Intro
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Verse
The rhythm played underneath the verse is simply an easy A7 arpeggio
(Once each per line - 8x total)
(Conversely it can be played even easier if you wish - I play this)
Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach
Empty lake, empty streets
The sun goes down alone
I'm drivin' by your house
Though I know you're not at home
Chorus
(eh, close enough for government work - arpeggiate as you like)
Play 2x
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G D Dsus4 | D D C(add9)
G But I can see you, D y Dsus4 our br D own skin shining in the sun
D You got your hair combed back and your C(add9 sunglasses on, baby
G I can tell you my D lov Dsus4 e for D you will still be strong
D After the boys of C(add9 summer have gone
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P
Repeat Verse
I never will forget those nights
I wonder if it was a dream
Remember how you made me crazy?
Remember how I made you scream
Now I don't understand what happened to our love
But babe, I'm gonna get you back
(Distorted fill near end of verse)
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I'm gonna show you what I'm made of
Repeat Chorus
I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
I see you walkin' real slow and you're smilin' at everyone
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
Bridge:
(Simple open string G chord arpeggio - This rings better)
(Conversely it can be played even easier if you wish)
Interlude
(May be played as what's comfortable to you but these are the notes sounded)
Repeat Verse:
(The seagull sounds may be a synth effect but can be created by scraping the pick against the higher strings with a delay effect. A metal pick works even better, i.e. a dime)
Out on the road today, I saw a Dead Head sticker on a Cadillac
A little voice Inside my head said, "Don't look back. You can never look back."
I thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
Those days are gone forever
I should just let them go but-
Repeat Chorus: (2X)
I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got that top pulled down and that radio on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got that hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
Outro:
(Perhaps played by two guitars (2 tracks), but very easily done with one.)
(The first time through play the first bar, and 2nd time play the 2nd bar)
Don Henley
The Boys of Summer
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