Good Time Charlies Got The Blues
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Based on the live TV version on Letterman June 19, 1984
(https://youtu.be/pIpYRjnpGjQ?si=YhT0v3jE2TV4kTjC&t=317)
[Instrumental Intro]
C#m7 | B | A | G#m7 | F#m | B
[Verse 1]
E Esus4 E
Everybody's gone away
C#m7 F#m
Said they're moving to L.A.
B F#m
Not a soul I know around
B E Esus4 E
Everybody's leaving town
E Esus4 E
Some caught a freight, some caught a plane
C#m7 F#m
Find the sunshine, leave the rain
B F#m
They said this town will waste your time
B E Esus4 E
Well I guess they're right, it's wasting mine
[Chorus]
F#m
Some got to win, some got to lose
B E Esus4 C#m7 F#m
Good time Charlie's got the blues
B C#m7 B A G#m7 F#m B
Good time Charlie's got the blues
[Verse 2]
E Esus4 E
Well I know my heart keeps telling me
C#m7 F#m
You're not a kid at thirty-three
B F#m
You play around, you lose your wife
B E Esus4 E
If you play too long, you lose your life
E Esus4 E
Well I got my pills to ease the pain
C#m7 F#m
Can't find a thing to stop the rain
B F#m
Well I'd really like to settle down
B E Esus4 E
Everybody's leaving town
[Chorus]
F#m
Some got to win, some got to lose
B E Esus4 C#m7 F#m
Good time Charlie's got the blues
B C#m7 A E
Good time Charlie's got the blues
How to play Good Time Charlies Got The Blues
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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