Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy - Boys Are Back In Town guitar tab

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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 who just got back today them wild - eyed boys

You know that chick that used to dance alot every night she'd be on

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 had been away haven't changed, hadn't much to say

the floor shakin' what she'd got man when I tell you she was cool, she

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 man, I still think them cats are crazy (etc. repeat)

was red hot I mean, she was steaming (etc. repeat)

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 boys are back in town

The boys are back in town

e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G:------2-----------------------------------------------4------------7-------|

D:------2-----------------------------------------------4------------7-------|

A:------0-----------------------------------------------2------------5-------|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A B

I said, the boys are back in town

The boys are back in town (etc.

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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