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Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 10:33:40 +1000
From: Russell & Charlie
Subject: a/australian_crawl/the_boys_light_up.pro
Song: The Boys Light Up
By: Australian Crawl
Album: The Boys Light Up
Transcribed by: Russell Edwards roemcs@melb.alexia.net.au
[Bm] [G] [A] [Bm] Guitar & harp
[Bm] [G] [A] [Bm] x 2 + Bass & drums
[Bm]I wanna tell you `bout my [G]mountain home
[A]Where all the ladies [Bm]name`s are Joan
[Bm]Where husband works back [G]late at night
[A]Hopes are up, for trousers down, with the [Bm]hostess on a business
flight
[Bm]Taxi in a [G]Mercedes drive
[A]I hope that driver`s [Bm]comin` out alive
[Bm]The garden it is Dorseted, that [G]lady she`s so corseted
[A]She`s got 15 ways to [Bm]lead that boy astray
[Bm]Thinks he`s one and only, but that [G]lovely she`s so lonely
[A]She pumps him full of breakfast, and she [Bm]sends him on his way
Pre-chorus:
What a [Bm]sing, song, dance
What a [A]performance
What a [G]cheap tent show
Oh, [F]no, no, no, no, no
Chorus:
Then the [Bm]boys light up )
Then the [G]boys light up )
Then the [A]boys light up ) x 2
Then the [Bm]boys light up, light up, light up )
Break [Bm] [G] [A] [Bm]
[Bm]Silently she [G]opens the drawer
[A]Mother`s little helper is [Bm]comin` out for more
[Bm]Strategically positioned, [G]before the midday show
That [A]back is arched, those lips are parched, [Bm]repeated blow by
blow
And [Bm]later at the party, where [G]all the MP`s rave
`Bout the [A]hummers she`s been givin`, and the [Bm]money that they
saved
To [Bm]her it is skin lotion, [G]him promotion too
That [A]flat in Surfers` Paradise, [Bm]with the ocean view
Pre chorus
Chorus
Then the boys light up x 8
Break [Bm] [G] [A] [Bm] x 2
Chorus
Chorus (with echo) x 1 1/2
Bass in chorus:
Bm G A Bm
D -----4---------------2-------4---
A -2-5---5---2-5-2---4---4-2-5---5-
E ---------3-------5---------------
Variation of this are used towards the end
