#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: The Boys of Summer Original Album: Building The Perfect Beast Words and Music by Don Henley and Mike Campbell Copyright © 1984 Wild Gator Music and Woody Creek Music Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: This was transcribed from a performance by KT Tunstall for WFUV Radio. Capo on 3. Chords and tab are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4. Chord names are derived from the picked notes (relative to capo!). Key to tab ---------- _ - tied note INTRO: Chords: D6add9 x24430 Asus4 x02230 Gmaj7/6 3x4430 Gmaj7 3x0032 [play: INTRO Figure] [x2] INTRO Figure D6add9 Gmaj7/6 |-0________-----------------------|-0________-----------------------|-0________-----------------------|-0________-----------------------| |-------------3________-----------|-------------3________-----------|-------------3________-----------|-------------3________-----------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------4-------|---------------------------------|-------------------------4-------| |-------------------------4-------|-----------------------------4---|-------------------------4-------|-----------------------------4---| |-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Asus4 Gmaj7 |-0________-----------------------|-0________-----------------------|-2________-----------------------|-2________-----------------------| |-------------3________-----------|-------------3________-----------|-------------3________-----------|-------------3________-----------| |-------------------------2-------|-------------------------2-------|-------------------------0-------|-------------------------0-------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Notes: Pick chords as per INTRO. Chords: D6add9 x24430 G5 3x003x Gmaj7/6 3x4430 Gmaj7 3x0032 Asus4 x02230 D6add9 Gmaj7/6 |-0________-----------------------|-0________-----------------------|-0________-----------------------|-0________-----------------------| |-------------3________-----------|-------------3________-----------|-------------3________-----------|-------------3________-----------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------4-------|---------------------------------|-------------------------4-------| |-------------------------4-------|-----------------------------4---|-------------------------4-------|-----------------------------4---| |-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D6add9 Gmaj7/6 Nobody on the road, Nobody on the beach. I feel it in the air, the summer's out of reach. Asus4 G5 Gmaj7 |-0________-----------------------|-0________-----------------------|-0________-----------------------|-2________-----------------------| |-------------3________-----------|-------------3________-----------|-------------3________---0-------|-------------3________-----------| |-------------------------2-------|-------------------------2-------|-----------------------------0---|-------------------------0-------| |-----------------------------2---|-----------------------------2---|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Asus4 A G5 Gmaj7 Emp-ty lake, emp-ty streets, the sun goes down alone. I drive by your house, but I know you're not ho__ome. CHORUS1: Chords: D xx0232 G5 3x003x Asus4 x02230 A x02220 Gmaj7 3x0032 | D | Asus4 But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun. | % | G5 Gmaj7 You got your hair pulled back and your sunglasses on, baby | D | Asus4 I can tell you my love for you will still be strong | A | G5 Gmaj7 After the boys of summer have gone. [play: 4/4| D6add9 | % | Gmaj7/6 | % | Asus4 | % | Gmaj7 | % |] VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: D6add9 x24430 A x02220 Gmaj7/6 3x4430 G5 3x003x Asus4 x02230 Gmaj7 3x0032 | D6add9 | % I never will forget those nights, I wonder if it was a dream. | Gmaj7/6 | % | Asus4 Remember how you made me crazy, remember how I made you scream. | Asus4 | % A Now I don't understand what happened to our love. | G5 | Gmaj7 | % But, baby, when I get you back, I'm gonna show you what I'm made of. CHORUS2: Notes: Play as for CHORUS1. Chords: D xx0232 A x02220 Asus4 x02230 G5 3x0030 Gmaj7 3x0032 | D | Asus4 But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun. | G5 Gmaj7 You got your hair pulled back and sunglasses on, baby. | D | Asus4 I can tell you my love for you will still be strong | A | G5 Gmaj7 After the boys of summer have gone. [play: 4/4| D6add9 | % | Gmaj7/6 | % | Asus4 | % | Gmaj7 | % |] VERSE3: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: D6add9 x24430 A x02220 Gmaj7/6 3x4430 Gmaj7 3x0032 Asus4 x02230 | D6add9 | % Out on the road today, I saw a "Deadhead" sticker on a Cadillac. | Gmaj7/6 | % A little voice inside my head said: "Don't look back, you can never look back." | Asus4 | A I thought I knew what love was - what did I know? | G5 | Gmaj7 Those days are gone forever, I should just let them go, but... CHORUS3: Notes: Play as for CHORUS1. Chords: D xx0232 A x02220 Asus4 x02230 G5 3x0030 Gmaj7 3x0032 | D | Asus4 I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun. | G5 Gmaj7 You got the top pulled down and the radio on, baby. | D | Asus4 I can tell you my love for you will still be strong | A | G5 Gmaj7 After the boys of summer have gone. | D | Asus4 I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun. | G5 Gmaj7 I see you walking real slow and smiling at everyone | D | Asus4 I can tell you my love for you will still be strong | A | G5 Gmaj7 After the boys of summer have gone. ENDING: [play:] [x2] D G5 G |-------------2-------------------|-------------3-------------------| |---------------------3-------3---|---------3-----------3-------3---| |---------2---------------2-------|-0-----------------------4-------| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [then end on arpeggiated D (xx0232)]