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tabbed by Colin Pound (acowkickedme at gmail dot com) and Rosa

Listen to the song to get the rhythm down.
It's pretty easy once you get the strumming down.
It also sounds fine with a capo on any fret,
as this is a rather low song, vocally.

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G                 D
Guss who just got back today?
Em                          D
Them wild-eyed boys who had been away
C                      G
Hadn't changed, hadn't much to say
C                            D
I still think those guys are great

They were asking if you'd been around
How you was, where you could be found
Told 'em you were living downtown
Driving all the old men crazy

G
The boys are back in town
                            C       D
(The boys are back in town)
G
(The boys are back in town
                            C       D
the boys are back in town)
                                    
You remember that chick who used to dance a lot?
Every night she'd be on the floor, shaking what she'd got
Man, when I tell you was cool, she was red hot
I mean, she was steaming

And that time over at Johnny's place
Well this chick she got up and she slapped Johnny's face
Man, we just fell about the place
If that chick don't wanna know, then forget her

The boys are back in town
(the boys are back in town)
I said the boys are back in town

Em         G
Spread the word around
C                   D
Guess who's back in town
Em D                   C D
Spread the word around

Friday night they'll be dressed to kill
Down at Dino's bar and grill
Drink will flow and blood will spill
And if the boys wanna fight, you better let 'em

That jukebox in the corner blasting out my favorite song
The nights are getting warmer, it won't be long
Won't be long till summer comes
Now that the boys are here again

The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)
I said the boys are back in town

The boys are back in town
(the boys are back, the boys are back, the boys are back)
The boys are back in town, yeah

G  C D x4

G
It's the remix to ignition, hot and fresh out the kitchen
C                                 D
Mama rollin' that body, got every man in here wishin
G
Sippin on Coke and rum, I'm like so what I'm drunk
           C                                D
It's the freakin' weekend baby I'm about to have me some fun

Crystal poppin in the stretch navigator
         C
We got food everywhere as if the party was catered
Fellas on my left, honeys to my right
You put em both together we gon' party all night, yeah.

G  C D x 4

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