Boy Scout

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Symbols:
  /     - Slide up
  \     - Slide down
  p     - Pull-off
  h     - Hammer-on
  ~     - vibrato
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I think there is also a distored guitar playing the rhythm
chords low in the mix. Just play the chords above the tablature.


Intro / Verse Figure:
   F               Dmi             A                  Bb        C
E|--------5------|--------5------|--------5-------|------6--------8---| 
B|----6-----6--6-|----6-----6--6-|----5------5--5-|--------6--------8-| 
G|-5---5-----5---|-7----7-----7--|-6----6-----6---|-6/7-------7/9-----| 
D|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------| 
A|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------| 
E|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------| 


                        (play twice)

Verse 1:
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now let me tell you a story about my youth
when i was a boy scout
ringing the bell at a mature lady's door
known to be generous
it was love at first sight, her eyes were shining so bright
she smiled at me and asked: "what's your cause?"
i'm collecting dough, for the sunday show

Chorus:
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   Dmi            A
E|-5------------|-5-------------| (Strum these, and let ring       
B|-6------------|-5-------------| for 1 whole measure - alternate) 
G|-7------------|-6-------------|                                  
D|--------------|---------------|                                  
A|--------------|---------------|                                  
E|--------------|---------------|                                  

i had the time of my life
it made me a man
and made me realize
the meaning of love

  A
E|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|-------------| 
D|-7\----------| 
A|-7\----------| 
E|-5\----------| 

(Play intro / verse figure twice)

Verse 2:
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i will never forget, the pretty babe i met
when i was at high school
i was carrying her books every day after class
we were always together
the moment had come, for me to meet her mom
she smiled at me and asked: "what's your name?"
i could see it was her, it all began to blur

(Play chorus)


Solo (2 gtrs. arr. for 1):
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There seems to be a second guiat low in the mix (in addition to
the rhythm guitar), so I've made the best facsimilie of the solo.
E|----------------------------|--------------------------| 
B|-/13--13-13-13-13---13--11--|-10-10-10h11-10-10h11-10\-| 
G|----------------------------|--------------------------| 
D|----------------------------|--------------------------| 
A|----------------------------|--------------------------| 
E|----------------------------|--------------------------| 

E|----------------------------|--------------------13----15--13------| 
B|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5/-11--11-11-|-11/13-13-13-13~-13----13---------13\-| 
G|----------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------|--------------------------------------| 

E|-----------------------|---------------6--------8---| 
B|-10--10-10-11-10~(10)\-|---5---6-5-------6--------8-| 
G|-----------------------|-6---6-----6/7------7/9-----| 
D|-----------------------|----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------|----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------|----------------------------| 

E|--------6-5---------------|--------------------------------| 
B|---6--------6---5---6--5--|-----10----11-10------5---6--5\-| 
G|-7---7--------6---6-----6-|-/11----11-------11-6---6-------| 
D|--------------------------|--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------| 

E|--------6-5---------------|--------------------------------------| 
B|---6--------6---5---6-5---|----10----10-10--10-10h11--10-8-8-10--| 
G|-7---7--------6---6-----6-|-11----11-----------------------------| 
D|--------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------------| 

(Play intro / verse figure twice)

Verse 3:
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we all lived together for a long, long time
me, my babe and her mother
they left the house one day, i never saw them again
don't know the reason
rumours say that aliens took them away
i look into the sky and think: "did they die?"
i can always hope, though i'll never know