Les boys Chords

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Les boys by Dire Straits is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, G6, D7, Am, G/D, A, Em/A, Em, D6, Am/G, Em7, Gm, C, Em/G, E7/B, E7 and A7+. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			D      D0   D  G   D 
   les boys do cabaret 
       G6   D   G    D7    G 
   les boys are glad to be gay 
Am G D        D0   D 
      they're not afraid now 
           D0  D  G  D    G/D 
   a disco bar in germany 
D      G6   D   G    D7 G 
   les boys are glad to be 
Am G D  D0    D 
      upon parade now 
 
A 
D      D0   D   G    D  
   les boys got leather caps 
       Em/A D   G D7 G 
   les boys got s.s. caps 
Am G        D0     D 
   but they got no gun now 
A+ D           D0     D G      D 
   get dressed up get a little risque 
       B0    D        Em    D6 D7       G     Am/G  G 
   got to do a little s & m       these days 
D7          G 
   it's all in fun now 
 
Em7 D 
 
G      Gm   G 
   les boys come one again 
                      D+  
   for the high class whores 
   G       Am/G    G 
   and the businessmen 
       C            Em/G E7/B       E7  
   who drive in their mercedes benz 
         A                       D 
   to a disco bar in old munchen 
 
D               D0    D        G D 
   they get the jokes that the d.j. makes 
            Em/A        D    G    D7 G    
   they get nervous and they make mistakes 
Am/G G       D0      D 
     they're bad for business 
A+ D    D0      D      G  D       B0 
   some tourist take a photograph 
D           Em    D6 D7   G 
   les boys don't get one laugh 
Am/G G D7 G 
       he says they're useless 
 
D7 G 
   late at night when they've gone away 
                     (spoken) 
   les boys dream of jean genet 
   C                   E7 
   high heel shoes and black beret 
           A7+ 
   and the posters on the wall that say 
       D0   D  G D 
   les boys do cabaret 
       G6   D   G          G 
   les boys are glad to be gay 
 
 

    	

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100 BPM Andante