Originally in Ab, I play in D
| D | D | Em | G |
| x 4 |
| D | F#m7 |
| Guess who just got b | ack today |
| G | Bm |
| Them wild eyed boys that | had been away |
| F#m7 | Bm |
| Haven’t changed, | hadn’t much to say |
| Em7 | Em7/A | |
| But m | an I still think them | cats are crazy |
| D | F#m7 |
| They were asking if | you were around |
| G | A# |
| How you was, where you | could be found |
| F#m7 | Bm |
| I told them you were living dow | ntown |
| Em7 | Em7/A |
| Driving all the old men c | razy |
| D | Em | G | |
| The | boys are back in town, the boys are back in town |
| D | Em | G | |
| I said the | boys are back in town, the | boys are back in town |
| D | |
| The | boys are back in town, the boys are back in town |
| Em | G | |
| The | boys are back in town, the | boys are back in town |
| D | D | Em | G |
| x2 |
| D | F#m7 |
| You know that chick that | used to dance a lot |
| G | Bm |
| Every night she’d be on the | floor shakin’ what she’d got |
| F#m7 | Bm |
| Man, when I tell you she was | cool, she was red hot |
| Em7 | Em7/A |
| I mean she was steam | ing |
| D | F#m7 |
| And that time over at J | ohnny’s place |
| G | A# |
| Well, this chick got up and sh | e slapped Johnny’s face |
| F#m7 | Bm |
| Man, we just fell | about the place |
| Em7 | Em7/A | |
| If t | hat chick don’t wanna know, f | orget her |
| D | Em | G | |
| The | boys are back in town, the boys are back in town |
| D | Em | G | |
| I said the | boys are back in town, the | boys are back in town |
| D | |
| The | boys are back in town, the boys are back in town |
| Em | G | |
| The | boys are back in town, the | boys are back in town |
| D | D | Em | G |
| x2 |
| C | G |
Bridge
| F#m7 | Bm |
| Spread the w | ord around |
| Em7 | Em7/A | Bm |
| Guess who’s back in town |
| C | G | ||||
| F#m7 | Bm | Em7 | Em7/A | Bm | |
| You spread the | word around |
| D | F#m7 |
| Friday night they’ll be d | ressed to kill |
| G | Bm |
| Down at Dino’s | bar and grill |
| F#m7 | Bm |
| The drink will flow and b | lood will spill |
| Em7 | Em7/A | |
| And if the | boys wanna fight you better | let ‘em |
| D | F#m7 | G |
| That jukebox in the corner b | lasting out my fav’rite so | ng |
| A# | |
| The nights are getting w | armer, it won’t be long |
| F#m7 | Bm |
| Won’t be long till s | ummer comes |
| Em7 | Em7/A |
| Now that the boys are here | again |
| D | Em | G | |
| The | boys are back in town, the boys are back in town |
| D | Em | G | |
| The | boys are back in town, the | boys are back in town |
Quiet
| D | |
| The | boys are back in town, the boys are back in town |
Spoken
| Em | G |
| Spread the word | around |
| D | |
| The | boys are back in town, the boys are back in town |
| Em | G | |
| The | boys are back, the boys | are back |
Solo
| D | D | C | Bm | C | Bm | G | A |
| x 2 |
Fade with ad libs
| D | D | Em | G |
| x2 |