How to Play Charlie Boy on Guitar?

The Lumineers - Charlie Boy can be played in the key of G using the G, C, Em, D chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Charlie Boy with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

The Lumineers - Charlie Boy Chords

Chord reference G, C, Em, D

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [G] [C] [G] [C][Em] [D] [C][G] [G]Charlie boy, don’t [C]go to [G]war, [C]first [Em]born [D] in [C]forty-[G]four [G]Kennedy made [C]him [G]believe we [C] [Em]could [D]do [C]much more[G]

[G]Ooh oh [Em]ooh oh [C]ooh oh [G]ooh, [G]ooh oh [Em]ooh oh [C]ooh oh [G]ooh

[G]Lillian, don’t [C]hang your [G]head, [C]love [Em]should [D]make you [C]feel good[G] In [G]uniform you [C]raised a [G]man, who [C][Em]volunteer[D]ed [C]to [G]stand

[G]Ooh oh [Em]ooh oh [C]ooh oh [G]ooh, [G]ooh oh [Em]ooh oh [C]ooh oh [G]ooh

[C]Play the [Em]bugle, [G]play the taps [D]and, [C]make your [Em]mothers [G]proud. [C]Raise your [Em][G]rifles to the [D]sky boys, [C]fire that [Em]volley [G]loud.

[G]News was bad on [C]Upland [G]Ave, [C]metuchen [Em]and [D]mourn [C]our [G]loss [G]Sons rebelled, while [C]fathers, [G]yelled, and [C][Em]mothers [D]clutched [C]the [G]cross

[G]Ooh oh [Em]ooh oh [C]ooh oh [G]ooh, [G]ooh oh [Em]ooh oh [C]ooh oh [G]ooh

[C]Play the [Em]bugle, [G]play the taps [D]and, [C]make your [Em]mothers [G]proud. [C]Raise your [Em][G]rifles to the [D]sky boys, [C]fire that [Em]volley [G]loud.

Artist The Lumineers

Album The Lumineers

Genres Alternative, Indie

Year 2012

Key G

The Lumineers - Charlie Boy can be played in the key of G using the G, C, Em, D chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Charlie Boy with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.