North Country Boy The Charlatans
I'll start off will the chords:
A [E]x [A]O [D]2 [G]2 [B]2 [E]O
Dsus2/A x O 4 2 3 O
[F#m]E [2]O [4]2 [4]2 [2]1 [2]O [2]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]Hey,[Dsus2/A] Country boy[A],[Dsus2/A]
[A]Hey,[Dsus2/A] Country boy[A],[Dsus2/A]
What are you [A]sad about, [Dsus2/A]every day you make the [A]sun come out,
[F#m]Even in the [E]pouring rain,
I'll come to see [D]you, And I'll save you, I'll [C5]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]What do you care ab[Dsus2/A]out? She says, '[A]this and that[Dsus2/A],'
What do I [A]mean to you? [Dsus2/A]I'll show you if you [A]want me to.
[F#m]I can't remember[E], I don't know how to tell [D]you,
[D]But I love you just the [C5]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 [Bm]many eyes must a young girl have?
I know she[E] makes you cry, I know she makes you laugh,
I'd be [F#]good to you, if I could I'd make you happy,
[G]If I had a son I'd be good to my Daddy,
Who [Bm]loves you but I bet it's not the same
as [E]your, [G]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]Hey,[Dsus2/A] Country [A]Boy,[Dsus2/A]
What're you [A]sad about, [Dsus2/A]I think we'll work[A] it out,
[F#m]Even in the [E]morning rain, I'll come to see [D]you,
[D]Hope your feelings're the [C5]same. (Repeat Fill 2)
Bridge
How [Bm]many ears must a young girl have?
I know she[E] hears you cry, I know she makes you laugh,
[F#]Itchy and Scratchy come runnin' up the alley,
[G]If you'd be good, I'd be good to your Daddy,
Who [Bm]loves you but I bet it's not the same
as [E]your, [G]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]What do you care ab[Dsus2/A]out? She says, '[A]this and that[Dsus2/A],'
What do I [A]mean to you? [Dsus2/A]I'll show you if you [A]want the truth.
[F#m]I threw it all a[E]way, I don't know where I p[D]ut it,
[D]But I miss it just the s[C5]ame. (Repeat Fill Ad Lib)
Bridge
How [Bm]many eyes must a young girl have?
I know she[E] makes you cry, I know she makes you laugh,
I'd be [F#]good to you, if I could I'd make you happy,
[G]If I had a son I'd be good to my Daddy,
Who [Bm]loves you but I bet it's not the same
as [E]your, [G]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
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