The Boys Are Back In Town Chords by Thin Lizzy

Tempo:
80.8 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Bb

Cm

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Boys Are Back In Town chords
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[Bb] [Db]
[Ab] [Bb] [Db]
[Ab] [Bb] [Db]
[Ab] [Bb] [Db]
[Ab] Guess who [Cm] just got back [Db] today?
Them wild [F]-eyed boys that had been [Cm] away.
[Fm] Haven't changed, hadn't much [Bbm] to say.
But man, I still think them cats are [Ab] crazy.
They [Gm] were asking if you were around, [Db] how you [E] was, where you could be found.
[Cm] Told them [Fm] you were living downtown, [Bbm] driving all [Db] the old men crazy.
[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 town.
[Ab] The boys are back in town.
[Bb] [Db]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] You [Cm] know that chick that used to dance [Db] a lot?
Every [C] night she'd be on the floor [Cm] shaking what she'd got.
[Fm] Man, when I tell you she was cool, [Bbm] she was red hot.
I [Db] mean, she was steaming.
[Ab] And [Gm] that time over at Johnny's [Db] Place, well, this [Dbm] chick got up and she slapped [Cm] Johnny's face.
[Fm] Man, we just fell about the [Bbm] place.
If that chick [Db] don't 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 town.
[Ab] The boys are back in town.
The [Bb] boys are [Db] back in town.
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Db] [Cm] [F] Spread the word around.
[Bbm] Guess [Eb] who's back in town.
[C]
[Db] [Cm] Spread the word [Fm] around.
[Bbm] [Eb] [F]
[Ab] Friday night [Cm] they'll be dressed to kill.
[Db] Down at [C] Dino's Bar and Grill.
[Cm] The drink will [Fm] flow and blood will spill.
[Bbm] If the [Db] boys want to fight, you better let them.
[Ab] That Q-Box [Cm] in the corner blasting out my [Db] favorite song.
[E] Tonight's a-getting warmer.
It won't [Cm] be long.
Won't [Fm] be long till summer [Db] comes.
Now that the boys are here again.
[Ab] The boys are back [Bb] in town.
[Db]
[Ab] Back in town.
[Bb] The boys are back [Db] in town.
[Ab] The boys are back in town.
The boys are back [Bb] in town.
[Db] Spread the word around.
[Eb] The boys are back in town.
The boys are back [Bb] [Db] in town.
[Ab] [C] [Fm]
[Bb] [Fm] [Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Fm]
[Db] [Ab]
[Bb]
The boys are back in town again.
They're [Ab] hanging out at [Bb] Dino's.
[Ab] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Bb] The boys are [Ab] back again.
[Bb] [Ab]
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Ab
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Db
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Bb
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Cm
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Fm
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Ab
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Db
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Bb
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Let's start jamming Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town chords, Practice these chords sequence - Bb, Db, Ab and Bb. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 40 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 81 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Ab Major in mind.

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

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This song finds its place within the Jailbreak album.

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