Elvis Presley – Good Time Charlies Got The Blues (Guitar)
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Chords
(If picked on acoustic guitar or played on piano, or both,
walk the bass(root) note down during each 4-count measure,
except the last chord of the verses, which is played for
a quarter note and then breaks.)
[Chords]
G (G/G G/F# G/E G/D)
C (C/C C/B C/A C/G)
Am(Am/A Am/G Am/F# Am/E)
D (D/D D/C D/B D/A)
(Each Chord designation represents a full 4-count measure,
and if placed ahead of a lyric instead of over the first
letter of a word or syllable, then the chord progression
is started before the singing, which will commence on the
second count.)
[Intro]
G G C Am
D D G G
[Verse 1]
G Everybody's gone away G C Said they're movin to L. A. Am D There's not a soul I know around D G G Everybody's leavin' town
[Verse 2]
G Some caught a freight, some caught a plane G C Found the sunshine in the rain Am D They said this town's will waste their time D G G I guess they're right, it's wasting mine
[Chorus]
C Some gotta win, some gotta lose D G D7 Good time Charlie's got the blues G G Good time Charlie's got the blues
[Short Instrumental}
C D G
[Verse 3]
G You know my heart keeps tellin' me G C You're not a kid at thirty-three Am D Play around you'll lose your wife D G G You play it too long you'll lose your life
[Chorus]
C Some gotta win, some gotta lose D7 G Good time Charlie's got the blues D7 G Good time Charlie's got the blues D7 G G Good time Charlie's got the blues
[Verse Instrumental]
G G C Am
D D G G
[Verse 4]
G I got my pills to ease the pain G C Can't find a thing to ease the rain Am D I'd love to try and settle down D G G But everybody's leavin' town
[Chorus]
C Some gotta win, some gotta lose D7 G Good time Charlie's got the blues D7 G Good time Charlie's got the blues D7 G G Good time Charlie's got the blues
D7 G