Charlie

[Verso 1] G My best friend Charlie, he only got one hand C G But he does alright, he does what he can C G Works down Palaza's, fixing cars D Em Only one thing he can't do no more, he can't play guitar [Verso 2] G Bicentennial, 1976 C G Billy Taylor sold me and Charlie a box of quarter sticks C G We were having a blast down Bullhead Pond D Em The fuse burned fast, Charlie's hand was gone [Refrão] C G Charlie fell onto the ground his stub was squirtin' blood D G Found a coupla them fingers still twitchin' in the mud C G Em Put 'em in my pocket and I tied up Charlie's arm Am C Em And I carried my friend Charlie back to his grandpa's farm Instrumental: G C G C G D Em [Refrão] C G He lost a lot of blood, we were sure that he would die D G The doctor said it don't look good, his mom and daddy cried C G Em I stole the nurse's cigarettes, I smoked 'em all outside Am C Em The morning came and my friend Charlie opened up his eyes [Verso 3] G September came, we're back in school C G All the girls thought Charlie's brand new hook was really cool C G Then one day he gave me that ol' 6-string D Em Laughed and said I ain't never gonna learn to play this thing [Verso 4] G Now he keeps them fingers, in a pickle jar C G In formaldehyde, up on the dashboard of his car C G Drives through town, with his one good hand D Em On Friday nights, he comes to see my band [Verso 5] G And every year on the 4th of July C G We get a case of beer, just Charlie and I C G Em Light a couple sparklers, we watch them mothers burn Am C Em Then we pull out the quarter sticks, man we ain't never gonna learn [Refrão] G We go down Bullhead Pond, we have a blast C G We light 'em up and run like hell in case the fuse burns fast C G Charlie says you know I don't even miss that hand D Em But I know my friend is lying, and he knows I understand C G Em Charlie says you know I don't even miss that hand Am C Em But I know my friend is lying, and he knows I understand Outro: Am C Em Am C Am C Am C Em