Frank Turner - Wessxx Boy

wessxx boy – frank turner – england keep my bones

this song probably won’t be so popular amongst people who aren’t actually from wessxx
and don’t know what the buttercross is , but i Am , so i think the song’s awesome and
deserves tabbing . there are probably plenty of errors , my ear isnt amazing .

listen to the song to get the strumming , there are also plenty of hammers and pull – offs
in there to make it sound interesting , but these are the chords .

standard tuning

riff :
G C
E | – – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – x – – x – – x – – x – – x – – – – – – |
B | – – – 3 – – 0 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – |
G | – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – |
D | – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – 4 – – 2 – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – |
A | – – – 2 – – 2 – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – |
E | – – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – x – – x – – x – – x – – x – – – – – – |

( last 2 strums of each chord are lighter )

intro : riff x4

verse :

G C
let me tell you all a little story of the things i’ve found ,
G C
hanging out and drinking with my friends in the cathedral grounds ,
G C
and later dodging drunks as we dance along jury street ,
G C
as we wander up town to the railway our friends to meet ,

chorus :

D
there’s something about coming back to your hometown again ,
G
the place where you grew up and where you found your firmest friends ,
D
and though none of them still live here , i’ve got nowhere to go ,
C
i’m a wessxx boy and when i’m here i’m home

riff x4

verse :

G C
let me tell you all a little story of the things i’ve lost ,
G C
huddling for warmth on the top step of the buttercross ,
G C
sitting on the benches by the bridges at the riverside ,
G C
counting down the hours for the buses cause i missed my ride

chorus :

D
there’s something about coming back to your hometown again ,
G
the place where you grew up and where you found your firmest friends ,
D
and though none of them still live here , i’ve got nowhere to go ,
C
i’m a wessxx boy , a wessxx boy and when i’m here i’m home

bridge :

B C G D
and one day i will hear this song anonymous and sweet ,
B C G D
ringing out from a buskers guitar on the ancient city streets ,
B C G D
i’ll pause a while and smile before i continue on alone ,
E C
and somebody else will sing the words and i’ll feel like i’m home

riff x8 ( with ’ba ba ba’s , increasing in volume )

chorus

D
there’s something about hometowns you never can escape
G
the triumphs and the tragedies , the tawdry little fates ,
D
the welling of nostalgia and feeling kind of strange ,
C
cause despite the little changes yeah this place still feels the same

D
there’s something about coming back to your hometown again ,
G
the place where you grew up and where you found your firmest friends ,
D
and though none of them still live here , i’ve got nowhere to go ,
C
i’m a wessxx boy ,
C
i’m a wessxx boy and when i’m here i’m home

riff x4 ( with ’ba ba ba’s )

D ( 4 bars , finishing with 7th fret harmonic )