Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)
E MajorE|--3-3--5--7----10--12-12--10--7----12--10--7--5/3--7---------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G 
C9C9 G+G C9C9 G+G 
E minorEm 
D/F#D/F# G+G
Charlie boy, don't go to war, first born in forty-four
G+G C9C9 G+G C9C9 G+G E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
Kennedy made him believe we could do much more
E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G C9C9 G+G D/F#D/F# G+G
Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh
G+G C9C9 G+G C9C9 G+G E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
Lillian, don't hang your head, love should make you feel good
G+G C9C9 G+G C9C9 G+G E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
In uniform you raised a man, who vol-un-teered to stand
E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G C9C9 G+G D/F#D/F# G+G
Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh 2x
C9C9 G+G E minorEm D/F#D/F#
Play the bugle, play the taps and
C9C9 G+G D/F#D/F#
Make your mothers proud
C9C9 G+G E minorEm D/F#D/F#
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
C9C9 G+G D/F#D/F#
Fire that volley loud
G+G C9C9 G+G C9C9 G+G E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
News was bad on Upland Ave, my touch and mourn our loss
G+G C9C9 G+G C9C9 G+G E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
Sons rebelled, while fathers yelled,
C9C9 G+G E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
and moth-ers clutched the cross
E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G C9C9 G+G D/F#D/F# G+G
Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh
C9C9 G+G E minorEm D/F#D/F#
Play the bugle, play the taps and
C9C9 G+G D/F#D/F#
Make your mothers proud
C9C9 G+G E minorEm D/F#D/F#
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
C9C9 G+G D/F#D/F#
Other versions of Charlie Boy
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Charlie boy acoustic by The Lumineers
