The Charlatans - North country boy
tabsver. 1
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Tuning:
EA A xD OG 2B 2E 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
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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:
AHey,Dsus2/A Country Aboy,Dsus2/A
AHey,Dsus2/A Country Aboy,Dsus2/A
What are you Asad aDsus2/About, every day yoAu make the sun come out,
F#mEven in tEhe pouring rain,
I'll Dcome to see yC5ou, 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|-----------------------|--------------|
AWhat do you care abDsus2/Aout? She sayAs, 'this and Dsus2/Athat,'
WhatA do I mean toDsus2/A you? I'll showA you if you want me to.
F#mI can'tE remember,D I don't know how to tell you,
DBut I lC5ove 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
How Bmmany eyes must a young girl have?
I know sheE makes you cry, I know she makes you laugh,
I'd be F#good to you, if I could I'd make you happy,
GIf I had a son I'd be good to my Daddy,
Who Bmloves you but I bet it's not the same
as Eyour, GNorth 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
AHey,Dsus2/A CountAry BDsus2/Aoy,
What'rAe you sad aDsus2/About, I think we'lAl work it out,
F#mEven in tEhe morning rDain, I'll come to see you,
DHope yourC5 feelings're the same. (Repeat Fill 2)
Bridge
How Bmmany ears must a young girl have?
I know sheE hears you cry, I know she makes you laugh,
F#Itchy and Scratchy come runnin' up the alley,
GIf you'd be good, I'd be good to your Daddy,
Who Bmloves you but I bet it's not the same
as Eyour, GNorth Country Boy.
Solo:
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-|---------3O-O-----O-|---------3O-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|---------3O------------|-----O/3-/5-5-5-/7/10-|---------3O-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|---------3O------------|-----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
AWhat do you care abDsus2/Aout? She sayAs, 'this and Dsus2/Athat,'
WhatA do I mean toDsus2/A you? I'll showA you if you want the truth.
F#mI threwE it all awDay, I don't know where I put it,
DBut I mC5iss it just the same. (Repeat Fill Ad Lib)
Bridge
How Bmmany eyes must a young girl have?
I know sheE makes you cry, I know she makes you laugh,
I'd be F#good to you, if I could I'd make you happy,
GIf I had a son I'd be good to my Daddy,
Who Bmloves you but I bet it's not the same
as Eyour, GNorth 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|-----|