The Boys of Fall
Recorded by Kenny Chesney
Album: Hemingway’s Whiskey (2010)

(No Capo)

(Intro.)
|(G) / / / |(C) / / / |(D) / / / |(G) / / / | x 2

(Verse)
(G) When I feel that chill, smell that (C)fresh cut grass
(D) I’m back in my helmet, cleats, and (G)shoulder pads
(G)Standin in the huddle, listenin (C)to the call
(D) Fans goin’ crazy for the (G)boys of fall
(G) They didn’t let just anybody (C)in that club.
(D) It took every ounce of heart and (G)sweat and blood.
(G) To get to wear those gameday jerseys (C)down the hall.
(D) The kings of the school man, were the (G)boys of fall.
 
(Chorus)
And it’s (C) turn and face the stars and stripes, its
(G/B) Fightin' back them butterflies
It’s (D)call it in the air alrighty
Yes, (G)sir. we want the ball
And it’s (C)knockin' heads and talkin' trash, its
(G/B) Slingin' mud and dirt and grass
It’s I (D)got your number
I got your back when your (G)back’s against the wall
You mess with (Am)one man, you’ve got us (D)all
The (G)boys of fall / / / |(C) / / / |(D) / / / |(G) / / / |
 
(Verse)
(G) In little towns like mine, that’s (C)all they got
(D) Newspaper clippings fill the (G)coffee shops
(G) The old men will always think they (C)know it all
(D) The young girls will dream about the (G)boys of fall
 
(Chorus)
And it’s (C) turn and face the stars and stripes
It’s (G) fightin' back them butterflies
It’s (D)call it in the air alrighty
Yes, (G)sir, we want the ball
And it’s (C) knockin' heads and talkin’ trash
It’s (G/B)slingin’ mud and dirt and grass
It’s I (D)got your number
I (D)got your back when your (G)back’s against the wall
You mess with (Am)one man, you’ve got us (D)all
The (C)boys of fall / (G/B) / |(G) / / / |(C) / (G/B) / |(D) - - -

(Chorus)
And it’s (C) turn and face the stars and stripes
It’s (G) fightin' back them butterflies
It’s (D)call it in the air alrighty
Yes, (G)sir, we want the ball
And it’s (C) knockin' heads and talkin' trash
It’s (G) slingin' mud and dirt and grass
It’s I (D)got your number
I got your back when your (G)back’s against the wall
You mess with (Am)one man, you’ve got us (D)all - - -
The (G)boys of fall / / / |(C) / / / |(D) / / / |(G) / / /
 
(Outro.)
Well the (G)boys of fall / / / |(C) / / / |(D) / / / |(G) / / / |
|(G) / / / |(C) / / / |(D) / / / |(G) / / / | x repeat times to fade