Chords with lyrics
Artist: The Lumineers
Song: Charlie Boy (acoustic at 98.7FM)
Video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJqzkEO-0xk
Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8W5uuDL2d8
Transcription: satir3, [email protected]
Tuning: standard, NO Capo
Chords used:
G2: 3.x.0.0.3.x
C2: x.3.x.0.3.x
G/B: x.2.0.0.3.x
G/F#: 2.x.0.0.3.x
Em: 0.2.2.0.0.x
D/F#: 2.x.0.2.3.x
G: 3.2.0.0.3.x
C9: x.3.2.0.3.x
G-: 3.x.0.2.3.x
G+G+: 3.x.0.4.3.x
C majorC+: x.3.0.0.5.x
G6: 3.2.0.0.0.x
C: x.3.2.0.1.0
N.C.: no chords
Intro: (just bass notes)
N.C.
Charlie boy, don't go to war, first born in forty-four
G2 C2 G2 C2 G2 
G/BG/B G/F# G2
Kennedy made him believe we could do much more
Bridge:
E minorEm 
D/F#D/F# G+G 
C9C9 G+G D/F#D/F# G+G
Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh
E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G C9C9 G+G D/F#D/F# G+G
Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh
Break: (same as verse)
G2 G- G+G+
C majorC+ 
G6G6
C majorC+ G2 E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
Verse:
G2 G- G+G+ C majorC+ G6G6 C majorC+ G2 E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
Lillian, don't hang your head, love should make you feel good
G2 G- G+G+ C majorC+ G6G6 C majorC+ G2 E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
In uniform you raised a man, who vol-un-teered to stand
Bridge:
Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh
Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh
Chorus:
C majorC D/F#D/F# G+G E minorEm D/F#D/F#
Play the bugle, play the taps and
C majorC E minorEm D/F#D/F#
Make your mothers proud
C majorC D/F#D/F# G+G E minorEm D/F#D/F#
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
C majorC E minorEm D/F#D/F#
Fire that volley loud
Break:
G2 G- G+G+
C majorC+ G6G6
C majorC+ G2 E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
Verse:
News was bad on Upland Ave, my touch and mourn our loss
Sons rebelled, while fathers yelled, and moth-ers clutched the cross
and moth-ers clutched the cross
Bridge:
Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh
Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh
Chorus:
Play the bugle, play the taps and
Make your mothers proud
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
Fire that volley loud
Ending:
G2 G- G+G+
C majorC+ G6G6
C majorC+ G2 E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
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