The Charlatans – North Country Boy (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
This is a great charlatans song only on guitar pro here on UG, enjoy.
I'll start off will the chords:
A x O 2 2 2 O
Dsus2/A x O 4 2 3 O
F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2
E O 2 2 1 O O
D x x O 2 3 2
C5 x 3 5 x x x
Bm x 2 4 4 3 2
G 3 2 O O O 3
Intro ----- Chords: A . Dsus2/A . E|-----------------------------------| B|--------5-5-5-------5-5-5-----5-5--| G|--4h6-6-------4h6-6-------4h6------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| x4
Verse 1
It's just the rhythm guitar in the verse except for a few lead fills
which I'll tab when we get to them:
A Dsus2/A A Dsus2/A
Hey, Country boy,
A Dsus2/A A Dsus2/A
Hey, Country boy,
A Dsus2/A A
What are you sad about, every day you make the sun come out,
F#m E
Even in the pouring rain,
D C5
I'll come to see you, And I'll save you, I'll save you.
Fill 1 A . Dsus2/A . . . A . E|-----------------------|---------O----| B|-/10-10-10-10---10-10--|------3--2----| G|-/11-11-11-11---11-11--|------2--2----| D|-----------------------|--2h4----2----| A|-----------------------|---------O----| E|-----------------------|--------------|
A Dsus2/A A Dsus2/A
What do you care about? She says, 'this and that,'
A Dsus2/A A
What do I mean to you? I'll show you if you want me to.
F#m E D
I can't remember, I don't know how to tell you,
D C5
But I love you just the same.
Fill 2 A . Dsus2/A . A . . . E|-----------------------|--------12-12---------12-12---| B|-/10-10-10-10---10-10--|--12h14--------12h14----------| G|-/11-11-11-11---11-11--|------------------------------| D|-----------------------|------------------------------| A|-----------------------|------------------------------| E|-----------------------|------------------------------|
Bridge
Bm
How many eyes must a young girl have?
E
I know she makes you cry, I know she makes you laugh,
F#m
I'd be good to you, if I could I'd make you happy,
G
If I had a son I'd be good to my Daddy,
Bm
Who loves you but I bet it's not the same
E G
as your, North Country Boy.
Fill 3 A . Dsus2/A . A . Dsus2/A . E|--------------------------------|---------------------12------| B|-9h10--9h10--------10p9---------|--/15-/15--14--12h14-----14--| G|-9-----9-----9h11-------9-------|--/16-/16--------------------| D|-9h11--9h11---------------11p9--|-----------------------------| A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------| E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Verse 2
A Dsus2/A A Dsus2/A
Hey, Country Boy,
A Dsus2/A A
What're you sad about, I think we'll work it out,
F#m E D
Even in the morning rain, I'll come to see you,
D C5
Hope your feelings're the same. (Repeat Fill 2)
Bridge
Bm
How many ears must a young girl have?
E
I know she hears you cry, I know she makes you laugh,
F#m
Itchy and Scratchy come runnin' up the alley,
G
If you'd be good, I'd be good to your Daddy,
Bm
Who loves you but I bet it's not the same
E G
as your, North Country Boy.
Instrumental
Play the intro riff again. There's a harmonic pumping out behind it
this time. This can be found by lightly touching the 3rd (G) string
directly above the 5th fret - don't press down, but play the string
and it should ring. It may need a bit of distortion to bring it out.
Then the guitar solo starts. I think it's played with a slide, but
if you don't have one or an empty pint-glass to hand, it sounds
alright by just fretting the notes with your fingers and add plenty
of vibrato.
A . Dsus2/A . A . Dsus2/A . A . Dsus2/A . E|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| B|--/2------------------|-/7--7\--------------|-/7--7\--------------| G|--/2------------------|-/7--7\--------------|-/7--7\--------------| D|--/2------------------|-/7--7\--------------|-/7--7\--------------| A|-----O/3-/5-5-5-/7/10-|---------3\O-O-----O-|---------3\O-O-----O-| E|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A . Dsus2/A . A . . . A . Dsus2/A . E|------------------------|----------------------|---------------------| B|-/7--7\-----------------|--/2------------------|-/7--7\--------------| G|-/7--7\------O----O-----|--/2------------------|-/7--7\--------------| D|-/7--7\--------/2---/2--|--/2------------------|-/7--7\--------------| A|---------3\O------------|-----O/3-/5-5-5-/7/10-|---------3\O-O-----O-| E|------------------------|----------------------|---------------------| A . Dsus2/A . A . . C5 E|------------------------|----------------------| B|-/7--7\-----------------|--/2------------------| G|-/7--7\------O----O-----|--/2------------/5----| D|-/7--7\--------/2---/2--|--/2----------5-------| A|---------3\O------------|-----O/3-/5-5---------| E|------------------------|----------------------|
Over the last 3 bars of the solo a louder, more prominent overdub
is played. It goes a little something like this:
E|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| B|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| G|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|------7-7-9p7---7----| A|--7h9p7------------|--7h9p7------------|--7h9---------9------| E|--------7h9-7-5-5--|--------7h9-7-5-5--|-------------------8-|
Verse 3
A Dsus2/A A Dsus2/A
What do you care about? She says, 'this and that,'
A Dsus2/A A
What do I mean to you? I'll show you if you want the truth.
F#m E D
I threw it all away, I don't know where I put it,
D C5
But I miss it just the same. (Repeat Fill Ad Lib)
Bridge
Bm
How many eyes must a young girl have?
E
I know she makes you cry, I know she makes you laugh,
F#m
I'd be good to you, if I could I'd make you happy,
G
If I had a son I'd be good to my Daddy,
Bm
Who loves you but I bet it's not the same
E G
as your, North Country Boy.
Outro
A weird chord starts playing, I think it's C#7b5 but you play it
like this:
E|--7--| This is played a few times with that B|--8--| Fret five harmonic repeating. G|--6--| Finally the original intro riff comes D|-----| back in, plus ad lib vocals and A|-----| the song fades out. E|-----|
The End