The Boys Of Summer chords by Don Henley (Ver. 2)

• Capo on 2nd

Don Henley - Boys of summer

Capo -1 = tune 1/2 down

Chords:

              (Fingering with pimac notation)
Em7    020033 (0i00ac)
Em9    020032 (0i00am)
Csus2  x30033 (0m00ac)
Csus2* x30032 (0m00ai)
Dsus4  xx0233 (xx0iac)
D      xx0232 (xx0iam)
G      300033 (m000ac)
C      x32010

The chord progession for the verse (Em-C-D-C) is alternated between the chords Em7/Em9, Csus2/Csus2* and
Dsus4/D by lifting the pinky finger while the middle or index finger resides on the second fret of the
high e string.


Intro:

Em7/Em9  Em7/Em9  Csus2/Csus2*     Dsus4/D Dsus4/D  Csus2/Csus2*
                          Csus2/Csus2                       Csus2/Csus2*
|3---2---3---2---|3---2---3---2---|3---2---3---2---|3---2---3---2---|
|3-----3-3-----3-|3-----3-3-----3-|3-----3-3-----3-|3-----3-3-----3-|
|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|2-------2-------|0-------0-------|
|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|----------------|3-------3-------|
|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|0-------0-------|


Verse 1:

Em7/Em9       Em7/Em9     Em7/Em9   Em7/Em9
       Nobody on the road,   nobody on the beach.
Csus2/Csus2* Csus2/Csus2* Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2*
   I feel it in the air,       the summer's out of reach.
Dsus4/D        Dsus4/D            Dsus4/D         Dsus4/D
   Empty lake, empty streets, the sun goes down alone.
Csus2/Csus2*   Csus2/Csus2* Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2*
   I'm driving by your house, though I know your not home.

   Chorus:

G                         D
  But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
                                        C
 You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby.
G                   D
  I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
                   C
 After the boys of summer have gone.


Verse 2:

Em7/Em9             Em7/Em9     Em7/Em9   Em7/Em9
   I never will forget those nights.
Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2* Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2*
   I wonder if it was a dream.
Dsus4/D            Dsus4/D            Dsus4/D         Dsus4/D
  Remember how you made me crazy,
Csus2/Csus2*     Csus2/Csus2* Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2*
  Remember how I made you scream.

Em7/Em9             Em7/Em9     Em7/Em9   Em7/Em9
  Now I don't understand what
Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2* Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2*
  Happened to our love.
Dsus4/D            Dsus4/D            Dsus4/D         Dsus4/D
  But, baby, when I get you back,
Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2* Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2*
I'm gonna show you what I'm made of.


Chorus:

G                         D
  But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
                                       C
I see you walking real slow, and you're smiling at everyone
G                    D
  I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
            C
  After the boys of summer have gone.


Bridge:

Em C C D C C D A C D C Em C D C


Verse 3:

Em7/Em9             Em7/Em9     Em7/Em9   Em7/Em9
   Out on the road today
Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2* Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2*
  I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillaxc
Dsus4/D            Dsus4/D            Dsus4/D         Dsus4/D
  A little voice inside my head said:
Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2* Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2*
 "Don't look back, you can never look back."

Em7/Em9             Em7/Em9     Em7/Em9   Em7/Em9
  I thought I knew what love was.
Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2* Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2*
  What did I know?
Dsus4/D            Dsus4/D            Dsus4/D         Dsus4/D
  Those days are gone forever.
Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2* Csus2/Csus2*      Csus2/Csus2*
  I should just let them go, but


Chorus:
G                   D
But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun
              C
  You got that top pulled down, and that radio on, baby
G                       D
  And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong,
                    C
  After the boys of summer have gone

G                   D
  But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
                                       C
  You got your hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby.
G                   D
  I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
                    C