Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 10:33:40 +1000 From: Russell & Charlie <roemcs@alexia.net.au> Subject: a/australian_crawl/the_boys_light_up.pro Song: The Boys Light Up By: Australian Crawl Album: The Boys Light Up Transcribed by: Russell Edwards roemcs@melb.alexia.net.au [Bm] [G] [A] [Bm] Guitar & harp

^Bm ^G ^A ^Bm x 2 + Bass & drums ^BmI wanna tell you 'bout my ^Gmountain home ^AWhere all the ladies ^Bmname's are Joan ^BmWhere husband works back ^Glate at night ^AHopes are up, for trousers down, with the ^Bmhostess on a business flight ^BmTaxi in a ^GMercedes drive ^AI hope that driver's ^Bmcomin' out alive ^BmThe garden it is Dorseted, that ^Glady she's so corseted ^AShe's got 15 ways to ^Bmlead that boy astray ^BmThinks he's one and only, but that ^Glovely she's so lonely ^AShe pumps him full of breakfast, and she ^Bmsends him on his way

Pre-chorus:

What a ^Bmsing, song, dance What A [A]performance What a ^Gcheap tent show Oh, ^F#no, no, no, no, no

Chorus:

Then the ^Bmboys light up ) Then the ^Gboys light up ) Then the ^Aboys light up ) x 2 Then the ^Bmboys light up, light up, light up )

Break [Bm] [G] [A] [Bm]

^BmSilently she ^Gopens the drawer ^AMother's little helper is ^Bmcomin' out for more ^BmStrategically positioned, ^Gbefore the midday show That ^Aback is arched, those lips are parched, ^Bmrepeated blow by blow And ^Bmlater at the party, where ^Gall the MP's rave 'Bout the ^Ahummers she's been givin', and the ^Bmmoney that they saved To ^Bmher it is skin lotion, ^Ghim promotion too That ^Aflat in Surfers' Paradise, ^Bmwith the ocean view

Pre chorus Chorus Then the boys light up x 8 Break [Bm] [G] [A] [Bm] x 2 Chorus Chorus (with echo) x 1 1/2 Bass in chorus: Bm G A Bm D -----4---------------2-------4---| A -2-5---5---2-5-2---4---4-2-5---5-| E ---------3-------5---------------| Variation of this are used towards the end

Australian Crawl - The boys light up