The boys are back in town

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN As recorded by Thin Lizy (From the 1976 Album JAILBREAK) Words & Music by Phil Lynott A5 x 0 2 2 x xB5 x 2 4 4 x xD x 5 7 7 7 xD5 x 5 7 7 x xC#m x 4 6 6 5 4C#m7 x 4 6 4 5 4F#7sus4 2 4 2 4 2 2Bm7 x 2 4 2 3 2E9sus4 0 2 2 2 3 2Dm7 10 12 10 10 10 xF#m7 2 4 2 2 2 2Dsus4 x x 0 2 3 3Bm7(type 2) x 2 4 2 3 5E9sus4(type 2) 0 2 4 2 3 5Dm7(type 2) 10 12 10 10 13 xC#m7IX 9 11 9 9 12 xA6 x 0 4 x x x Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Brian Robertson - Overdriven electric' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Scot Gorham - Overdriven electric' Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Overdriven electric' Intro Q=160(8=s8) A5 B5 D A5 4/4 Gtr II W +H. E E +H. E E +H.. E | | | | | | | / / / / / / / Gtr I PM-----------| PM----| PM| |-3--| |-3-| H.. E E E E E E E E E E +H E E E E E +H +E E E E |-------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-2-----------|-------------------4-|-(4)------------7-|-(7)-----(7)-----2-| |-2---------0-|--4--4-4-2---2-2---4-|-(4)----4-4-4-4-7-|-(7)-----(7)-----2-| |-0-----------|-----------4-------2-|-(2)------------5-|-(5)-----(5)-0-0-0-| |-------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------| A5 B5 D A5 +W +H. E E +H. E E +H.. E | | | | | | | / / / / / / / PM-----------| PM| PM| |-3--| +H.. E E E E E E E E E E +H E E E E +H +E E E E |--------------|---------------------|----------------|-------------------| |--------------|---------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-(2)----------|-------------------4-|-(4)------4---7-|-(7)-----(7)-----2-| |-(2)--------0-|--4--4-4-2---2-2---4-|-(4)----4-----7-|-(7)-----(7)-----2-| |-(0)----------|-----------4-------2-|-(2)----------5-|-(5)-----(5)-0-0-0-| |--------------|---------------------|----------------|-------------------| A5 B5 D A5 +W +H. E E +H. E E +H.. E | | | | | | | / / / / / / / PM-----------| |-3--| +H.. E E E E E E E E E E +H. E E +H +E E E E |--------------|---------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|---------------------|--------------|-------------------| |-(2)----------|-------------------4-|-(4)--------7-|-(7)-----(7)-----2-| |-(2)--------0-|--4--4-4-2---2-2---4-|-(4)--------7-|-(7)-----(7)-----2-| |-(0)----------|-----------4-------2-|-(2)--------5-|-(5)-----(5)-0-0-0-| |--------------|---------------------|--------------|-------------------| A5 B5 D +W +H. E E +H. E E +W | | | | | | / / / / / / PM-----------| PM |-3--| +H.. E E E E E E E E E E +H +E E E E +H.. E |--------------|---------------------|------------------|--------------| |--------------|---------------------|------------------|--------------| |-(2)----------|-------------------4-|-(4)----(4)-4---7-|-(7)----------| |-(2)--------0-|--4--4-4-2---2-2---4-|-(4)----(4)-4---7-|-(7)----------| |-(0)----------|-----------4-------2-|-(2)----(2)-----5-|-(5)--------0-| |--------------|---------------------|------------------|--------------| Verse $ A5 C#m D F#7sus4 C#m7 H. E E +H +E E E E +H +E E E E +H +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / H +E E E E +E E E E E E E E +H +E E E E +H +E E E E ||------------------|-----4------4-------|------------------|------------2---4-| ||o-----------------|-----5------5-5---7-|-(7)----(7)-------|------------2---5-| ||--2-----(2)-----6-|-(6)--------4-4---7-|-(7)----(7)-7---4-|-(4)----(4)-----4-| ||--2-----(2)-----6-|-(6)--------------7-|-(7)----(7)-----4-|-(4)----(4)-------| ||o-0-----(0)-0-0-4-|-(4)-----4--------5-|-(5)----(5)-----4-|-(4)----(4)-------| ||------------------|--------------------|--------------0-2-|-(2)----(2)-------| F#m7 Bm7 E9sus4 A5 +H +E E E E +H +E E E E +H +E E E E +H.. E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / +H +E E E E +E E Q Q E E +Q Q E E E E +H E E E E |-(4)----(4)-4-----|-------2---------2-|-(2)--2---2-2---2-|-(2)-----2-2------| |-(5)----(5)-5-----|-----------------3-|-(3)--3---3-3---3-|-(3)-----3-3------| |-(4)----(4)-------|-----------2-----2-|-(2)--2---------2-|-(2)-----------2--| |----------------4-|-(4)---------------|--------------4-2-|-(2)-----------2--| |----------------4-|-(4)---------------|------------------|---------------0--| |----------------2-|-(2)-2-------------|------------------|------------------| C#m D +H +E E E E +H +E E E E | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / +H E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----4--------4-----| |-----------------|-----5------5-5---7-| |-(2)-----2-----6-|-(6)--------4-----7-| |-(2)-----2-2---6-|-(6)-----6--------7-| |-(0)-----0---0-4-|-(4)-----4----------| |-----------------|--------------------| To