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------|
B|----6-----6--6-|----6-----6--6-|
G|-5---5-----5---|-7----7-----7--|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|

E|--------5-------|------6--------8-
B|----5------5--5-|--------6--------
G|-6----6-----6---|-6/7-------7/9---
D|----------------|-----------------
A|----------------|-----------------
E|----------------|-----------------

E|--| 
B|8-| 
G|--| 
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
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she smiled at me and asked: "what's 
your cause?"
i'm collecting dough, for the sunday
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Chorus:

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   Dmi            A

E|-5------------|-5-------------| 
B|-6------------|-5-------------| 
G|-7------------|-6-------------| 
D|--------------|---------------| 
A|--------------|---------------| 
E|--------------|---------------| 

E|(Strum these, and let ring       
B|for 1 whole measure - alternate) 
G|                                 
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--|-
G|----------------------------|-
D|----------------------------|-
A|----------------------------|-
E|----------------------------|-

E|-------------------------| 
B|10-10-10h11-10-10h11-10\-| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------| 
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E|----------------------------|-
B|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5/-11--11-11-|-
G|----------------------------|-
D|----------------------------|-
A|----------------------------|-
E|----------------------------|-

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

----| 
13\-| 
----| 
----| 
----| 
----| 


E|-----------------------|-------
B|-10--10-10-11-10~(10)\-|---5---
G|-----------------------|-6---6-
D|-----------------------|-------
A|-----------------------|-------
E|-----------------------|-------

E|--------6--------8---| 
B|6-5-------6--------8-| 
G|----6/7------7/9-----| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|---------------------| 


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

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


E|--------6-5---------------|----
B|---6--------6---5---6-5---|----
G|-7---7--------6---6-----6-|-11-
D|--------------------------|----
A|--------------------------|----
E|--------------------------|----

E|----------------------------------| 
B|10----10-10--10-10h11--10-8-8-10--| 
G|---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