The Boys Of Summer chords by Don Henley (Ver. 2)
Guitar chords with lyrics
- 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
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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
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