Charlie Boy lyrics chords, Lumineers, (acoustic)
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+: 3.x.0.4.3.x
C+: 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/B G/F# G2
Kennedy made him believe we could do much more
Bridge:
Em D/F# G C9 G D/F# G
Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh
Em D/F# G C9 G D/F# G
Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh
Break: (same as verse)
G2 G- G+
C+ G6
C+ G2 Em D/F# G
Verse:
G2 G- G+ C+ G6 C+ G2 Em D/F# G
Lillian, don't hang your head, love should make you feel good
G2 G- G+ C+ G6 C+ G2 Em D/F# 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 D/F# G Em D/F#
Play the bugle, play the taps and
C Em D/F#
Make your mothers proud
C D/F# G Em D/F#
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
C Em D/F#
Fire that volley loud
Break:
G2 G- G+
C+ G6
C+ G2 Em D/F# 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+
C+ G6
C+ G2 Em D/F# G