Coda Dm7 C#m7 +H +E E E E +H.. E | | | | | | / / / / / / +H +E Q E +Q. E E E E E |--------------------|-----------------------| |-(7)----(7)-7---/10-|-(10)-------10------9--| |-(7)----(7)-7---/10-|-(10)----10---------9--| |-(7)----(7)-7---/10-|-(10)----10---------9--| |--------------------|---------------12------| |--------------------|-----------------------| F#m7 Bm7 E9sus4 +H +E E E E +H +E E E E +H +E E E E +W | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / +H +E E E E +H +E E E E +H +E E E E +H E E E E |------------------|------------2---2-|-(2)----(2)-2-----|----------2------|| |-(9)----(9)-9-----|------------2---3-|-(3)----(3)-3---3-|-(3)----3--------|| |-(9)----(9)-9-----|----------------2-|-(2)----(2)-----2-|-(2)----2--------|| |-(9)----(9)---x-4-|-(4)----(4)-------|----------------2-|-(2)----2---4-2--|| |--------------x-4-|-(4)----(4)-------|------------------|--------------0--|| |----------------2-|-(2)----(2)-------|------------------|-----------------|| Chorus $$ A5 B5 D A5 W +H. E E +H. E E +H. E E | | | | | | | | / / / / / / o / H H +E E a Q E E E E +H +E E E E +H. E E |-----------|----------------------|------------------|--------------| |-----------|-------2h3----(0)-----|------------------|--------------| |-2----2----|-(2)-2---2----------4-|-(4)----(4)-x-x-7-|-(7)--------2-| |-2----2----|-(2)-2-2h4--2-------4-|-(4)----(4)-x-x-7-|-(7)--------2-| |-0----0----|-(0)--------------0-2-|-(2)----(2)-----5-|-(5)------0-0-| |-----------|----------------------|------------------|--------------| To Dbl. Coda A5 B5 D A5 W +H. E E +H. E E +H. E E | | | | | | | | / / / / / / o / PM| W +E E a Q E E E E +H. E E +H +E E E E |----------|--------------------|--------------|------------------| |----------|-------2h3----------|------------7-|-(7)----(7)-------| |-2--------|-(2)-2---2--------4-|-(4)--------7-|-(7)----(7)-----2-| |-2--------|-(2)-2-2h4--2-2---4-|-(4)--------7-|-(7)----(7)-----2-| |-0--------|-(0)------------0-2-|-(2)--------5-|-(5)----(5)-0-0-0-| |----------|--------------------|--------------|------------------| B5 D +W +H.. E +H. E E +W | | | | | | / / / / / / |-3-| +W +E E Q E E E E +H E E E E +H +E E E E E |------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| |------------|--------3------3---|--------------7-|-(7)----(7)---------| |-(2)--------|-(2)----2--2-2-2-4-|-(4)----4-x---7-|-(7)----(7)-------6-| |-(2)--------|-(2)----4--2-2-4-4-|-(4)----4-x---7-|-(7)----(7)-7-7h9-7-| |-(0)--------|-(0)--0-0--0-0---2-|-(2)----2-----5-|-(5)----(5)-7-7h9---| |------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| Guitar Break Gtrs I, III ~~ ~~ ~~ |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| |-6--------------6-|-6--------------6-|-9--------------6-|-7-7-7-7-6---| |-7----7---7-7h9-7-|-7----7---7-7h9-7-|-9----7---7-7h9-7-|-9-9-9-9-7-9-| |------0---7-7h9---|------0---7-7h9---|------0---7-7h9---|-----------9-| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| ~~ ~~ |-3-| |-3-| Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |-6--------------6-|-6--------------6-| |-7----7---7-7h9-7-|-7----7---7-7h9-7-| |------0---7-7h9---|------0---7-7h9---| |------------------|------------------| _______________________ |1. ~~ |-3-| |--3---| |-3--| Q. E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|--------------------o|| |-9--------------6-|---7b9--7-6----------|| |-9----7---7-7h9-7-|---9b11-9-9-7--2-0---|| |------0---7-7h9---|------------7\-4-2--o|| |------------------|---------------------|| | |Gtr III |--3---| |-3--| | W a Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|-3-5----3-3-3--2----o|| |------------------|-----------------4---|| |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|--------------------o|| |------------------|---------------------|| ______________ |2. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q |-------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|| |-------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|| |-7-7-7-7-6---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|| |-9-9-9-9-7-9-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| |-----------9-|-------------------------|-----------------0-|| |-------------|-------------------------|-------------------|| Bridge C#m F#7sus4 Bm7 E9sus4 F#m7 Gtr II H +E E E E +H +E E E E +H +E E E E +Q. E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / o / Gtr I ~~~ H. E E +H +E E E E +H +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-----------------|----------------2-|-(2)----(2)-2---2-|-(2)-2---------2------| |-----------------|----------------3-|-(3)----(3)-3---3-|-(3)-3---3-(3)-3------| |-----------------|----------------2-|-(2)----(2)-----2-|-(2)---2-2-(2)--------| |-----------------|----------------4-|-(4)----(4)-----2-|-(2)---2--------------| |-/4------------4-|-(4)----(4)-x-x-2-|-(2)----(2)-----2-|-(2)---2-----------4--| |-------------0-2-|-(2)----(2)-x-x---|--------------0-0-|-(0)-------------0-2--| Dsus4 |-3-| |-3-| +W +W H E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / PM-----------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |----------------------|------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |----------------------|------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |----------------4-4-4-|--4-4-4-----4-4-------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-(4)--4-4-4-4-4-------|--------4-4-----4-4-x---|--------------------------| |-(2)--2---------------|----------------2-2-x---|--------------------------| D C#m F#m7 |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E Q Q Q H +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / ~~ |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E Q Q Q H. E E |-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2---|----------------| |-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---|----------------| |-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2---|----------------| |-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---|-6--------------| |-------------------0-|-4------------4-| |---------------------|------------0-2-| Bm7 E9sus4 +H +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / x / +H. E E +H +E E E E |---------------2-|-(2)-------(2)-2---2--| |---------------3-|-(3)-------(3)-3---3--| |---------------2-|-(2)-------(2)-----2--| |-------------x-4-|-(4)-------(4)---4-2--| |-(4)---------x-2-|-(2)-------(2)--------| |-(2)-------------|-------------------0--| D.S. al Coda F#m7 +E E E E +E E E E W +H.. E | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / o o / / o PM-------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| +H +E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-(2)-------(2)-------|--------------------|---------------------------|| |-(3)-------(3)-3-----|--------------------|---------------------------|| |-(2)-------(2)-------|--------------------|---------------------------|| |-(2)-------(2)-------|--------4-4---------|----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|| |-----------------0-4-|-(4)--------4-------|--4---4-4-------4-4-4-4----|| |-(0)-------(0)---0-2-|-(2)----------2-2-2-|----------------2-2-2-2-2/-|| & Dm7(type 2)C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 Q E E +Q E E +H E E E E +H E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / H E E E E +H +E Q E +H E E E E |----------------------|-------------------|----------2-----| |-(10)---------10----9-|-(9)----(9)-9\-----|--------2-----7-| |-(10)------10-------9-|-(9)----(9)-9\-----|--------------7-| |-(10)------10----10-9-|-(9)----(9)------4-|-(4)----------7-| |----------------------|-----------------4-|-(4)------------| |----------------------|-----------------2-|-(2)----2-------| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda E9sus4 +Q E E +Q E E +H.. E | | | | | | | | / x / / x / / o +E E Q E E E E +H +E E E E |-------10----------10-|-(10)-----(10)---------|| |-(7)-----------7-7--7-|--(7)------(7)-7-------|| |-(7)----------------7-|--(7)------(7)---------|| |-(7)-7-------7------7-|--(7)------(7)---------|| |--------------------9-|--(9)------(9)---9-0---|| |----------------------|-----------------------|| && A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6B5 D5 H. E E +Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E +H. E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / o / / / / x / / / / / / / / / / PM------------------------------------------------------| H +E E E E +W +H. E E +H. E E |------------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------| |-(7)----(7)-------|----------------|-------------------|---------------| |-(7)----(7)-----2-|-(2)------------|-(2)---------------|---------------| |-(7)----(7)-----2-|-(2)------------|-(2)------------/4-|-(4)--------7--| |-(5)----(5)-0-0-0-|-(0)------------|-(0)----------0-/2-|-(2)--------5--| |------------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------| A6B5 D5 +W +H. Q +E Q E +E E E E +H.. E +W | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / PM------------------------------------------------------------| +Q. E E E E E +W +H.. E +H.. E +W |-----------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------|--------|| |-----------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------|--------|| |-----------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------|--------|| |-(7)-------7---2-|-(2)---------|-(2)--------------4-|-(4)--------7-|-(7)----|| |-(5)---7s9---9-0-|-(0)---------|-(0)--------------2-|-(2)--------5-|-(5)----|| |-----------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------|--------|| Interlude Gtrs I, II ~~ ~ ~ H. +E E W Q. E +Q Q a W Q. E +Q Q ||----------------|----------|----------------|------------|----------------| ||o-5-------(5)s2-|-2--------|-2----3-(3)--5--|------------|-2----3-(3)--5--| ||--6-------(6)s2-|-2--------|-0----2-(2)--4--|---2--------|-0----2-(2)--4--| ||----------------|----------|----------------|-2h4--------|----------------| ||o---------------|----------|----------------|------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------|----------------|------------|----------------| 1. 2. ~ |-3-| a W W W H +E E E E E |------------|----------|-----------||-------------------| |------------|-3--------|----------o||-------------------| |---2--------|-2--------|-4---------||-4----(4)-------6--| |-2h4--------|-0--------|-2---------||-2----(2)-7-7h9-7--| |------------|----------|-2--------o||-2----(2)-7-7h9----| |------------|----------|-0---------||-0----(0)----------| Outro Gtrs I, II ~~ ~~ ~~ |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| |-6--------------6-|-6--------------6-|-9--------------6-|-7-7-7-7-6---| |-7----7---7-7h9-7-|-7----7---7-7h9-7-|-9----7---7-7h9-7-|-9-9-9-9-7-9-| |------0---7-7h9---|------0---7-7h9---|------0---7-7h9---|-----------9-| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| |-Riff 1 end Riff 1 -| | Gtr III | |-3-| | W W W H Q Q Q |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|---------2h4-| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| with Riff 1 repeated to fade ~~ ~~ ~~ |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| |-2--------------2-|-2--------------2-|-4--------------2-|-4-4-4-4-2---| |----------2-2h4---|----------2-2h4---|----------2-2h4---|-----------4-| |------0-----------|------0-----------|------0-----------|-------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| |- Riff 2 end Riff 2-| Repeat Riff 2 to fade Gtr III ~~ ~~ ~~ |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| |-5--------------5-|-5--------------5-|-5--------------5-|-7-7-7-7-5---| |------6---6-6h7---|------6---6-6h7---|------6---6-6h7---|-----------7-| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------| |- Riff 3 end Riff 3-| Repeat Riff 3 to fade ~~~ ~~~ |--3--| |--3--| Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |-10---------------10-|-10---------------10-| |-------9---9-9h11----|-------9---9-9h11----| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |- Riff 4 ~~~ |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| Q. E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------|-------------------| |-10---------------10-|-12-12-12-12-10----| |-------9---9-9h11----|----------------11-| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| end Riff 4 -| Repeat Riff 4 to fade ~~~ ~~~ |--3--| |--3--| Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E |------------------------|------------------------| |-14------------------14-|-14------------------14-| |-------14---14-14h16----|-------14---14-14h16----| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |- Riff 5 ~~~ |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| Q. E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------------|-------------------| |-14------------------14-|-15-15-15-15-14----| |-------14---14-14h16----|----------------16-| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| end Riff 5-| Riff 5 repeated to fade ~~~ ~~~ |--3--| |--3--| Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E ||-------------------------|------------------------| ||o-17------------------17-|-17------------------17-| ||--------18---18-18h19----|-------18---18-18h19----| ||-------------------------|------------------------| ||o------------------------|------------------------| ||-------------------------|------------------------| ~~~ |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| Q. E E E E E E a Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------------|---------------------------|| |-17------------------17-|-17b19==19-19-19-19-19----o|| |-------18---18-18h19----|-----------------------19--|| |------------------------|---------------------------|| |------------------------|--------------------------o|| |------------------------|---------------------------|| ********* You found it at E-Chords Submitted By: David Campbell Ontario Canada