Don Henley
The Boys Of Summer
This has the correct lyrics to go with the Youtube video
Intro: Em C D C
Verse 1:
Em
Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach.
C
I feel it in the air, the summer's out of reach.
D
Empty lake, empty streets, the sun goes down alone.
C
I'm driving by your house, though I know your not home.
Chorus:
G D
But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
C
You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby.
G D
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
C
After the boys of summer have gone.
Em C D C
Verse 2:
Em C
I never will forget those nights. I wonder if it was a dream.
D C
Remember how you made me crazy, Remember how I made you scream.
Em C
Now I don't understand what Happened to our love.
D C
But baby, when I get you back, I'm gonna show you what I'm made of.
Chorus
G D
But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
C
I see you walking real slow and your smiling at everyone
G D
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
C
After the boys of summer have gone.
Bridge - Em C C D C C D A C D C Em C D C
Verse 3:
Em
Out on the road today I saw a Black Flag Sticker on a Cadillac.
C
A little voice inside my head said:"Don't look back, you can never look back."
D
I thought I knew what love was. What did I know?
C
Those days are gone forever. I should just let them go, but
Chorus
G D
But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
C
You got your top pulled down and your radio on, baby
G D
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
C
After the boys of summer have
G D
But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
C
You got your hair slicked back, and your wayfairers on, baby
G D
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
C
After the boys of summer have
Outro
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Em C D C x 2
Intro: Em C D C
Verse 1:
Em
Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach.
C
I feel it in the air, the summer's out of reach.
D
Empty lake, empty streets, the sun goes down alone.
C
I'm driving by your house, though I know your not home.
Chorus:
G D
But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
C
You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby.
G D
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
C
After the boys of summer have gone.
Em C D C
Verse 2:
Em C
I never will forget those nights. I wonder if it was a dream.
D C
Remember how you made me crazy, Remember how I made you scream.
Em C
Now I don't understand what Happened to our love.
D C
But baby, when I get you back, I'm gonna show you what I'm made of.
Chorus
G D
But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
C
I see you walking real slow and your smiling at everyone
G D
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
C
After the boys of summer have gone.
Bridge - Em C C D C C D A C D C Em C D C
Verse 3:
Em
Out on the road today I saw a Black Flag Sticker on a Cadillac.
C
A little voice inside my head said:"Don't look back, you can never look back."
D
I thought I knew what love was. What did I know?
C
Those days are gone forever. I should just let them go, but
Chorus
G D
But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
C
You got your top pulled down and your radio on, baby
G D
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
C
After the boys of summer have
G D
But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
C
You got your hair slicked back, and your wayfairers on, baby
G D
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
C
After the boys of summer have
Outro
Em C D C x 2
