THIN LIZZY - "boys are back in town" Tablature

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From: peacock@che.und.ac.za (Mr Stephen Peacock - PG)
Subject: TAB : Thin Lizzy "The Boys are Back in Town" (v 1.0)

This is a very simplified version of some published tab. It's not quite
complete yet, as it's missing the bridge and solo bits, but here are the
intro, verse and chorus patterns to get you started. I'll post the updated
version later ...


INTRO PATTERN (also used elsewhere)
[play 4 times for intro]

e:---------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------7----|
A:---7-----7--9--9--9--7----7--9----9-----5----|
E:---5--------------------9---------7----------|



VERSE PATTERN (repeat as necessary)


A5 C#m/G# D
Guess ..
You ..
e:------------------------------------4-----4--4-----------------------------|
B:------------------------------------5-----5--5------------7------7---7-----|
G:---2-----------2---2----------------6-----6--6------------7------7---7-----|
D:---2-----------2---2----------------6-----6--6------------7------7---7-----|
A:---0-----------0---0----------------4-----4--4------------5------5---5-----|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


F#sus4 C#m7 F#sus4
hat ..
the ...
e:----------------------------------4----------4----4------------------------|
B:----------2-----2-----------------5----------5----5----------2-------2-----|
G:----------4-----4-----------------4----------4----4----------4-------4-----|
D:----------4-----4-----------------6----------6----6----------4-------4-----|
A:----------4-----4--------------------------------------------4-------4-----|
E:----------2-----2--------------------------------------------2-------2-----|



D E11
but ..
was ..)
e:-------------------------------------------------2-------------------------|
B:-------------------7---------7-----7-------------3-------------------------|
G:-------------------7---------7-----7-------------2-------------------------|
D:-------------------7---------7-----7-------------2-------------------------|
A:-------------------5---------5-----5-------------2-------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



CHORUS PATTERN (repeat as necessary)


A B5 D
The ..
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------2-----------------------------------------------4------------7-------|
D:------2-----------------------------------------------4------------7-------|
A:------0-----------------------------------------------2------------5-------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


A B
I ...
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------2----------------------------------------------4-----------|
D:----------------2----------------------------------------------4-----------|
A:----------------0----------------------------------------------2-----------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


D

repeat as necessary)
e:----------------------|
B:----------------------|
G:--7-------------------|
D:--7-------------------|
A:--5-------------------|
E:----------------------|



CHORUS RIFF
A A/B Aadd9/C#
e:-----------------------------------|----------------------|
B:-----------------------------------|----------------------|
G:----6----------------------6-------|--------------9-------|
D:---------7----7--9--7-----------7--|--7--9--7----------7--|
A:-----------------------------------|----------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|----------------------|




E7 A A/B
e:------------------------------------------|---------------------|
B:------------------------------------------|---------------------|
G:--------------7--7--7--7--6-------6-------|-------------6-------|
D:--7--9--7--------------------9---------7--|--7--9--7---------7--|
A:------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E:------------------------------------------|---------------------|




Aadd9/C# E7
e:----------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------9--------------------9--7--7--6--------------|
D:--7--9--7---------7----7--9--7----------------7-----------|
A:--------------------------------------------------4--4--2~|
E:----------------------------------------------------------|



Good luck - play along with the recording for help with the timing.
Steve

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