McFly - Boys are back in town
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This song is a cover of Thin Lizzy's classic The Boys Are Back In Town and was played at
Princes Trust event 2006 by Mcfly. The video can be downloaded at http://www.dougie-poynter.com/
I have listened to the song many times to get this right so im pretty sure everything sounds ok.
Email me with any mistakes or suggestions if you have any.
Tabbed by:Anthony Nicholls
Email:anthonyn29b@hotmail.com
Chords Used
A5,C#m,D,F#sus4,C#m7,E11,B5
A5 C#m D F#sus4 C#m7 E11 B5
e:---------4------------------4-----2------------|
B:---------5-----7-----2------5-----3------------|
G:---2-----6-----7-----4------4-----2-----4------|
D:---2-----6-----7-----4------6-----2-----4------|
A:---0-----4-----5-----4------4-----2-----2------|
E:---------------------2-------------------------|
INTRO X 2
e:---------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------7----|
A:---7-----7--9--9--9--7----7--9----9-----5----|
E:---5--------------------9---------7----------|
Verse 1
A5Guess who just got C#mback today
DThem wild-eyed boys that had Fsus4been away
C#m7Haven't changed, haven't Fsus4much to say
DBut man, I still think them E11cats are crazy
A5They were asking if youC#m were around
DHow you was, where yFsus4ou could be found
C#m7Told them you were living Fsus4downtown
DDriving all the old E11men crazy
CHORUS
A5 B5, D
The boys are back in town, The boys are back in town (X 3)
Solo/Riff
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:6-----------6---------------6--------------9------------ 77776----|
D:--7---7h9h7-----7----7h9h7---- 7----7h9h7-----7--7h9h7---------7--|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
A5You know that chick that used to C#mdance a lot
DEvery night she'd be on the flooFsus4r shaking what she'd got
C#m7Man when I tell you she waFsus4s cool, she was red hot
DI mean she was E11steaming
A5And that time over at C#mJohnny's place
DWell this chick got up and she sFsus4lapped Johnny's face
C#m7Man we just fell abFsusout the place
DIf that chick don't want to knowE11, forget her
CHORUS
A5 B5, D
The boys are back in town, The boys are back in town (X 3)
Solo/Riff
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:6-----------6---------------6--------------9------------ 77776----|
D:--7---7h9h7-----7----7h9h7---- 7----7h9h7-----7--7h9h7---------7--|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------| X 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#m Fsus4 D Fsus4 (Bass Riff)
Yeah Spread The Word Around
(No Chord) (Bass Riff) B5 , D
The Boys Are Back In Town
A5 B5, D
The boys are back in town, The boys are back in town
A5 B5, D
The boys are back in town, Ssshhh
A5 (let ring)
The boys are back
Here we go, Ready! 1234!
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|9\6--6-7-9----6-7-9------7---9-----------|
D|-----------6---------6---7---9-----------|
A|-------------------------5---7-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------| X 2
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:6-----------6---------------6--------------9------------ 77776----|
D:--7---7h9h7-----7----7h9h7---- 7----7h9h7-----7--7h9h7---------7--|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------| X 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------10------------------------------------|
G|9-6-6-6h7h6--9-6-6-6h7h6----9-9-9h11h9-11-11-11-11-9-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------11--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|10------------10------------14---------------------------------|
G|---9-9-9h11h9----9-9-9h11h9----14-14-14h16h14-16-16-16-16------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------16---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|14----------------14----------------17----------------15-15-15-15-14--|
G|---14-14-14h16h14----14-14-14h16h14----14-14-14h16h14---------------14|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------17-------------------------|
B|17-14-14-14h15h17-17-14-14-14h15h17----17-17-14h15h17----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------17------|
B|19-19-19-19-17-15/19-19-19-19-17-15/19-19-19-19-17-15----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A5 (End Chord)
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|--2--|
D|--2--|
A|--0--|
E|-----|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note