Charlie Boy Acoustic keyboard

Charlie Boy Acoustic

• G2

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+:   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

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