The Boys Of Summer chords by Don Henley

Chords with lyrics

Intro: E minorEm C majorC D MajorD C majorC

Verse 1:

E minorEm
  Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach.
 C majorC
 I feel it in the air, the summer’s out of reach.
 D MajorD
  Empty lake, empty streets, the sun goes down alone.
 C majorC
 I’m driving by your house, though I know your not home.

Chorus:

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

E minorEm C majorC D MajorD C majorC

Verse 2:

E minorEm                 C majorC
I never will forget those nights. I wonder if it was a dream.
D MajorD                 C majorC
Remember how you made me crazy, Remember how I made you scream.
E minorEm           C majorC
Now I don’t understand what Happened to our love.
D MajorD                 C majorC
But baby, when I get you back, I’m gonna show you what I’m made of.

Chorus

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

Bridge - E minorEm C majorC C D MajorD C majorC C D MajorD A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD C majorC E minorEm C majorC D MajorD C majorC

Verse 3:

E minorEm
Out on the road today I saw a Black Flag Sticker on a Cadillac.
C majorC
A augmentedA little voice inside my head said:"Don’t look back, you can never look back."
D MajorD
I thought I knew what love was. What did I know?
C majorC
Those days are gone forever. I should just let them go, but

Chorus

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

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

Outro

E minorEm C majorC D MajorD C majorC x 2


Intro: E minorEm C majorC D MajorD C majorC

Verse 1:

E minorEm
  Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach.
 C majorC
 I feel it in the air, the summer’s out of reach.
 D MajorD
  Empty lake, empty streets, the sun goes down alone.
 C majorC
 I’m driving by your house, though I know your not home.

Chorus:

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

E minorEm C majorC D MajorD C majorC

Verse 2:

E minorEm                 C majorC
I never will forget those nights. I wonder if it was a dream.
D MajorD                 C majorC
Remember how you made me crazy, Remember how I made you scream.
E minorEm           C majorC
Now I don’t understand what Happened to our love.
D MajorD                 C majorC
But baby, when I get you back, I’m gonna show you what I’m made of.

Chorus

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




Bridge - E minorEm C majorC C D MajorD C majorC C D MajorD A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD C majorC E minorEm C majorC D MajorD C majorC

Verse 3:

E minorEm
Out on the road today I saw a Black Flag Sticker on a Cadillac.
C majorC
A augmentedA little voice inside my head said:"Don’t look back, you can never look back."
D MajorD
I thought I knew what love was. What did I know?
C majorC
Those days are gone forever. I should just let them go, but

Chorus

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

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

Outro

E minorEm C majorC D MajorD C majorC x 2

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