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