The Boys of Summer — Don Henley

Chords and lyrics for The Boys of Summer by Don Henley (key of D).

Intro

[D] [C] [D] [C]

Verse 1

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

Chorus 1

But I can see you-
[D]Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
[D]You got your hair combed back and your
[C]sunglasses on, baby
[G]
[D]And I can tell you my love for you
[D]will still be strong after the boys of
[C]summer have gone

Verse 2

[D]I never will forget those nights
[C]I wonder if it was a dream
[D]Remember how you made me crazy?
[C]Remember how I made you scream?
Now I don't understand what's happened
[C]to our love,
But baby when I get you back
[G]I'm gonna show you what I'm made of

Chorus 2

I can see you-
[D]Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
[D]I see you walkin' real slow and you're smilin' at everyone
[C]
[G]I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
[D]after the boys of summer have gone

Bridge

[C] [C] [C] [D] [C] [D]
[D]Out on the road today I saw a Deadhead 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,
[C]What did I know?
Those days are gone forever
I should just let them go but-

Chorus 3

[G]I can see you-
[D]Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
[D]You got that top pulled down and that radio on baby
[C]
[G]And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
[D]after the boys of summer have gone

Chorus 4

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

Outro

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