This is Boys In The Band. I got a first release CD on which it was called Breck Rd.
In The Band. They are the same... anyway enjoy. It s my first and only tab, and it works
me but it s only an interperatation so don t get hissy.
The lyrics aren t my own either. They are also only here as a guide so if you want
lyrics look elsewhere.
Title: Breck Rd. Boys In The Band
Artist: The Libertines
Tuning: EBGDAe (Standard)
Chords Used:
D# (6, 6, 8, 8, 8, 6)
F (1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1)
A#m (6, 8, 8, 6, 6, 6)
C (3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 3)
Am (5, 7, 7, 5, 5, 5)
Dm (5, 5, 7, 7, 6, 5)
C#m (4, 4, 6, 6, 5, 4)
/ = slide
= hammer-on
p = pull-off
= bend
~ = vibrato (bend from side to side in the fret)
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INTRO - GUITAR 1
e|-------------| Put your hand in a D# (6, 6, 8, 8, 8, 6) to play the intro
A|-------8-----|
D|---------8---|
G|-----8-------| x 10 (Bass comes in on 9 with the bass riff)
B|---6---------|
E|-------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
A|---8--8-------------------8--8/11--8--8/11---|
D|---8--8-------------------8--8/11--8--8/11---|
G|---8--8--9-11-12-11-9-8---8--8/11--8--8/11---| is played almost continuously
the track
B|---6--6--9-11-12-11-9-8---6--6/9---6--6/9----|
E|---------------------------------------------|
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INTRO - GUITAR 2
Starts with a strum of F (1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1) before guitar 1 comes in and then just
the 3rd and
8th guitar 1 bars (listen to the track)
When guitar 1 starts the 9-11-12-11-9 bit guitar 2 plays F hitting the E, B and G
occasionally
but mainly only hitting G, D, A and e.
Guitar 1 and 2 play together for 2 bars and then the lyrics come in when guitar 2 stops
(and
sings) andguitar 2 carries on. Guitar 2 comes in again after the first line and carries
with the
chords as shown below:
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VERSE 1:
You re walking like you ve never seen the light
You re walking like it every night
But I ve never seen you dance and I ve never heard you sing
Am Dm C#m C C (strum lots) F RIFF e|---2--------7-------|
So how can it mean a single thing? B|-----3--------8-----|
G|-------4/-------9---|
It s all so rudimentary (RIFF) D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
-------- E|--------------------|
BRIDGE: (9-11-12-11-9 bit on guitar 1 and F strums on guitar 2) for 2 bars
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VERSE 2:
You re talking like you re handy in the fight
You talk about it every night
But I ve never seen those flowers in the barrel of your gun
All I ve ever seen you do is run...
Not a rude boy you re the gentry (RIFF)
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CHORUS:
So tell me baby, how does it feel?
I know you like the roll of the limousine wheel
And they all get them out for (they all get them out)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
They scream and they shout for (twist and they scream and shout)
For the boys in the band, the boys in the band...
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BRIDGE: (9-11-12-11-9 bit on guitar 1 and F strums on guitar 2) for 2 bars
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You re walking like you ve never seen the light
You re walking like it every night
But then I stop to thinks and I ask myself why?
(strum lots)
It s one of those things that darling you must try
It s all so rudimentary (RIFF)
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CHORUS:
So tell me baby, how does it feel?
I know you like the roll of the limousine wheel
And they all get them out for (they all get them out)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
They scream and they shout for (twist and they scream and shout)
For the boys in the band, the boys in the band...
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SOLO:
Guitar 1 goes back into the 9-11-12-11-9 bit and guitar 2 plays:
e|---1--1-x-/-11--11-x-x-x-x-x--1--1-x-/-12--12-x-x-x-x-x--1--1-x-/-11--11-x-x-x-x-x--1--|
B|---1--1-x-/-13--13-x-x-x-x-x--1--1-x-/-14--14-x-x-x-x-x--1--1-x-/-11--11-x-x-x-x-x--1--|
G|---2--2-x-/-13--13-x-x-x-x-x--1--1-x-/-14--14-x-x-x-x-x--1--1-x-/-11--11-x-x-x-x-x--1--|
D|---3--3-x-/-13--13-x-x-x-x-x--1--1-x-/-14--14-x-x-x-x-x--1--1-x-/-11--11-x-x-x-x-x--1--|
A|---3--3-x-/-11--11-x-x-x-x-x--1--1-x-/-12--12-x-x-x-x-x--1--1-x-/-11--11-x-x-x-x-x--1--|
E|---1--1-x-/-11--11-x-x-x-x-x--1--1-x-/-12--12-x-x-x-x-x--1--1-x-/-11--11-x-x-x-x-x--1--|
Guitar 1 stops and guitar 2 plays:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---13----13----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---15b17-15b17--15-15-13--------13----13----13----15p14p13-15p14p13-15p14p13-15p14p13--|
D|--------------------------15~~~~---15----15----15--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---13----13--13----13--13----13-13-13-13-13-13-13-------------|
G|---15b17-----15b17-----15b17----15-15-15-15-15-15--13~~~~/0---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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CHORUS:
But tell me baby, Oh how does it feel?
I know you like the roll of the limousine wheel
And they all get them out for (they all get them out)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
They scream and they shout for (twist and they scream and shout)
For the boys in the band, the boys in the band...
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CHORUS 2: (Same chords as above, just with these lyrics)
Yes they all want them out for
All the boys in the band
Oh they scream and they shout for
The boys in the band.... In the band....
Guitar 1 ends on D#
Guitar 2 ends on F