THIN LIZZY - "boys are back in town5" Tablature

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SONG: The Boys Are Back In Town
ARTIST: Thin Lizzy
Key: G
NOTE: If you want the published sheet music email me at schlnich@hotmail.com...and I will send the midi file as well as soon as I can....hope this is helpful...
This has the parts for 2 guitars(lead & rythym) as well as the bass...Guitar 2 chords and notes are in the same rythym as the lyrics...so that will help you sing it...
RYTHYM KEY: A CHORD where the top note is an eighth note, and the bottom ones are half notes...
q : quarter note e:
e : eighth note h:
s : sixteenth note h:
h : half note
h. : dotted half note

Measure 1:
INTRO:(Guitar Two)4x
h. e e e e e s q q w w
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-------2-2-2-0---0-2-2---5---|
|-5---2---------2-----0---3---|
|-3---------------------------|

Measure 17:
VERSE:(Gtrs. 1 And 2, Bass)
| w w w w
|-3-------------------2----------------0---------------------0-----------------------|
|-0-------------------3----------------1---------------------0-----------------------|
|-0-------------------4----------------0---------------------0-----------------------|
|-0-------------------4----------------2---------------------2-----------------------|
|-2------------------------------------3---------------------2-----------------------|
|-3----------------------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
|Guess who just got back today? Them wild eyed boys that had been away.
e
h
e q e e q e q e e q e e e e e e h e e e e h
|---------------------------------------0---0---0------------------------------------|
|-5-----5---5---5--5---------3-3--------1---1---1---3---3--0---0----0---0------------|
|-4-----4---4---4--4-10--10--4---4------0---0---0-------0------0------------2--2--0--|
|-5-----5---5---5--5--9---9--3---3----------------------2------2---------------------|
|---------------------8---8------5---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------2----2---2---2---3----3----3----3------------------------------|
|-3----3----3----3-------------------------------------------0----0----0----0--------|

Measure 21:
w w w w
|-2-------------------------0-----------0-----------------------------0----------------|
|-3-------------------------0-----------1-----------------------------1----------------|
|-4-------------------------0-----------2-----------------------------2----------------|
|-4-------------------------2-----------2-----------------------------0----------------|
|---------------------------2-----------0-----------------------------0----------------|
|---------------------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
| Hadn't changed, hadn't much to say, But, man I still think them cats are crazy.
| q e
| h h
| h e e h h e e e q e e e e q e e q e q q
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0--0---0---------------------------------1---1---1----1-----0--0---0-------0---0-|
|---------------------2--2--2----0--0-----0----2---2---2----2-----------------2--------|
|-3----------3--------------2------------------2---2---2----2-----2--2---2-------2---2-|
|-5----------5--------------2-------------------------------------3--3---3-------3---3-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------2----0---0-----------|
|-2---2------2--------2-------------------0---------2-------3--------------------------|
|---------------------------0-------0-0-0----------------------------------------0---0-|

Measure 25:
w w w w
|-3------------------------2----------0-------------------------3-----------------|
|-0------------------------3----------1-------------------------4-----------------|
|-0------------------------4----------0-------------------------3-----------------|
|-0------------------------4----------2-------------------------5-----------------|
|-2-----------------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| They were asking if you were around, how you was, where you could be found.
| h s s e e e e e e q e e e q e e e e e e
| q q q q
| q q q q
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--3------3--3--3---3---3----3--3-5------5---3---3-0--0-----0-------------------|
|-0------------4------4--------4----4------5---4---4-0--0-----0---2----2---2--2---|
|--------------5------5--------3----3-----------------------------3----4---4--2---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------1--------2-2-2--|
|--------------------------2-------2-2-2-3------3----3------3---------------------|
|-3----3-----3--------3-----------------------------------------------------------|

Measure 29:
w w w w
|-2------------------------------0-----------0--------------------------0-----|
|-3------------------------------0-----------1--------------------------1-----|
|-4------------------------------0-----------2--------------------------2-----|
|-4------------------------------2-----------2--------------------------0-----|
|--------------------------------2-----------0--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
| I told them you were living downtown, Driving all the old men crazy.
| e e e e
| q q q e
| q e q e q e q e q q h e e h e e e q q
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------1--1----1---1---1---0---------|
|---0--4----4----4---4---4---2---2---2----------2--2----2---2---2---0---4--2--|
|-0----3---------3-------3-------3---3----------------------------------2--2--|
|------5---------5-------5-------2---2-------2----------2---------------3--3--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| q q q q q q q q q q q q
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----2---------2-------2-----------------0---0--------0-------0-------------|
|--------------------------------0---0-0-0------------------------------------|

Measure 33:
CHORUS:
w(x2)
|------3------------------------------------------------|
|------3------------------------------------------------|
|------0------------------------------------------------|
|------0------------------------------------------------|
|------x------------------------------------------------|
|------3------------------------------------------------|
| The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town.
| q e q
| e h e e q. q e w e e e q.
|------0-----------------0---------0---------------0----|
|-3---------3---3----0--------3--------3----3---0-------|
|------0-------------0-------------0--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
| w w
| q q q q q q q q
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------0---------------------------0--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------3----3--------3------3------3---3--------3-----3-|

Measure 36:
| I say, the boys are back in town, the boys are back in town.
| w w w h. w
| q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
|---------0------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--------------------0----------------0-----------2------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------0-------0--------0-----0-|
|----------------------3----3--------3--3-3--3-3--3--------------------------|

Measure 43:
| The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town, the boys are back in town,
| w w w w
| q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------0--------------------------0---------------------------2-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------0---0--------0----0-|
|--------------3----3-------3-----3-------3----3--------3-----3---------------------------|

Measure 46:
| the boys are back in town.
| w
| q q q q
|-------0------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-------3---3--------3-----3-----|
|--------------------------------|

Measure 47:(Fade after 3rd Chorus) Measure 51:
| q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------0--0--0--0--------|(repeat 1x)
|-----------------------------2--2--2--2---------------------|
|-3--3--3--3----3--3---3--3----------------------------------|

Measure 55:
INTERLUDE:
| Spread the word around,
| (one ocatave lower...........)
| q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------0----------------------|
|-------------------------3-----3-----3--3--3--2-2-2---------------------2--|
|-1-----2-----2-----2-------------------------------------------0----0-0----|

Measure 59: Measure 62:
| Guess who's back in town?
| w (all c's:octave lower)w
| q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0--0--0--0--------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-----0--------3-----------------2-----------------------2-----------------------|
|------------------------------------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----|

Additional Verses:

2. You know that chick that used to dance a lot
Every night she'd be on the floor shaking what she'd got
Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was hot
I mean she was steaming.

And that time over at Johnny's place
Well, this chick got up and she slapped Johnny's face
Man, we just fell about the place
If that chick don't wanna know, forget her.

(Chorus & Interlude)

3. Friday night they'll be dressed to kill
Down at Dino's Bar And Grill
The drink will flow and blood will spill
And if the boys want to fight, you better let 'em

That jukebox in the corner blasting out my favorite song
The nights are getting warmer, it won't be long
It won't be long till summer comes
Now that the boys are here again.

(Chorus and Fade)

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