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North Country Boy

The Charlatans

Chord: Versão 2 (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Em
        E A D G B E
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
E|-----|
Chords:      A      .   Dsus2/A     .
        E|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----||
        B|E|-----|---5-5-5E|-----|--5-5-5E|-----|5-5--|
        G|--4h6-6E|-----|--4h6-6E|-----|--4h6E|-----|-|
        D|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----||
        A|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----||
        E|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|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|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|---|E|-----|----O----|
B|-/10-10-10-10---10-10--|E|-----|-3--2----|
G|-/11-11-11-11---11-11--|E|-----|-2--2----|
D|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|---|--2h4----2----|
A|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|---|E|-----|----O----|
E|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|---|E|-----|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|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|---|E|-----|---12-12E|-----|----12-12---|
B|-/10-10-10-10---10-10--|--12h14E|-----|---12h14E|-----|E|-----||
G|-/11-11-11-11---11-11--|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----||
D|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|---|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----||
A|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|---|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----||
E|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|---|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|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|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|--|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|-12E|-----|-|
B|-9h10--9h10E|-----|---10p9E|-----|----|--/15-/15--14--12h14E|-----|14--|
G|-9E|-----|9E|-----|9h11E|-----|--9E|-----|--|--/16-/16E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----||
D|-9h11--9h11E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|11p9--|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|----|
A|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|--|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|----|
E|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|--|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|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|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|--|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|-|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|-|
B|--/2E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|---|-/7--7\E|-----|E|-----|----|-/7--7\E|-----|E|-----|----|
G|--/2E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|---|-/7--7\E|-----|E|-----|----|-/7--7\E|-----|E|-----|----|
D|--/2E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|---|-/7--7\E|-----|E|-----|----|-/7--7\E|-----|E|-----|----|
A|E|-----|O/3-/5-5-5-/7/10-|E|-----|----3\O-OE|-----|O-|E|-----|----3\O-OE|-----|O-|
E|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|--|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|-|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|-|

    A   .    Dsus2/A  .      A  .      .    .      A   .    Dsus2/A  .  
E|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|--|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|-|
B|-/7--7\E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|--|--/2E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|---|-/7--7\E|-----|E|-----|----|
G|-/7--7\E|-----|-O----OE|-----||--/2E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|---|-/7--7\E|-----|E|-----|----|
D|-/7--7\E|-----|---/2---/2--|--/2E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|---|-/7--7\E|-----|E|-----|----|
A|E|-----|----3\OE|-----|E|-----|--|E|-----|O/3-/5-5-5-/7/10-|E|-----|----3\O-OE|-----|O-|
E|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|--|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|-|

    A   .    Dsus2/A  .     A  .      .    C5   
E|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|--|
B|-/7--7\E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|--|--/2E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|---|
G|-/7--7\E|-----|-O----OE|-----||--/2E|-----|E|-----|--/5----|
D|-/7--7\E|-----|---/2---/2--|--/2E|-----|E|-----|5E|-----|--|
A|E|-----|----3\OE|-----|E|-----|--|E|-----|O/3-/5-5E|-----|----|
E|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|--|

Over the last 3 bars of the solo a louder, more prominent overdub
is played. It goes a little something like this:

E|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|-|
B|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|-|
G|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|-|
D|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|----|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|----|E|-----|-7-7-9p7---7----|
A|--7h9p7E|-----|E|-----|--|--7h9p7E|-----|E|-----|--|--7h9E|-----|----9E|-----|-|
E|E|-----|---7h9-7-5-5--|E|-----|---7h9-7-5-5--|E|-----|E|-----|E|-----|----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|E|-----||        back in, plus ad lib vocals and
A|E|-----||        the song fades out.
E|E|-----||
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