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 )