Elvis Presley - Good time charlies got the blues
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Tuning: E A D G B E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk4eQTVNTaw&spfreload=10
(If picked on acoustic guitar or played on piano, or both,
walk the bass(root) note down during each 4-count measure,
except the last chord of the verses, which is played for
a quarter note and then breaks.)
[Chords]
G (G/G G/F# G/E G/D)
C (C/C C/B C/A C/G)
Am(Am/A Am/G Am/F# Am/E)
D (D/D D/C D/B D/A)
(Each Chord designation represents a full 4-count measure,
and if placed ahead of a lyric instead of over the first
letter of a word or syllable, then the chord progression
is started before the singing, which will commence on the
second count.)
[Intro]
G G C Am
D D G G
[Verse 1]
Everybody's gone aGway
G Said they're movin to L. CA.
Am There's not a soul I know aDround
D Everybody's leavin' Gtown G
[Verse 2]
Some caught a freight, some caught a Gplane
G Found the sunshine in the Crain
Am They said this town's will waste their Dtime
D I guess they're right, it's wasting Gmine G
[Chorus]
Some gotta win, some gotta Close
D Good time Charlie's got the GbluesD7
Good time Charlie's got the Gblues G
[Short Instrumental}
C D G
[Verse 3]
You know my heart keeps tellin' Gme
G You're not a kid at thirty-Cthree
Am Play around you'll lose your Dwife
D You play it too long you'll lose your GlifeG
[Chorus]
Some gotta win, some gotta Close
D7 Good time Charlie's got the Gblues
D7 Good time Charlie's got the Gblues
D7 Good time Charlie's got the GbluesG
[Verse Instrumental]
G G C Am
D D G G
[Verse 4]
I got my pills to ease the Gpain
G Can't find a thing to ease the Crain
Am I'd love to try and settle Ddown
D But everybody's leavin' GtownG
[Chorus]
Some gotta win, some gotta Close
D7 Good time Charlie's got the Gblues
D7 Good time Charlie's got the Gblues
D7 Good time Charlie's got the GbluesG
D7 G