Capo
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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
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Capo: 2
Chords: Em7, Em9, Csus2, Dsus4, D, G, C, Em, Dsus4/D, A