14 Chords used in the song: G, Am, C, G6, Bm, Em, Am7, D7, E, D, Eb, Em7, F, D9
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G Am C x3
G6 Bm
Guess who just got back today
C Em Bm
Them wild eyed boys that had been away.
Em
Haven't changed, hadn't much to say
Am7 D7
But, man, I still think them cats are crazy.
G Bm
They were asking if you were around,
C E
How you was, where you could be found.
D Em
I told them you were living downtown.
Am D7
Driving all the old men crazy.
G Am C
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
G Am C
I said the boys are back in town. The boys are back in town
G
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
Am C
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town.
G Bm
You know that chick that used to dance a lot
C Bm Em
Ev'ry night she'd be on the floor shakin' what she'd got.
Am C
Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot!
D7
I mean she was steaming.
G Bm
And at that time over at Johnny's place,
C Eb
Well, this chick got up and she slapped Johnny's face.
D Em
Man! We just fell about the place.
Am D7
If that chick don't wanna know, forget her!
G Am C
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
G Am C
I said the boys are back in town. The boys are back in town
G
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
Am C
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town.
Em7 Am D7 Em F
Spread the word around, Guess who's back in town.
C Bm Em Am D9 Em
Just spread the word around.
G Bm
Friday night they'll be dressed to kill
C Em
Down at Dino's bar and grill
Bm Em
The drink will flow and the blood will spill
Am7 D7
And if the boys wanna fight you better let 'em.
G Bm C
That jukebox in the corner blasting out my fav'rite song.
Eb D
The nights are getting warmer, it won't be long,
Em
Won't be long till summer comes
Am D7
Now that the boys are here again.
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About this song: The Boys Are Back In Town
"The Boys Are Back in Town" is a single from Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy. According to the The Boys Are Back In Town Songfacts, the song was inspired by Thin Lizzy's fans. The group wrote it after noticing that their shows were full of working-class guys looking to get out and have some fun. Their fans also had a tendency to drink heavily. The song came out in 1976 on their album Jailbreak. It was honoured with the 499th position among Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.