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intro : G C D G x2

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( G ) when i feel that chill , smell that ( C ) fresh cut grass ,
( D ) im back in my helmet , cleats , and ( G ) shoulder pads .
( G ) standin in the huddle , listenin ( C ) to the call
( D ) fans goin crazy for the ( G ) boys of fall .
( G ) they didnt let just anybody ( C ) in that club .
( D ) it took every ounce of heart and ( G ) sweat and blood .
( G ) to get to wear those gameday jerseys ( C ) down the hall .
( D ) the kings of the school man , were the ( G ) boys of fall .

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and its ( C ) turn and face the stars and stripes , its
( G ) fightin back them butterflies , its
( D ) call it in the air alrighty yes
( G ) sir we want the ball
and its ( C ) knuckin heads and talkin trash , its
( G ) slingin mud and dirt and grass , its
( D ) i got your number , i got your back when your
( G ) backs against the wall
you mess with ( Am ) one man , youve got us ( D ) all
the ( G ) boys of fall ( C ) ( D ) ( G )

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( G ) in little towns like mine , thats ( C ) all they got
( D ) newspaper clippings fill the ( G ) coffee shops
( G ) the old men will always think they ( C ) know it all
( D ) the young girls will dream about the ( G ) boys of fall

chorus
and its ( C ) turn and face the stars and stripes , its
( G ) fightin back them butterflies , its
( D ) call it in the air alrighty yes
( G ) sir we want the ball
and its ( C ) knuckin heads and talkin trash , its
( G ) slingin mud and dirt and grass , its
( D ) i got your number , i got your back when your
( G ) backs against the wall
you mess with ( Am ) one man , youve got us ( D ) all
the ( C ) boys of fall ( G ) ( D ) ( G )

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chorus
and its ( C * ) turn and face the stars and stripes , its
( G * ) fightin back them butterflies , its
( D * ) call it in the air alrighty yes
( G ) sir we want the ball
and its ( C ) knuckin heads and talkin trash , its
( G ) slingin mud and dirt and grass , its
( D ) i got your number , i got your back when your
( G ) backs against the wall
you mess with ( Am ) one man , youve got us ( D ) all
the ( G ) boys of fall ( C ) ( D ) ( G )

outro
the ( G ) boys of fall ( C ) ( D ) ( G ) x3