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