North Country Boy
============-The Charlatans
This is possibly the most famous Charlatans single ever and I can’t
Beleive no-one else has tabbed it. It’s on the Tellin’ Stories album.
I’ll start off will the chords:
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
——
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#
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#
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-|———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
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#
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
