m
Down at Dino's bar and grill
C#m7 F#m
The drink will flow and the blood will spill
Bm7 Bm7/E
And if the boys wanna fight you better let 'em.
A C#m7 D
That jukebox in the corner blasting out my fav'rite song.
F C#m7
The nights are getting warmer, it won't be long,
F#m
Won't be long till summer comes
Bm7 Bm7/E
Now that the boys are here again.
Chorus:
A B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
A B D
I said the boys are back in town. The boys are back in town
A
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town. X 2
(A,C#m7,D,C#m7) X 2
FADE CHORUS
