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Charlie Boy Tab by The Lumineers

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Csus2
Em
D/F#
C/E
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Intro 1

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Csus2

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Csus2

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Verse 1

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Charlie boy, don't go to war

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First born in '44

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Kennedy made him believe

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We could do much more

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Interlude 1

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C/E

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Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

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Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Interlude 2

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Csus2

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Csus2

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And

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Verse 2

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Lillian, don't hang your head

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Love should make you feel good

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In uniform you raised a man

Csus2

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Who vol un teered to stand

Interlude 3

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C/E

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Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

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Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Chorus 1
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Play the    bugle, play the taps
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Make your mothers proud
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Raise your   rifles to  the sky,   boys
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Fire that volley loud

Interlude 4

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Csus2

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Csus2

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D/F#

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Verse 3

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News was bad on Upland Ave

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Metuch en mourn our loss

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Sons rebelled, while fathers yelled

Csus2

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And moth ers clutched the cross

Interlude 5

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C/E

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Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

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C

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D/F#

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Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Chorus 2
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D/F# 
Play the    bugle, play the taps
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D/F# 
Make your fathers proud
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D/F# 
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Em 
D/F# 
Raise your   rifles to  the sky,   boys
C 
Em 
D/F# 
Fire that volley loud

Outro 1

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Csus2

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Csus2

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D/F#

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