The boys of summer (video)

Dm - Bb - C - Bb

Dm

1. Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach,

Bb

I feel it in the air, the summer's out of reach.

C

Empty lake, empty streets, the sun goes down alone,

Bb

I'm driving by your house, though I know you're not home.

F - C

But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.

C - Bb

you got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby.

F C

I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong

Bb

after the boys of summer have gone.

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Dm

2. I never will forget those nights, I wonder if it was a dream,

Bb

remember how you made me crazy, remember how I made you scream.

C

Now I don't understand what happened to our love,

Bb

but, babe, I'm gonna get you back,

F

I'm gonna show you what I'm made of.

F - C

But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun,

C - Bb

I see you walkin' real slow and smiling to everyone.

F C

I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong

Bb

after the boys of summer have gone.

+ B ~ + Bb - C - Bb (3x) + Dm - Bb - C - Bb

Dm

3. Out on the road today I saw a Deadhead Sticker on a Cadillac,

Bb

a little voice inside my head said:

"Don't look back, you can never look back !"

C

I thought I knew what love was. What did I know ?

Bb

Those days are gone forever, I should just let 'em go, but …

F - C

But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.

C - Bb

you got the top pulled down and radio on, baby.

F C

I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong

Bb

after the boys of summer have gone.

F C

I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun,

C - Bb

you got your hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby.

F C

I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong,

Bb

after the boys of summer have gone.

+ instrumental = CHORUS (2x) …

(orig. = capo 1st) (Don Henley)