Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town Bass Tab

This is from the CD version of Live and Dangerous.
It’s not really put into appropriate scales / time signatures, just readability.

Intro

  
G
                 
                 
  
D
     333 1  1 3  
                 
 repeat
  
A
          3      
1       4        
 4 times
  
E
4                
                 

Verse #1
("Guess who just got back today…")

  
G
                        
                            
  
D
                        
            3  33 33 33     
  
A
                        
 4  44 44 44                
  
E
4  44 44 44 3  33 33 33 
                            


  
G
                        
                            
  
D
           3 33 33 33   
           1 11 11 1        
  
A
3 33 33 33              
1 13 34 43           4      
  
E
                        
                            
                            (1s and 3s and 4s, not 13s)


  
G
                        
                            
  
D
6 66 66 66  5 55 55 55  
            2 22 22 22      
  
A
                        
4 44 44 44                  
  
E
                        
                            


  
G
                        
                            
  
D
           3 33 33 33   
           1 11 11 1        
  
A
3 33 33 33              
1 13 34 43           4      
  
E
                        
                            

Chorus #1

  
G
                       
                        
  
D
                       
                        
 repeat
  
A
                       
1  11 11 11  4 44 44 44 
 3 times
  
E
4 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 
                        

Chorus outro

  
G
                        
                8 8         
  
D
                        
                            
  
A
           11111~ 1 1   
33333~ 3 3  6 6      6 6    
  
E
4 44 4 44               
                         3 3


  
G
                        
                            
  
D
     6 6                
                            
  
A
             11111~ 1 1 
33333~ 3 3  6 6 6 6 4 3     
  
E
4 44     4 4            
                            

Verse #2
("You know that chick…")

  
G
                        
                            
  
D
                        
            3  33 33 33     
  
A
                        
 4  44 44 44                
  
E
4  44 44 44 3  33 33 33 
                            


  
G
                        
                            
  
D
           3 33 33 33   
           1 11 11 1        
  
A
3 33 33 33              
1 13 34 43           4      
  
E
                        
                            


  
G
                        
                            
  
D
6 66 66 66  5 55 55 55  
            2 22 22 22      
  
A
                        
4 44 44 44                  
  
E
                        
                            


  
G
                        
                            
  
D
           3 33 33 33   
           1 11 11 1        
  
A
3 33 33 33              
1 13 34 43           4      
  
E
                        
                            

Chorus #2

  
G
                       
                        
  
D
                       
                        
 repeat
  
A
                       
1  11 11 11  4 44 44 44 
 3 times
  
E
4 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 
                        

(you can also switch the E-4s for D-6s.  Mix it up)

Chorus outro

  
G
                        
                8 8         
  
D
                        
                            
  
A
           11111~ 1 1   
33333~ 3 3  666      6 6    
  
E
44444 44                
                         3 3


  
G
                   3    
                            
  
D
      6 6               
                            
  
A
              1111    1 
33333~ 3 3  6 66 66 66      
  
E
44444     4 4           
                            

Bridge

  
G
                        
6                           
  
D
444444444444            
  4               3 33 33 33
  
A
             333333     
    2  3 33 33 33           
  
E
                        
                            


  
G
                        
                            
  
D
           1 11 11 11~  
3 33 33 33 33 33 33 33      
  
A
1 13 34 43              
                            
  
E
                        
                            


  
G
                        
6                           
  
D
444444444444            
  4               3 33 33 33
  
A
             333333     
    2  3 33 33 33           
  
E
                        
                            


  
G
                        
                            
  
D
            1 11 11 11  
  3 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 3  
  
A
 1 11 11 11             
                            
  
E
                        
                            

Verse #3
("Friday night, dressed to kill…")


  
G
                        
                            
  
D
6 66 66 66  5 55 55 55  
            3 33 33 33      
  
A
                        
4 44 44 44                  
  
E
                        
                            


  
G
                        
                            
  
D
           3 33 33 33   
           1 11 11 1        
  
A
3 33 33 33              
1 13 34 43           4      
  
E
                        
                            


  
G
                        
                            
  
D
6 66 66 66  5 55 55 55  
            2 22 22 22      
  
A
                        
4 44 44 44                  
  
E
                        
                            


  
G
                        
                            
  
D
           3 33 33 33   
           1 11 11 1        
  
A
3 33 33 33              
1 13 34 43           4      
  
E
                        
                            

Chorus #3

  
G
                       
                        
  
D
                       
                        
 repeat
  
A
                       
1  11 11 11  4 44 44 44 
 3 times
  
E
4 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 
                        

(again, mix up the E-4 with a D-6 if you’d like)

Chorus fade out
(whispering "The boys are back in town…")


  
G
                       
                        
  
D
                       
                        
  
A
                       
1(ring)      4(ring)    
  
E
4(ring)                
                        

Solo / best bass line ever
(3:18)


  
G
                          
                           
  
D
                          
                           
  
A
   33 44 6      333 44 66 
    11 22 4    333 11      
  
E
44          4  4          
 22         1 1       4    


  
G
                          
                           
  
D
                          
     333 444 6             
  
A
    11 22 4     33 11     
 444            6 6 6 6    
  
E
 222        1 1       4   
                           


  
G
                          
                           
  
D
                          
                           
  
A
  33 444 6      333 44 66 
    11 22 4    333 11      
  
E
44          4  4          
 22         1 1       4    


  
G
                          
                           
  
D
                          
     33 44 6               
  
A
    11 22 4     333 11    
 44            6 6 6 6     
  
E
 222        1 1        4  
                           

Outro
(Charted as close as I can, but just play it how you feel it)


  
G
                          
                   8 8     
  
D
                          
                           
  
A
          1111 1 1        
3333 3 3  6 66666          
  
E
 4 44 4 4                 
                           


  
G
                          
             888           
  
D
                          
                           
  
A
          1 11 1 1        
3333 3 3 666      666      
  
E
 4 44 4 4                 
                      333  


  
G
                          
                           
  
D
      6 6                 
                           
  
A
             1111 1 1     
3333 3 3  666 666 6 6 6    
  
E
 4444     44              
                           


  
G
                          
                           
  
D
                          
                           
  
A
          1111 1 1        
3333 3 3  6  6  6  6  4  3 
  
E
 4 44 4 4                 
                           


  
G
                          
              888          
  
D
                          
                           
  
A
           1111 1 1       
3 3 3 3~  666     666      
  
E
 4 4 4~ 44                
                       333 


  
G
                  3 3     
     5 5           8       
  
D
       6 6                
                           
  
A
              1111    111 
333 3    333 666 66  666   
  
E
 4444      44             
                        333


  
G
                          
                           
  
D
       6 6                
                           
  
A
              1111 1 1—   
3333 3 666 666 6 6 6       
  
E
 4444      444            
                           


  
G
                          
                           
  
D
                          
                           
  
A
          1111 1 1        
3333 3 3  4 4 4 4 3 1      
  
E
 4 44 4 4                 
                           


  
G
                          
                           
  
D
                          
                           
  
A
 4 4 4 4 3 1              
 6 6 6 6 4 3               
  
E
                          
              4(ring)      

Hell yeah!