Chords for Charlie Boy

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_ And I found her there [Db] beneath that [Ab] willow tree and [Db] I said, oh [Ab] my darling, won't you
come with me?
And she said, no, Charlie [Db] boy, I can't [Ab] go with you.
[Db] I'm pledged to [Eb] another by my mother, though our [Ab] love ain't true. _
_ _ _ I said, what if I took your [Db] hand and I led you [Ab] across the [Db] sea?
Then would you [Ab] forget about him?
Would you [Eb] marry me?
She [Ab] said, no, Charlie [Db] boy, that just [Ab] cannot be.
[Db] If we flee [Eb] across the ocean blue, you'll shame my [Ab] family.
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I said, what if I took a [Db] knife and I put it [Ab] in his chest?
Then would you believe me, darling, that I love you best?
She said, no, Charlie [Db] boy, that just [Ab] wouldn't do.
[Db] If you put a [Ab] knife in his chest, the law will be after you. _ _ _
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_ _ _ So I see her standing up there in a white lace dress and the priest cries out, does [Eb] anyone protest?
And they [Ab] said, no, Charlie [Db] boy, stay back [Ab] in your pew.
[Db] She's marrying [Eb] another man, there's nothing you [Ab] can do.
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And I guess I couldn't take [Db] it and I just [Ab] saw it.
[Db] And I pulled my pistol off my hip and I shot him in the head.
And they [Ab] said, no, Charlie boy, what the hell [Ab] did you do?
You killed him on his wedding night, [Eb] the hangman will [Ab] have you soon. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ So I'm riding _ [Db] here in this [Ab] city cell and [Db] by tomorrow [Ab] morning I'll be resting in hell.
And they said, oh, Charlie [Db] boy, look how [Ab] far you fell.
She never even loved [Eb] you and now she never _ [Ab] will. _
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