Chords for Charlie Worsham Grand Ole Opry Debut
Tempo:
85.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
A
D
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A]
Come down and see you one day real soon.
You know, the Everlys went from child stars to teen-aged heartthrobs, I guess you could say.
Roxanne Russell discovered a young man backstage at the Opry last weekend
who could just sort of head down that same road.
Tell us about it, Roxanne.
[E]
Meet Sherry Worsham and [A] her 12-year-old son, Charlie,
junior [D] national banjo champion from Grenada, Mississippi,
[B] who has quite a story to tell.
[C] And it starts something like this.
Once upon a [F] time when Charlie was just [C] seven years old.
I came to Opryland and at the time Mike Snyder was doing his [G] show over at Opryland
and [C] I came up wanting a guitar and when I saw Mike [G] Snyder's show,
it made me want a banjo instead, so I made my mom get me a banjo.
I knew he was pretty good, but I didn't know he was inspirational.
[C] Okay!
[Em]
[E] Well, I sent Mike Snyder a letter [A] and a tape of me playing in Smithville
and [D] he called me back and asked me if I [G] wanted to play at the Opry.
[C] So here's Charlie.
While most 12-year-olds are home playing with their friends,
Charlie Worsham is at the Opry playing with [G] his heroes.
In the audience, [C] 67 friends and family members from back home have come to cheer [A] Charlie on.
I'm his band director and he's in our sixth grade band.
Been cutting [F#] his hair since he was just a kid.
I'm a Sunday school teacher in third grade.
Community pride in this 12-year-old is evident,
but I had to wonder what specifically did Charlie see or hear in Mike Snyder to shape his young life.
[A] The fur coat song.
She's really putting on a dog when she goes out [G] at night.
Well, he runs [B] over to German Shepherd and makes a fur coat [F#] for his wife out of it.
And that led you to want to play the banjo?
[G] Yes, ma'am.
Charlie, you about six years old then?
Six or seven.
You know, he's got a fur coat.
He's got six years old going around America.
We're hot in all fields.
And while Charlie spent much of the night backstage getting advice from Opry legends on how to work the crowd,
[Em] it was Mike [N] who put his nerves at rest.
Everybody out there is your friend and you'll have your friends all surrounding you on stage.
It don't matter if you mess up.
Hey, when you're playing for free, you got to be good.
Finally, the time came for Charlie to take the Opry stage.
First time on the Opry.
How about a hand for Mr.
Charlie Worsham?
Way to go, pal.
[G] [C]
[G] Charlie was [G] better than good.
Charlie Worsham was fantastic.
This is a dream come true for me.
Ever since I even knew about the Grand Ole Opry, I wanted to play on it.
And so to finally be here is [C]
incredible.
So that's the Charlie Worsham story.
But I don't think it's the end of the story.
You see, Charlie received a standing [G] ovation the night he played the Grand Ole [C] Opry.
So [D#] I think I'll just call [F#] this chapter one.
Thanks, [C#] Charlie.
[D] Boy, I'm telling you, Charlie is a great picker.
I think Roxanne's right.
We'll be hearing a lot more about him.
There's still a lot of backstage to come, folks, so stay right with us.
[A] [G] [N]
Come down and see you one day real soon.
You know, the Everlys went from child stars to teen-aged heartthrobs, I guess you could say.
Roxanne Russell discovered a young man backstage at the Opry last weekend
who could just sort of head down that same road.
Tell us about it, Roxanne.
[E]
Meet Sherry Worsham and [A] her 12-year-old son, Charlie,
junior [D] national banjo champion from Grenada, Mississippi,
[B] who has quite a story to tell.
[C] And it starts something like this.
Once upon a [F] time when Charlie was just [C] seven years old.
I came to Opryland and at the time Mike Snyder was doing his [G] show over at Opryland
and [C] I came up wanting a guitar and when I saw Mike [G] Snyder's show,
it made me want a banjo instead, so I made my mom get me a banjo.
I knew he was pretty good, but I didn't know he was inspirational.
[C] Okay!
[Em]
[E] Well, I sent Mike Snyder a letter [A] and a tape of me playing in Smithville
and [D] he called me back and asked me if I [G] wanted to play at the Opry.
