East Side Boys chords by Martin Zellar

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
D G D G D G D G

Verse:
D                    G
They grew up on the side of town Where the Christmas lights hung all year 'round
          D
And the sidewalks went un-shoveled
          G
And the dogs barked all night long

  D
They were skinny and they were mean
         G
Had parents that were never seen
        D
Their hair was always longer
         G
Their shirts were always tight

Chorus:
         A
And we knew we'd never get to know 'em
       D
And we knew we'd never try
       A
Those East Side Boys seemed further from us
      G                            D        G D G
Than any star that hung up in the sky

Verse:
        D
Those East Side Boys never seemed to eat
             G
They just smoked cigarettes across the street
  D
Stared down at the sidewalks
  G
Came to classes late

        D
On conference days it was always the same
        G
Those east side parents never came
  D
Never read their stories
              G
Saw their artwork on the walls

Chorus:
  A
Once we'd hit the high school
  G
Around grade nine or ten
   A
One by one they'd disappear
           G                              D       G D G
And we'd never see those East Side boys again

Guitar solo:
A G A G G D G D G

Verse:
D                                              G
They grew up on the side of town Where the Christmas lights hung all year 'round
            D
And the sidewalks went un-shoveled
          G
And the dogs barked all night long

 D
No one seemed to know their names
             G
They didn't go to Prom or football games
       D                                    G
Just wandered through the hallways Like inmates doin' time

Chorus:
        A
And we knew we'd never get to know 'em
        G
And we knew we'd never try
        A
Those East Side Boys seemed further from us
       G                            D     G D G
Than any star that hung up in the sky


Outro:

            D G
East Side Boys
            D G
East Side Boys...
            D G
East Side Boys...
            D G
East Side Boys...
            D G
East Side Boys...

D G D G D G D G