***************** GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES ****************
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Verse 1:
D
Everybody's going away
G
Said there moving to L.A.
A
There ain't a soul i know around
D
Everybody's leaving town
Verse 2:
D
Some caught a freight,some caught a plane
G
Find the sunshine leave the rain
A
They say this town will waste your mind
D
I guess they're right cause it's wasted mine
Chorus:
/ G
Some got to win,some got to lose
A D
Good time Charlie's got the blues
Verse 3:
D
My old heart keeps telling me
G
You ain't no kid at thirty three
A
You play around and you lose your wife
D
Play too long and you lose your life
Verse 4:
D
I got my pills to ease the pain
G
I can't find a thing to ease the rain
A
Sometimes i'd like to try and settle down
D
But everybody's leaving town
Chorus.
Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr
How to play ***************** GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES ****************
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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