[C] So here's Charlie.
While most 12-year-olds are home playing with their friends,
Charlie Worsham is at the Opry playing with [G] his heroes.
In the audience, [C] 67 friends and family members from back home have come to cheer [A] Charlie on.
I'm his band director and he's in our sixth grade band.
Been cutting [F#] his hair since he was just a kid.
I'm a Sunday school teacher in third grade.
Community pride in this 12-year-old is evident,
but I had to wonder what specifically did Charlie see or hear in Mike Snyder to shape his young life.
[A] The fur coat song.
She's really putting on a dog when she goes out [G] at night.
Well, he runs [B] over to German Shepherd and makes a fur coat [F#] for his wife out of it.
And that led you to want to play the banjo?
[G] Yes, ma'am.
Charlie, you about six years old then?
Six or seven.
You know, he's got a fur coat.
He's got six years old going around America.
We're hot in all fields.
And while Charlie spent much of the night backstage getting advice from Opry legends on how to work the crowd,
[Em] it was Mike [N] who put his nerves at rest.
Everybody out there is your friend and you'll have your friends all surrounding you on stage.
It don't matter if you mess up.
Hey, when you're playing for free, you got to be good.
Finally, the time came for Charlie to take the Opry stage.
First time on the Opry.
How about a hand for Mr.
Charlie Worsham?
Way to go, pal.
[G] [C]
[G] Charlie was [G] better than good.
Charlie Worsham was fantastic.
This is a dream come true for me.
Ever since I even knew about the Grand Ole Opry, I wanted to play on it.
And so to finally be here is [C]
incredible.
So that's the Charlie Worsham story.
But I don't think it's the end of the story.
You see, Charlie received a standing [G] ovation the night he played the Grand Ole [C] Opry.
So [D#] I think I'll just call [F#] this chapter one.
Thanks, [C#] Charlie.
[D] Boy, I'm telling you, Charlie is a great picker.
I think Roxanne's right.
We'll be hearing a lot more about him.
There's still a lot of backstage to come, folks, so stay right with us.
[A] [G] [N]
Key:
G
C
A
D
F#
G
C
A
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ Come down and see you one day real soon.
You know, the Everlys went from child stars to teen-aged heartthrobs, I guess you could say.
Roxanne Russell discovered a young man backstage at the Opry last weekend
who could just sort of head down that same road.
Tell us about it, Roxanne.
[E] _
Meet Sherry Worsham and [A] her 12-year-old son, Charlie,
junior [D] national banjo champion from Grenada, Mississippi,
[B] who has quite a story to tell.
[C] And it starts something like this.
Once upon a [F] time when Charlie was just [C] seven years old.
I came to Opryland and at the time Mike Snyder was doing his [G] show over at Opryland
and [C] I came up wanting a guitar and when I saw Mike [G] Snyder's show,
it made me want a banjo instead, so I made my mom get me a banjo.
I knew he was pretty good, but I didn't know he was inspirational.
[C] Okay!
_ [Em] _
[E] Well, I sent Mike Snyder a letter [A] and a tape of me playing in Smithville
and [D] he called me back and asked me if I [G] wanted to play at the Opry. _ _
_ [C] So here's Charlie.
While most 12-year-olds are home playing with their friends,
Charlie Worsham is at the Opry playing with [G] his heroes.
In the audience, [C] 67 friends and family members from back home have come to cheer [A] Charlie on.
I'm his band director and he's in our sixth grade band.
Been cutting [F#] his hair since he was just a kid.
I'm a Sunday school teacher in third grade.
Community pride in this 12-year-old is evident,
but I had to wonder what specifically did Charlie see or hear in Mike Snyder to shape his young life.
[A] The fur coat song.
She's really putting on a dog when she goes out [G] at night.
Well, he runs [B] over to German Shepherd and makes a fur coat [F#] for his wife out of it.
And that led you to want to play the banjo?
[G] Yes, ma'am.
_ Charlie, you about six years old then?
Six or seven.
You know, he's got a fur coat.
He's got six years old going around America.
We're hot in all fields.
And while Charlie spent much of the night backstage getting advice from Opry legends on how to work the crowd,
[Em] it was Mike [N] who put his nerves at rest.
