Les Boys chords by Dire Straits

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Start
 D MajorD   DdimDdim D MajorD  G/DG/D D MajorD      D MajorD   Em/DEm/D D MajorD  G/DG/D   D7D7
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----2---1---2---|3---2-----------|----2---0---2---|3-------5-------|
BB|----------------|------3---------|----------------|----------------|
G+G|----2---1---2---|4---2-----------|----2---0---2---/4-------5-------|
D MajorD|0---------------|--------0-------|0---------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|------------0---|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 G+G                 D MajorD       Dsus2Dsus2
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3-------------3h|5---3---2---1---/2-------------2p|0---------------|
BB|------------3---|----------------|----3-------3---|----3-----------|
G+G|4-----4---4---4h|5---4---2---1---/2-----2---2-----|--------2-------|
D MajorD|----5---5-------|----------------|--------4-------|------------4---|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

CHORDS
   E-A-D-G-B-e
A13A13  x-0-2-0-2-2

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Verse 1:
D MajorD  DdimDdim D MajorD G+G D MajorD
 Les Boys do cabaret
D MajorD  Em/DEm/D D MajorD  G+G  D7D7  G+G
 Les Boys are glad to be gay
    DdimDdim D MajorD     Dsus2Dsus2
They're not afraid now

Verse 2:
D MajorD   DdimDdim D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Disco bar in Germany
D MajorD  Em/DEm/D D MajorD  G+G  D7D7 G+G
 Les Boys are glad to be
 DdimDdim D MajorD     Dsus2Dsus2
Upon parade now

Verse 3:
D MajorD  DdimDdim D MajorD  G+G D MajorD
 Les Boys got leather straps
D MajorD  Em/DEm/D D MajorD  G+G D7D7 G+G
 Les Boys got S S caps
     DdimDdim  D MajorD     Dsus2Dsus2
But they got no gun now

Verse 4:
D MajorD      DdimDdim D MajorD   G+G   D MajorD
Get dressed up, get a little risqué
    D MajorD      Em/DEm/D D MajorD G+G D7D7  G+G
Got to do a little S&M   these days
   DdimDdim  D MajorD     Dsus2Dsus2
It's all in fun now

Chorus:
G+G
 Les Boys come on again
    G+G
For the high-class whores and the businessmen
  C majorC         E7E7
Who drive in their Mercedes Benz
   A7A7      A13A13
To a disco bar in old München

Interlude:
| D MajorD | % | % | % |

Verse 5:
D MajorD       DdimDdim D MajorD    G+G D MajorD
 They get the jokes that the D.J. makes
D MajorD     Em/DEm/D  D MajorD    G+G  D7D7 G+G
 They get nervous and they make mistakes
    DdimDdim  D MajorD     Dsus2Dsus2
They're bad for business

Verse 6:
D MajorD   DdimDdim   D MajorD   G+G D MajorD
 Some tourists take a photograph
D MajorD  Em/DEm/D D MajorD   G+G  D7D7 G+G
 Les Boys don't get one laugh
  DdimDdim     D MajorD     Dsus2Dsus2
He says they're useless

Chorus:
G+G
Les Boys come on again
G+G
For the high-class whores
G+G
And the businessmen
  C majorC         E7E7
Who drive in their Mercedes Benz
   A7A7
To a disco bar in old München

Interlude:
| D MajorD | % | % | % |

Guitar Solo:
| D MajorD  DdimDdim D MajorD | G/DG/D D MajorD   | D MajorD  Em/DEm/D D MajorD | G/DG/D D7D7 |
| G+G | % | D MajorD | % |
| D MajorD  DdimDdim D MajorD | G/DG/D D MajorD   | D MajorD  Em/DEm/D D MajorD | G/DG/D D7D7 |
| G+G | % | D MajorD | %

Middle 8:
= chorus variation
G+G
Late at night when they've gone away
G+G
Les Boys dreams of Jean Genet
C majorC           E7E7
High heel shoes and a black beret
    A7A7
And the posters on the wall that say ...

Outro:
D MajorD  DdimDdim D MajorD G+G D MajorD
 Les Boys do cabaret
D MajorD  Em/DEm/D D MajorD  G+G  D7D7  | G+G | % |
 Les Boys are glad to be gay
D MajorD  DdimDdim D MajorD G+G D MajorD
 Les Boys do cabaret
D MajorD  Em/DEm/D D MajorD  G+G  D7D7  | G+G | % |
 Les Boys are glad to be gay

D MajorD  DdimDdim D MajorD G+G D MajorD
 Les Boys do cabaret
D MajorD  Em/DEm/D D MajorD  G+G  D7D7  | G+G | % |
 Les Boys are glad to be gay, yeah
D MajorD  DdimDdim D MajorD G+G D MajorD
 Les Boys do cabaret
D MajorD  Em/DEm/D D MajorD  G+G  D7D7  | G+G | % |
 Les Boys are glad to be gay

D MajorD  DdimDdim D MajorD G+G D MajorD
 Les Boys do cabaret
D MajorD  Em/DEm/D D MajorD  G+G  D7D7  | G+G | % |
 Les Boys are glad to be gay, yeah
D MajorD  DdimDdim D MajorD G+G D MajorD
 Les Boys do cabaret
D MajorD  Em/DEm/D D MajorD  G+G  D7D7  | G+G | % |
 Les Boys are glad to be gay

Coda:
D MajorD  DdimDdim D MajorD G+G D MajorD
 Les Boys do cabaret
D MajorD  Em/DEm/D D MajorD G+G   A13A13  D MajorD
 Les Boys do ca ... ba ... ret