Charlie Boy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[C][G][G]
[C][G][G][C]
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[Verse 1]
[G]Charlie boy, don't [C]go to [G]war
[C]First [G]born in [C]'44[G]
[G]Kennedy made [C]him be[G]lieve
[C]We [G]could [Em]do mu[D]ch m[G]ore

[Interlude 1]
[Em]Oh o[D]h oh[G] o[C]h oh[G] o[D]h oh[G]
[Em]Oh o[D]h oh[G] o[C]h oh[G] o[D]h oh[G]

[Interlude 2]
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[C][G][Em][D]
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[Verse 2]
And [G]Lillian, don't [C]hang your [G]head
[C]Love [G]should [Em]make you [D]feel [G]good
In [G]uniform you [C]raised a [G]man
Who [C]vol[G]un [Em]teered [D]to [G]stand

[Interlude 3]
[Em]Oh o[D]h oh[G] o[C]h oh[G] o[D]h oh[G]
[Em]Oh o[D]h oh[G] o[C]h oh[G] o[D]h oh[G]

[Chorus 1]
[C]Play [D]the [G]bugle, [Em]play the [D]taps
[C]Make your [Em]mothers [D]proud
[C]Raise [D]your [G]rifles [Em]to the s[D]ky, boys
[C]Fire that [Em]volley [D]loud

[Interlude 4]
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[C][G][G]
[C][G][Em][D]
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[Verse 3]
[G]News was bad on [C]Upland [G]Ave
Me[C]tuch[G]en [Em]mourn [D]our [G]loss
[G]Sons rebelled, while [C]fathers [G]yelled
And [C]moth[G]ers [Em]clutched [D]the [G]cross

[Interlude 5]
[Em]Oh o[D]h oh[G] o[C]h oh[G] o[D]h oh[G]
[Em]Oh o[D]h oh[G] o[C]h oh[G] o[D]h oh[G]

[Chorus 2]
[C]Play [D]the [G]bugle, [Em]play the [D]taps
[C]Make your [Em]fathers [D]proud
[C]Raise [D]your [G]rifles [Em]to the s[D]ky, boys
[C]Fire that [Em]volley [D]loud

[Outro 1]
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[C][G][G]
[C][G][Em][D]
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