Tuning:

D/F# is not a chord you have to play. You can just play the D chord but in my opinion having the F# bass with it makes it sound better and fits with the rest of the chords. [Verse 1]

^CCharlie ^Gboy, don't ^Cgo to ^Emwar, ^Cfirst ^Gborn ^Emin ^D/F#forty - ^Gfour ^CKenne^Gdy made ^Chim ^Embelieve ^Cwe ^Gcould ^Emdo ^D/F#much ^Gmore

[Bridge]

^COhhh oh ^GOh oh ^Coh ^EmOh ^Coh ^GOh ^Emoh ^D/F#oh ^G

[Verse 2]

^CLilli^Gan, don't ^Chang yo-^Em-ur head, ^Clove ^Gshould ^Emmake you ^D/F#feel ^Ggood In ^Cuni^Gform you ^Craised a ^Emman, ^Cwho ^Gvolun - ^Emteered ^D/F#to ^Gstand

[Bridge]

^COhhh oh ^GOh oh ^Coh ^EmOh ^Coh ^GOh ^Emoh ^D/F#oh ^G

[Chorus]

^CPlay the ^Gbugle, ^Emplay the ^D/F#taps and ^CMake your ^Gmothers ^Emproud ^D/F# ^CRaise your ^Grifles ^Emto the ^D/F#sky boys ^CFire ^Gthat volley ^Emloud ^D/F#

[Verse 3] (The Em is on the D of the 'upland')

^CNews was ^Gbad on ^Cuplan^Emd ave, ^CMetu - ^Gchen ^Emmourn ^D/F#our lo^Gss ^CSons re - ^Gbelled, while ^Cfathers ^Emyelled, and ^Cmoth - ^Gers ^Emclutched ^D/F#the cro^Gss

[Bridge]

^COhhh oh ^GOh oh ^Coh ^EmOh ^Coh ^GOh ^Emoh ^D/F#oh ^G

[Chorus]

^CPlay the ^Gbugle, ^Emplay the ^D/F#taps and ^CMake your ^Gmothers ^Emproud ^D/F# ^CRaise your ^Grifles ^Emto the ^D/F#sky boys ^CFire ^Gthat volley ^Emloud ^D/F#

The Lumineers - Charlie boy