Biography:
Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969. The band were led throughout their recording career by bassist, songwriter and singer Phil Lynott, and are best known for their songs Whiskey in the Jar, Jailbreak and The Boys Are Back in Town, all major international hits still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock radio stations. After Lynott died, various incarnations of the band have emerged over the years culminating in a more stable line-up based around guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes.
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Other songs:
- Dancing In The Moonlight
- The Boys Are Back In Town
- Whiskey In The Jar
- A Song For While Im Away
- Baby Please Dont Go
- Borderline
- Brought Down
- Buffalo Gal
- Cowboy Song
- Dancin In The Moonlight
- Do Anything You Want To
- Dont Believe A Word
- Dublin
- Emerald
- Farmer
- Get Out Of Here
- Heart Attack
- Honesty Is No Excuse
- Jailbreak
- Little Girl In Bloom
- Massacre
- Please Dont Leave Me
- Randolphs Tango
- Remembering Part 2
- Rosalie
- Running Back
- Sarah
- Shades Of A Blue Orphanage
- She Knows
- Soldier Of Fortune
- Southbound
- Still In Love With You
- Sweet Marie
- That Womans Gonna Break Your Heart
- The Rocker
- This Is The One
- Waiting For An Alibi
- We Will Be Strong
- With Love
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[Intro]
A B D x4
[Verse]
A C#m7
Guess who just got back today
D F#sus4 C#m7
Them wild eyed boys that had been away.
F#sus4
Haven't changed, hadn't much to say
Bm7 Bm7/E
But, man, I still think them cats are crazy.
A C#m7
They were asking if you were around,
D Dm7
How you was, where you could be found.
C#m7 F#sus4
I told them you were living downtown.
Bm7 Bm7/E
Driving all the old men crazy.
[Chorus]
A B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
A B D
I said the boys are back in town. The boys are back in town
A
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town.
[Instrumental]
A A/B C#m7 E
A A/B C#m7 E
[Verse]
A C#m7
You know that chick that used to dance a lot
D F#sus4
Ev'ry night she'd be on the floor shakin' what she'd got.
C#m7 F#sus4
Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot!
Bm7 Bm7/E
I mean she was steaming.
A C#m7
And at that time over at Johnny's place,
D Dm7
Well, this chick got up and she slapped Johnny's face.
C#m7 F#sus4
Man! We just fell about the place.
Bm7 Bm7/E
If that chick don't wanna know, forget her!
[Chorus]
A B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
A B D
I said the boys are back in town. The boys are back in town
A
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town.
[Instrumental]
A A/B C#m7 E
A A/B C#m7 E
G D
[Bridge]
C#m7 F#sus4 Bm7 Bm7/E F#sus4 Dsus4 D
Spread the word around, Guess who's back in town.
C#m7 F#sus4 Bm7 Bm7/E F#sus4
Just spread the word around.
[Verse]
A C#m7
Friday night they'll be dressed to kill
D F#sus4
Down at Dino's bar and grill
C#m7 F#sus4
The drink will flow and the blood will spill
Bm7 Bm7/E
And if the boys wanna fight you better let 'em.
A C#m7 D
That jukebox in the corner blasting out my fav'rite song.
F C#m7
The nights are getting warmer, it won't be long,
F#sus4
Won't be long till summer comes
Bm7 Bm7/E
Now that the boys are here again.
[Chorus]
A B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
A B D
The boys are back in town. The boys are back in town
A B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
B B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back, the boys are back
[Solo]
A A G Fm G Fm D E
A A G Fm G Fm D E
[Outro]
A A/B C#m7 E
A A/B C#m7 E
The boys are back in town again
A A/B C#m7 E
They're hangin' down at Dino's
A A/B C#m7 E
A A/B C#m7 E
The boys are back in town again!
A A/B C#m7 E (fade out)
A B D x4
[Verse]
A C#m7
Guess who just got back today
D F#sus4 C#m7
Them wild eyed boys that had been away.
F#sus4
Haven't changed, hadn't much to say
Bm7 Bm7/E
But, man, I still think them cats are crazy.
A C#m7
They were asking if you were around,
D Dm7
How you was, where you could be found.
C#m7 F#sus4
I told them you were living downtown.
Bm7 Bm7/E
Driving all the old men crazy.
[Chorus]
A B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
A B D
I said the boys are back in town. The boys are back in town
A
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town.
[Instrumental]
A A/B C#m7 E
A A/B C#m7 E
[Verse]
A C#m7
You know that chick that used to dance a lot
D F#sus4
Ev'ry night she'd be on the floor shakin' what she'd got.
C#m7 F#sus4
Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot!
Bm7 Bm7/E
I mean she was steaming.
A C#m7
And at that time over at Johnny's place,
D Dm7
Well, this chick got up and she slapped Johnny's face.
C#m7 F#sus4
Man! We just fell about the place.
Bm7 Bm7/E
If that chick don't wanna know, forget her!
[Chorus]
A B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
A B D
I said the boys are back in town. The boys are back in town
A
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town.
[Instrumental]
A A/B C#m7 E
A A/B C#m7 E
G D
[Bridge]
C#m7 F#sus4 Bm7 Bm7/E F#sus4 Dsus4 D
Spread the word around, Guess who's back in town.
C#m7 F#sus4 Bm7 Bm7/E F#sus4
Just spread the word around.
[Verse]
A C#m7
Friday night they'll be dressed to kill
D F#sus4
Down at Dino's bar and grill
C#m7 F#sus4
The drink will flow and the blood will spill
Bm7 Bm7/E
And if the boys wanna fight you better let 'em.
A C#m7 D
That jukebox in the corner blasting out my fav'rite song.
F C#m7
The nights are getting warmer, it won't be long,
F#sus4
Won't be long till summer comes
Bm7 Bm7/E
Now that the boys are here again.
[Chorus]
A B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
A B D
The boys are back in town. The boys are back in town
A B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
B B D
The boys are back in town, the boys are back, the boys are back
[Solo]
A A G Fm G Fm D E
A A G Fm G Fm D E
[Outro]
A A/B C#m7 E
A A/B C#m7 E
The boys are back in town again
A A/B C#m7 E
They're hangin' down at Dino's
A A/B C#m7 E
A A/B C#m7 E
The boys are back in town again!
A A/B C#m7 E (fade out)
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