Frank Turner - Wessex Boy
Chords and tab by Neil Wicker
wicker101@hotmail.co.uk
during the verses while playing D, Frank hammers on his pinky to make Dsus4, do
this for a more accurate sound.
intro: Dsus4, Em7, G x4 (no G last time)
[Dsus2]Let me tell you all a little story of the th[Em7]ings I've fou[G]nd,
[D]Hanging out and drinking with my friends in the cath[Em7]edral gro[G]unds,
[D]And later dodging drunks as we dance along J[Em7]ewry St[G]reet,
Dsus2 Em7 G D (hammer on)Em7 D
As we wander up town to the railway our friends to meet,
There's [Dsus4]something about coming back to y[Em7]our hometown again,
The p[G]lace where you grew up and where you found your firmest friends,
And though [Dsus4]none of them still live here, I've [Em7]got nowhere to go,
I'm a [G]Wessex Boy and when I'm here I'm h[D]ome
e|--10--7-----------------|
B|----------10--7--5--3---|
G|------------------------| x4
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
(chords that you can play instead are: Dsus4, Em7, G x4)
[Dsus2]Let me tell you all a little story of the t[Em7]hings I've lo[G]st,
[D]Huddling for warmth on the top step of the [Em7]Buttercro[G]ss,
Si[D]tting on the benches by the bridges at the[Em7] riversid[G]e,
[Dsus2]Of counting down the hours for the buses cause I [Em7]missed my ri[G]de
There's [Dsus4]something about coming back to y[Em7]our hometown again,
The p[G]lace where you grew up and where you found your firmest friends,
And though [Dsus4]none of them still live here, I've [Em7]got nowhere to go,
I'm a [G]Wessex Boy, a Wessex boy and when I'm here I'm h[Bm]ome
And one day I will h[G]ear this song a[Em7]nonymous and [D]sweet,
Ringing [Bm]out from a bu[G]skers guitar on the [Em7]ancient city s[D]treets,
I'll p[Bm]ause a while and s[G]mile before I c[Em7]ontinue on a[D]lone,
And s[Em7]omebody else will sing the words and I[G]'ll feel like I'm home
the 0's here are played fast and quietly (you could probably go without them)
e|--10--7---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------10-------7--5--3--------3---------------7--5----------|
G|--------------0-0------------0-0------4--2---------------7------|
D|----------------------------------------------0-0---------------| x3
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
play this during the ba ba ba's:
e|--10--7-----------------|
B|----------10--7--5--3---|
G|------------------------| x4
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
There's s[Dsus4]omething about hometowns you [Em7]never can escape
The t[G]riumphs and the tragedies, the tawdry little fates
The we[Dsus4]lling of nostalgia, the f[Em7]eeling kinda strange
Cause d[G]espite all the little changes, this place still feels the same
There's s[Dsus4]omething about coming back to y[Em7]our hometown again,
The p[G]lace where you grew up and where you found your firmest friends,
And though [Dsus4]none of them still live here, I've [Em7]got nowhere to go,
I'm a [G]Wessex Boy, a Wessex boy and when I'm here I'm h[D]ome
outro part 1: Dsus4, Em7, G x4
outro part 2:
e|-----------------|
B|--7--5--3--3--3--|
G|-----------------| x8
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Chords and tab by Neil Wicker
wicker101@hotmail.co.uk
during the verses while playing D, Frank hammers on his pinky to make Dsus4, do
this for a more accurate sound.
intro: Dsus4, Em7, G x4 (no G last time)
[Dsus2]Let me tell you all a little story of the th[Em7]ings I've fou[G]nd,
[D]Hanging out and drinking with my friends in the cath[Em7]edral gro[G]unds,
[D]And later dodging drunks as we dance along J[Em7]ewry St[G]reet,
Dsus2 Em7 G D (hammer on)Em7 D
As we wander up town to the railway our friends to meet,
There's [Dsus4]something about coming back to y[Em7]our hometown again,
The p[G]lace where you grew up and where you found your firmest friends,
And though [Dsus4]none of them still live here, I've [Em7]got nowhere to go,
I'm a [G]Wessex Boy and when I'm here I'm h[D]ome
e|--10--7-----------------|
B|----------10--7--5--3---|
G|------------------------| x4
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
(chords that you can play instead are: Dsus4, Em7, G x4)
[Dsus2]Let me tell you all a little story of the t[Em7]hings I've lo[G]st,
[D]Huddling for warmth on the top step of the [Em7]Buttercro[G]ss,
Si[D]tting on the benches by the bridges at the[Em7] riversid[G]e,
[Dsus2]Of counting down the hours for the buses cause I [Em7]missed my ri[G]de
There's [Dsus4]something about coming back to y[Em7]our hometown again,
The p[G]lace where you grew up and where you found your firmest friends,
And though [Dsus4]none of them still live here, I've [Em7]got nowhere to go,
I'm a [G]Wessex Boy, a Wessex boy and when I'm here I'm h[Bm]ome
And one day I will h[G]ear this song a[Em7]nonymous and [D]sweet,
Ringing [Bm]out from a bu[G]skers guitar on the [Em7]ancient city s[D]treets,
I'll p[Bm]ause a while and s[G]mile before I c[Em7]ontinue on a[D]lone,
And s[Em7]omebody else will sing the words and I[G]'ll feel like I'm home
the 0's here are played fast and quietly (you could probably go without them)
e|--10--7---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------10-------7--5--3--------3---------------7--5----------|
G|--------------0-0------------0-0------4--2---------------7------|
D|----------------------------------------------0-0---------------| x3
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
play this during the ba ba ba's:
e|--10--7-----------------|
B|----------10--7--5--3---|
G|------------------------| x4
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
There's s[Dsus4]omething about hometowns you [Em7]never can escape
The t[G]riumphs and the tragedies, the tawdry little fates
The we[Dsus4]lling of nostalgia, the f[Em7]eeling kinda strange
Cause d[G]espite all the little changes, this place still feels the same
There's s[Dsus4]omething about coming back to y[Em7]our hometown again,
The p[G]lace where you grew up and where you found your firmest friends,
And though [Dsus4]none of them still live here, I've [Em7]got nowhere to go,
I'm a [G]Wessex Boy, a Wessex boy and when I'm here I'm h[D]ome
outro part 1: Dsus4, Em7, G x4
outro part 2:
e|-----------------|
B|--7--5--3--3--3--|
G|-----------------| x8
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
