G Bm Em Bm Em D Bm Am G Charlie boy, don't go to war, first born in forty-four G Bm Em Bm Em D Bm Am G Kennedy made him believe we could do much more G D Bm C Bm Am G Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh G Bm D Em Bm Em D Bm Am G Lillian, don't hang your head, love should make you feel good G Bm D Em Bm Em D Bm Am G In uniform you raised a man, who vol-un-teered to stand G D Bm C Bm Am G Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh Em G Bm D Play the bugle, play the taps and Em G D Make your mothers proud Em G Bm D Raise your rifles to the sky boys Em G D Fire that volley loud G Bm D Em Bm Em D Bm Am G News was bad on Upland Ave, my touch and mourn our loss G Bm D Em Bm Sons rebelled, while fathers yelled, Em D Bm Am G and moth-ers clutched the cross G D Bm C Bm Am G Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh Em G Bm D Play the bugle, play the taps and Em G D Make your mothers proud Em G Bm D Raise your rifles to the sky boys Em G D Fire that volley loud This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
6 ukulele chords used in "Charlie Boy" by The Lumineers: Am, Bm, C, D, Em and G
A|——–0–2–5–7–7–5–2–7–5–2–5–2–|
E|–3–3————————————–|
C|——————————————–|
G|——————————————–|
here’s the plucking for the intro if anyone is interested
Try at -2 for an easier version 🙂
I like to lay D7 in place of D, to me it sounds nicer and is a bit easier to go the Bm
I skip a few chords on the verses – it gets too stop-and-go if you’re switching chords on every single beat. I do: G Em Bm Em D Bm G
on the Ooooh-oh-oooooh-Oo-oooh-oo-ooooh try playing it F C F Bb F Gm F it sound better and its easier