Chords for Hal Ketchum, Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues
Tempo:
109.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You know we were just talking about this [Ab] backstage and we've never tried it, but we're gonna try it.
I used [Eb] to write songs with a wonderful songwriter from the west.
He's called The Snake.
[C]
[Eb] He's from the rain forest.
And his name is Danny O'Keefe.
Uh huh.
And [Gb] he wrote the fantastic song [N] called Midtime Charlie.
Oh my goodness.
[G] We're gonna try this.
[D] [G]
[D] [D]
[G] Everybody's gone away
Since I moved down [C] to L.A.
Not a soul I [D] know around
[G] Everybody's leaving town
[C] Some call it freight, some [G] call it planes
[E]
Find the [Bm] sunshine, leave [C] the rain
They
[Gb] say this [Em] town's a waste of [D] time
Guess they're right, it's [G] a waste of time
[D]
Some gotta win, some [C] gotta lose
Good time Charlie's gone blue
[D] [G] No, my heart keeps telling me
Not a kid at thirty [C] -three
[Am] Play around, you [A] lose your wife
[D] Play [G] too long, you lose your life
[D] Got my pills to [G] ease the pain
[Gm] Can't find a thing to [F] ease the rain
[D] [C]
Love to [Em] try and settle [D] down
[Em] Everybody's leaving [G] town
Some gotta [C] win, some gotta lose
Good time Charlie's [G] gone blue
[D]
[G]
[C]
[D] [A]
[E] [G]
[Gm] Some gotta win, some [C] gotta [G] lose
[D] Good time Charlie's gone [G] blue
[Gm] Some gotta win, some [C] gotta lose
[G] [D] Good time Charlie's [E] gone blue
[D] Good time Charlie's gone blue
Good
[Bm] time [E] Charlie's gone blue
[G] [D]
[E] [G]
[N]
I used [Eb] to write songs with a wonderful songwriter from the west.
He's called The Snake.
[C]
[Eb] He's from the rain forest.
And his name is Danny O'Keefe.
Uh huh.
And [Gb] he wrote the fantastic song [N] called Midtime Charlie.
Oh my goodness.
[G] We're gonna try this.
[D] [G]
[D] [D]
[G] Everybody's gone away
Since I moved down [C] to L.A.
Not a soul I [D] know around
[G] Everybody's leaving town
[C] Some call it freight, some [G] call it planes
[E]
Find the [Bm] sunshine, leave [C] the rain
They
[Gb] say this [Em] town's a waste of [D] time
Guess they're right, it's [G] a waste of time
[D]
Some gotta win, some [C] gotta lose
Good time Charlie's gone blue
[D] [G] No, my heart keeps telling me
Not a kid at thirty [C] -three
[Am] Play around, you [A] lose your wife
[D] Play [G] too long, you lose your life
[D] Got my pills to [G] ease the pain
[Gm] Can't find a thing to [F] ease the rain
[D] [C]
Love to [Em] try and settle [D] down
[Em] Everybody's leaving [G] town
Some gotta [C] win, some gotta lose
Good time Charlie's [G] gone blue
[D]
[G]
[C]
[D] [A]
[E] [G]
[Gm] Some gotta win, some [C] gotta [G] lose
[D] Good time Charlie's gone [G] blue
[Gm] Some gotta win, some [C] gotta lose
[G] [D] Good time Charlie's [E] gone blue
[D] Good time Charlie's gone blue
Good
[Bm] time [E] Charlie's gone blue
[G] [D]
[E] [G]
[N]
Key:
G
D
C
E
Em
G
D
C
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_ You know we were just talking about this [Ab] backstage and we've never tried it, but we're gonna try it.
I used [Eb] to write songs with a wonderful songwriter from the west.
_ _ He's called The Snake.
[C] _
_ [Eb] He's from the rain forest.
_ And his name is Danny O'Keefe.
Uh huh.
And [Gb] he wrote the fantastic song [N] called Midtime Charlie.
_ Oh my goodness. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] We're gonna try this.
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Everybody's gone away
_ _ _ Since I moved down [C] to L.A. _ _ _
Not a soul I [D] know around _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Everybody's leaving town
[C] _ _ _ _ Some call it freight, some [G] call it planes
_ [E] _ _ _
Find the [Bm] sunshine, leave [C] the rain
They _
_ _ [Gb] say this [Em] town's a waste of [D] time
_ _ _ _ Guess they're right, it's [G] a waste of time
_ [D] _ _ _
Some gotta win, some [C] gotta _ lose
_ _ Good time Charlie's gone blue
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] No, my heart keeps telling me _ _ _ _
Not a kid at thirty [C] _ -three
_ _ _ [Am] Play around, you [A] lose your wife
_ [D] _ _ _ _ Play [G] too long, you lose your life _ _ _
_ [D] Got my pills to [G] ease the pain
_ _ _ [Gm] Can't find a thing to [F] ease the rain
_ [D] _ _ [C] _
Love to [Em] try and settle [D] _ down _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ Everybody's leaving _ [G] town
_ _ _ Some gotta [C] win, some gotta _ _ lose _
Good time Charlie's [G] gone blue
_ [D] _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ Some gotta win, some [C] gotta _ [G] _ lose
[D] _ Good time Charlie's gone [G] blue _ _ _
_ [Gm] Some gotta win, some [C] gotta lose
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ Good time Charlie's [E] gone blue _ _ _ _
[D] Good time Charlie's gone blue
Good _
[Bm] _ _ time [E] Charlie's gone blue
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ You know we were just talking about this [Ab] backstage and we've never tried it, but we're gonna try it.
I used [Eb] to write songs with a wonderful songwriter from the west.
_ _ He's called The Snake.
[C] _
_ [Eb] He's from the rain forest.
_ And his name is Danny O'Keefe.
Uh huh.
And [Gb] he wrote the fantastic song [N] called Midtime Charlie.
_ Oh my goodness. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] We're gonna try this.
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Everybody's gone away
_ _ _ Since I moved down [C] to L.A. _ _ _
Not a soul I [D] know around _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Everybody's leaving town
[C] _ _ _ _ Some call it freight, some [G] call it planes
_ [E] _ _ _
Find the [Bm] sunshine, leave [C] the rain
They _
_ _ [Gb] say this [Em] town's a waste of [D] time
_ _ _ _ Guess they're right, it's [G] a waste of time
_ [D] _ _ _
Some gotta win, some [C] gotta _ lose
_ _ Good time Charlie's gone blue
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] No, my heart keeps telling me _ _ _ _
Not a kid at thirty [C] _ -three
_ _ _ [Am] Play around, you [A] lose your wife
_ [D] _ _ _ _ Play [G] too long, you lose your life _ _ _
_ [D] Got my pills to [G] ease the pain
_ _ _ [Gm] Can't find a thing to [F] ease the rain
_ [D] _ _ [C] _
Love to [Em] try and settle [D] _ down _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ Everybody's leaving _ [G] town
_ _ _ Some gotta [C] win, some gotta _ _ lose _
Good time Charlie's [G] gone blue
_ [D] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ Some gotta win, some [C] gotta _ [G] _ lose
[D] _ Good time Charlie's gone [G] blue _ _ _
_ [Gm] Some gotta win, some [C] gotta lose
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ Good time Charlie's [E] gone blue _ _ _ _
[D] Good time Charlie's gone blue
Good _
[Bm] _ _ time [E] Charlie's gone blue
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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