Everybody out there is your friend and you'll have your friends all surrounding you on stage.
It don't matter if you mess up.
Hey, when you're playing for free, you got to be good.
Finally, the time came for Charlie to take the Opry stage.
First time on the Opry.
How about a hand for Mr.
Charlie Worsham?
Way to go, pal.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] Charlie was [G] better than good.
Charlie Worsham was fantastic.
This is a dream come true for me.
Ever since I even knew about the Grand Ole Opry, I wanted to play on it.
And so to finally be here is [C]
incredible.
So that's the Charlie Worsham story.
But I don't think it's the end of the story.
You see, Charlie received a standing [G] ovation the night he played the Grand Ole [C] Opry.
_ _ _ So [D#] I think I'll just call [F#] this chapter one.
Thanks, [C#] Charlie.
_ [D] Boy, I'm telling you, Charlie is a great picker.
I think Roxanne's right.
We'll be hearing a lot more about him.
There's still a lot of backstage to come, folks, so stay right with us.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [N] _
_ Come down and see you one day real soon.
You know, the Everlys went from child stars to teen-aged heartthrobs, I guess you could say.
Roxanne Russell discovered a young man backstage at the Opry last weekend
who could just sort of head down that same road.
Tell us about it, Roxanne.
[E] _
Meet Sherry Worsham and [A] her 12-year-old son, Charlie,
junior [D] national banjo champion from Grenada, Mississippi,
[B] who has quite a story to tell.
[C] And it starts something like this.
Once upon a [F] time when Charlie was just [C] seven years old.
I came to Opryland and at the time Mike Snyder was doing his [G] show over at Opryland
and [C] I came up wanting a guitar and when I saw Mike [G] Snyder's show,
it made me want a banjo instead, so I made my mom get me a banjo.
I knew he was pretty good, but I didn't know he was inspirational.
[C] Okay!
_ [Em] _
[E] Well, I sent Mike Snyder a letter [A] and a tape of me playing in Smithville
and [D] he called me back and asked me if I [G] wanted to play at the Opry. _ _
_ [C] So here's Charlie.
While most 12-year-olds are home playing with their friends,
Charlie Worsham is at the Opry playing with [G] his heroes.
In the audience, [C] 67 friends and family members from back home have come to cheer [A] Charlie on.
I'm his band director and he's in our sixth grade band.
Been cutting [F#] his hair since he was just a kid.
I'm a Sunday school teacher in third grade.
Community pride in this 12-year-old is evident,
but I had to wonder what specifically did Charlie see or hear in Mike Snyder to shape his young life.
[A] The fur coat song.
She's really putting on a dog when she goes out [G] at night.
Well, he runs [B] over to German Shepherd and makes a fur coat [F#] for his wife out of it.
And that led you to want to play the banjo?
[G] Yes, ma'am.
_ Charlie, you about six years old then?
Six or seven.
You know, he's got a fur coat.
He's got six years old going around America.
We're hot in all fields.
And while Charlie spent much of the night backstage getting advice from Opry legends on how to work the crowd,
[Em] it was Mike [N] who put his nerves at rest.
Everybody out there is your friend and you'll have your friends all surrounding you on stage.
It don't matter if you mess up.
Hey, when you're playing for free, you got to be good.
Finally, the time came for Charlie to take the Opry stage.
First time on the Opry.
How about a hand for Mr.
Charlie Worsham?
Way to go, pal.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] Charlie was [G] better than good.
Charlie Worsham was fantastic.
This is a dream come true for me.
Ever since I even knew about the Grand Ole Opry, I wanted to play on it.
And so to finally be here is [C]
incredible.
So that's the Charlie Worsham story.
But I don't think it's the end of the story.
You see, Charlie received a standing [G] ovation the night he played the Grand Ole [C] Opry.
_ _ _ So [D#] I think I'll just call [F#] this chapter one.
Thanks, [C#] Charlie.
_ [D] Boy, I'm telling you, Charlie is a great picker.
I think Roxanne's right.
We'll be hearing a lot more about him.
There's still a lot of backstage to come, folks, so stay right with us.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [N] _