KEY OF E, (acoustic guitar capo 2, play in D)


intro
|E |B |A |E |E |A |B |E | x2


 E                    B
Gather round ladies, gather round 

 A                    E
Hear the news that's comin' down

      E                   A
The ships are in and the sails are down

     B                E
The boys are back in town



 E                    B
Get your skirts down off the rack

     A                   E
The boys are in and the boys are back

     E               A
And no time now for takin' slack

     B                E
The boys are back in town



          A                            E
Well the boys are back in town, your true love can be found

 E                                    B                E
Gather round the old playground, the boys are back in town



banjo solo              dobro solo
|E |B |A |E |E |A |B |E |E |B |A |E |E |A |B |E |E |



  E                    B
They've been gone for quite a while

 A                E
Man it's good to see 'em smile

 E                  A
Now they're loaded up on style

     B                E
The boys are back in town



 E                     B
Come in the house get out of the cold

 A              E
See 'em comin' down the road

       E                      A
Gonna raise some hell 'cause don't you know

    (B)               E
The boys are back in town



          A                            E
Well the boys are back in town, your true love can be found

 E                                    B                E
Gather round the old playground, the boys are back in town



          A                            E
Well the boys are back in town, your true love can be found

 E                                    B                E
Gather round the old playground, the boys are back in town

fiddle outro
|E |B |A |E |E |A |B |E | x4

CAPO CHART
   no capo - capo 2
 I:   E    -   D
IV:   A    -   G
 V:   B    -   A