Henley Don - Boys Of Summer (First Version)
 Henley Don - Boys Of Summer First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Henley Don. Other chords and tabs for the "Boys Of Summer" can find at the bottom of the page. PROPS GO TO: Larry Whittaker The Boys Of Summer ***** TUNE TO E FLAT FOR THIS SONG ***** Otherwise the chorus chords will not work. Key: H - Hammer-On P - Pull-Off ^F - Full Bend ^H - Half Bend / - Slide up - Slide down ~ - Vibrato Use a clean standard tone with chorus effect for chord richness and make good use of neck and bridge pickup switching. A few leads use the bridge pickup with distortion. I have loved this song ever since it was released and since none of the tabs I found were exactly accurate, I decided to give it a go. Please mail me if you find anything that needs changing. Thanks. Intro ***** USE NECK PICKUP ***** e------|--|-----------|--|----------|--|--P-------|--|---P----P---------| B------|--|-----------|--|----------|--|-8-5------|--|-10-8--8-5--------| G-7/9~-|--|-----7-----|--|-----7----|--|-----7/9~-|--|-----------7--7/9-| D------|--|-7/9---9~--|--|-7/9---9~-|--|----------|--|------------------| A------|--|-----------|--|----------|--|----------|--|------------------| E------|--|-----------|--|----------|--|----------|--|------------------| e---P---------| B-12-10~------| G-------------| D-------------| A---------7--| E-------------| Verse The rhythm played underneath the verse is simply an easy A7 arpeggio (Once each per line - 8x total) |---------PM----------| e------------------------------| B-----0-0----------0--0--------| G---------2-2--------2---------| D-2-2----------2-2-------------| A------------------------------| E------------------------------| (Conversely it can be played even easier if you wish - I play this) |---------PM-----------| e------------------------------| B------------------------------| G------------------------------| D-----9-9-7-7------9-7-9-------| A-7-7----------7-7-------------| E------------------------------| 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 ***** Switch to BRIDGE PICKUP ***** Dsus4 G D | D D C(add9) e-3-3-----2---3-2---2-0-----0-0------------------------| B-3--3----3---3-3---3--3----3--3-----------------------| G-0---0---2---2-2---2---2---0---0----------------------| D-0-------0---0-0---0-------2--------------------------| A-X-------------------------3--------------------------| E-3----------------------------------------------------| G D Dsus4 D But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun D C(add9) You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby G D Dsus4 D I can tell you my love for you will still be strong D C(add9) After the boys of summer have gone ***** Switch to NECK PICKUP ***** P e------|---|---------------|---|----------|---|-10-7-----|---|-------| B------|---|---------------|---|----------|---|------10--|---|-------| G-7-9~-|---|--H--7---P-H---|---|---7-9-7~-|---|----------|---|-------| D------|---|-7-9----9-7-9--|---|-/9-------|---|----------|---|--7---| A------|---|---------------|---|----------|---|----------|---|-------| E------|---|---------------|---|----------|---|----------|---|-------| 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) ***** Switch to BRIDGE PICKUP ***** I'm gonna show you what I'm made of e--------------------------------12----| B--------------------------------------| G-----------12-12^H------12-14^F-------| D-----------12-12^H--/14---------------| A--------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------| 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) |----------PM--------------| e-0-0-----------0--0-------------------| B-----3-3--------3----3---3------------| G---------0-0-----0----0---0-----------| D--------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------| (Conversely it can be played even easier if you wish) |---------PM-------------------| e--------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------| G-9-9--7-7--0-0--9-7-0-9--7-0--7-0-----| D--------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------| Interlude (May be played as what's comfortable to you but these are the notes sounded) P P H P |------DISTORTION------| e-10-7------||---P-----||-5-3-5-3---3--P-----H---||------------------------| B------10~~-||-12-10~~-||---------5---5-3---3-5--||-----8---8-10-10^F------| G-----------||---------||-----------------4------||/9-9---9-----------9-9~-| D-----------||---------||------------------------||------------------------| A-----------||---------||------------------------||------------------------| E-----------||---------||------------------------||------------------------| Repeat Verse: (The seagull sounds may be a synth effect but can be created by scr*ping 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) |--1st bar--| |---------2nd bar--------| e-7--7~-----7--7~----7--7~----||-7------------||------------------H--P-----| B--10--8-8~--10--8-8~-10--8-8~||--10-8~-8-7---||--H-8-H-8-H-8--H-8-10-8-P--| G-------7---------7--------7--||-----------7~-||-7-9-7-9-7-9--7-9------9-7-| D-----------------------------||--------------||---------------------------| A-----------------------------||--------------||---------------------------| E-----------------------------||--------------||---------------------------| |
