Tabs
May 28, 2013
Good Time Charlie Got the Blues by Danny O'Keefe
One of the first songs I ever learned to play.
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com Song: Good Time Charlie Got the Blues By: Danny O'Keefe [intro:] 4 X G [verse:1] G G Everybody's gone away Cmaj7 C I believe this time the're going to stay D7 There not a soul I know around G Everybody leaving town [verse:2] G G Some caught a freight, some took a plane Cmaj7 C Find the sunshine, leave the rain D7 They say this town will waste your time G G {let ring} I guess the're right, it's wasting mine [chorus:] Some gotta win Cmaj7 D7 Some gotta lose G Good time Charlie's got the blues [solo: guitar] {over verse chords} [verse:2] You my heart keeps telling me Cmaj7 C You're not a kid at thirty-three D7 You play around you lose your wife G You play too long you lose your life [verse:2] G I've got my pills to ease the pain Cmaj7 C Can't find a thing to ease the rain D7 I'd love to try and settle down G G {let ring} But everybody's leaving town [chorus:] Some gotta win Cmaj7 D7 Some gotta lose G Good time Charlie's got the blues [coda:] 4 X G chords: