The Boys Of Summer Uke tab by Don Henley

5 Chords used in the song: Em, C, D, G, A

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Artist: 
Year:  1984
Difficulty: 
3.5
(Intermediate)
Key: D, G, Em, BmChords
Em Em    C C    D D    C C


Em Em
Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach.
C C
I feel it in the air, the summer's out of reach.
D D
Empty lake, empty streets, the sun goes down alone.
C C
I'm driving by your house, though I know you're not home.

Chorus
G G D D
But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
C C
You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby.
G G D D
I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong
C C
After the boys of summer have gone.

Em Em C C D D C C

Verse 2
Em Em
I never will forget those nights, I wonder if it was a dream.
C C
Remember how you made me crazy, remember how I made you scream.
D D
Now I don't understand what happened to our love.
C C
But babe, I'm gonna get you back, I'm gonna show you what I'm made of.

Chorus
G G D D
I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
C C
I see you walkin' real slow and smiling to everyone.
G G D D
I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong
C C
After the boys of summer have gone.

Bridge
Em Em C C C C D D C C C C D D A A C C D D C C
Em Em C C D D C C

Verse 3
Em Em
Out on the road today I saw a Deadhead Sticker on a Cadillac.
C C
A A little voice inside my head said: "Don't look back, you can never look back."
D D
I thought I knew what love was. What did I know?
C C
Those days are gone forever, I should just let 'em go, but

Chorus
G G D D
I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
C C
You got the top pulled down and radio on, baby.
G G D D
I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong
C C
After the boys of summer have gone.

G G D D
I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
C C
You got your hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby.
G G D D
I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong
C C
After the boys of summer have gone.

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