James Reyne - The Boys Light Up Acoustic Live Chords

[Verse 1]
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I wanna tell you about my mountain home,
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Where all the ladies' names are Joan,
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when her husband works back late at night,
A
hopes are up for trouser's down,
          Bm
with the hostess on the business flight.
             G
Taxi in her Mercedes drive,
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I hope that driver's coming out alive,
Bm
the garden it is Dorseted,
       G
that lady she's so corseted,
A                       Bm
she's got fifteen ways to lead that boy astray.
Bm
Thinks he's one and only,
          G
but that lovely she's so lonely,
      A
she pumps him full of breakfast,
          Bm
and she sends him on his way.
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
What a sing song dance,
        A
what a performance,
        G
what a cheap tent show,
   F#
oh no no no no no,
 
[Chorus]
A        Bm
then the boys light up,
         G
then the boys light up,
         A
then the boys light up,
         Bm
then the boys light up, light up, light up
 
A        Bm
then the boys light up,
         G
then the boys light up,
         A
then the boys light up,
         Bm
then the boys light up, light up, light up
 
[Verse 2]
Bm
Let your body get down Do the boogaloo
G
Just like the cover of I want yooo
A
Look around ya gunna do
Bm
what ya do when the red coats do
Bm
So round up the possy, call up the crew
G
ya buds at the door and ya bring your own booze
A
call up Naghbours coz they can come to
Bm
Be sure bring your records coz I only got a few
Bm
Singin bar bar black sheep
 
Have you any wool
G
Yes sir yes sir a Nickel bag full
A
Some for my partner n some for my crew
Bm
Some for my gunnga baby she needs to
Bm
Coz just like me
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they long to be   High
Bm
Coz just like me
G                 A
they long to be    High
 
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
Bm            G
Silently she opens the drawer
A
Mother's little helper,
     Bm
is coming out for more,
Bm                       G
Stategically positioned before the midday show,
     A
The back is arched, those lips are parched,
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repeated blow by blow,
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Later at the party where all the MP's rave
           A
About the hummers she's been givin',
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and the money that they saved,
Bm
To her it is skin lotion,
G
him promotion too,
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that flat in Surfers Paradise with the ocean view.
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
What a sing song dance,
        A
what a performance,
        G
what a cheap tent show,
   F#
oh no no no no no,
 
[Chorus]
A        Bm
then the boys light up,
         G
then the boys light up,
         A
then the boys light up,
         Bm
then the boys light up, light up, light up
 
A        Bm
then the boys light up,
         G
then the boys light up,
         A
then the boys light up,
         Bm
then the boys light up, light up, light up
 
[Chorus Variation]
A  Bm
      then the boys light up,
G
      then the boys light up,
A
      then the boys light up,
         Bm
then the boys light up, light up, light up
 
A  Bm
      then the boys light up, (then the boys light up)
G
      then the boys light up, (then the boys light up)
A
      then the boys light up, (then the boys light up)
         Bm
then the boys light up, light up, light up