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Charlies Garden Bass Tab by Djo

Charlies Garden bass tab by Djo

Bass Tab

Key: A

Intro:


  C#m7/B         C#m/A         C#m/G#        C#m/A
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-9-----------|-7-----------|-6-----------|-7---------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|

Verse 1:

   A       E           G                     D/F#
    Waking up It's the fat back shank of the day
G|--------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7--------6---------|-5---------------------4-----4-5-|
A|---7--------7-------|----------5----------------5-----|
E|--------------------|---------------------------------|

   A         E          G                    D/F#
    What to do? Take a cup drink the sleepy away
G|--------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---------6--------|-5----------------------4----4-5-|
A|---7---------7------|-----------------5---------5-----|
E|--------------------|---------------------------------|


   A         E           G                            D/F#
     Penny's up Hear the paws scratch the back of the door
G|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-7--------6----------|-5-----------------------------4----4-5-|
A|---7--------7--------|------------------5---------------5-----|
E|---------------------|----------------------------------------|


   A            E          G                          D/F#
    The sun is out Take a break, don't know what it's from
G|---------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--------6----|---------5----------------------------4-----5---|
A|---7--------7--|----------------------5-----------------5--5--3-|
E|---------------|------------------------------------------------|


Pre-Chorus:

   F              Em              Dm                    Em
      How can I convince myself      Convince myself to stay?
G|--------------|---------------|---------------------|----------------|
D|--------------|---------------|---------------------|----------------|
A|-3-3----------|-2-2-----------|-0-0-----------------|-2-2------------|
E|--------------|---------------|---------------------|----------------|


 Dm                      Em           F                          G         G#dim
    That work just won't do itself        That can wait another day
G|---------------------|------------|-------------------------|----------|---------|
D|---------------------|------------|-------------------------|----------|---------|
A|-0-0-----------------|-2-2--------|-3-3---------------------|-5-5------|-6-6-----|
E|---------------------|------------|-------------------------|----------|---------|


Chorus:

          A       E/G#         G      D/F#    F                     G
One more day    In Charlie's garden
oh                    One more
       G|-------------------|---------------|---------------------|----------------|
       D|-------------------|---------------|-3----3----3----3----|-5-5\-----------|
       A|-------------------|---------------|---3----3----3----3--|----------------|
       E|-5--------5-4------|-3-------3-2---|---------------------|----------------|


  A       E/G#      G     D/F#     F                        G
  day In Charlie's garden
oh                 Just one more day
G|---------------|---------------|---------------------|----------------|
D|-7------6------|-5------4------|-3----3----3----3----|-5-5/--------19-|
A|---------------|---------------|---3----3----3----3--|----------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------------|----------------|


[Spoken Word]

 C#m7/B         C#m/A         C#m/G#        C#m/A
 Hey, uh, sorry to let you know last minute I know you're probably on your way
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-9-----------|-7-----------|-6-----------|-7---------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|

 C#m7/B         C#m/A         C#m/G#        C#m/A
 But we're not going to get to you tonight Maybe Thursday, maybe Friday? I don't know, sorry man
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-9-----------|-7-----------|-6-----------|-7---------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|


Verse 2:

   A            E              G                    D/F#
      The fire's on It takes a day for the water to boil
G|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-7-------------6-----------|-5----------------------4-----4-5-|
A|---7-------------7---------|---------------5------------5-----|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------|

   A           E               G                         D/F#
     Thank me now For when the sun's down we're gonna be warm
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-7-----------6-------------|-5--------------------------4-----4-5-|
A|---7-----------7-----------|---------------5----------------5-----|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|

   A             C#m           G                    D/F#
   The man is up       With a limp and rake in his hand
G|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-7-------------6-----------|-5--------------------4----4-5-|
A|---7-------------7---------|------------5------------5-----|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------------|

   A              E              G                         D/F#
     You doubt me now?  Well tomorrow you'll be shaking my hand, oh, yeah
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7---------------6-----------|-5---------------------------4-----5\----|
A|---7---------------7---------|------------------5----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


Pre-Chorus:

   F             Em                      Dm                     Em
     When will I release myself (Release myself) Release myself today? (Ahh)
G|--------------|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
D|--------------|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
A|-8-8----------|-7-7------------------|-5-5-------------------|-7-7------------|
E|--------------|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------|

  Dm                            Em                   F                        G      G#dim
      That work just won't do itself(Won't do itself)  I'll just wait another day

G|-----------9----7-----------|--------------------|-----------------------|-------|-------|
D|------7-------------10----9-|-10-9---------------|-----------------------|-------|-------|
A|-5-5------------------------|--------------------|-8-8-------------------|-10-10-|-11-11-|
E|---------------|------------|--------------------|-----------------------|-------|-------|


One more day

Chorus:

   A      E/G#       G      D/F#     F                     G
      In Charlie's garden
oh                    One more
G|-----------------|---------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|-3----3----3----3----|-5-5\----------------|
A|-----------------|---------------|---3----3----3----3--|---------------------|
E|-5------4--------|-3-------2-----|---------------------|---------------------|


   A       E/G#      G     D/F#      A                     A
  day In Charlie's garden
oh
G|-----------------|---------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|---------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-5------4--------|-3-------2-----|-5---5---5---5-0-2-0-|-5---5---5---5-0-2-0-|


[Interlude]

   Dm      Em        F       Em        Dm       Em          Fm      A#7
G|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------8-----8-6-5--|
A|-5---5---7---7---|-8---8---7---7---|-5---5----7---7-----|-8---8------8--8-----8-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---5---5----7---7---|---8---8---------------|


Outro:

Eb     Bb/D      C#    G#/C#
   In Charlie's garden

Eb     Bb/D      C#    G#/C#
     In Charlie's garden


   Eb        Bb/D          C#                  G#/C#
       Waking up It's the fat back shank of the day
G|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------5--3----|-------------------------------------|
A|-6-------6--6-------6--|-4-------------4---3---3---6---------|
E|------3----------------|------------4-----------------3--6---|


   Eb          Bb/D        C#                  G#/C#
      What to do? Take a cup drink the sleepy away
G|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------5--3----|-------------------------------------|
A|-6-------6--6-------6--|-4-------------4---3---3---6---------|
E|------3----------------|------------4-----------------3--6---|

   Eb       Bb/D           C#                         G#/C#
     Penny's up  Hear the paws scratch the back of the door
G|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------5--3----|-------------------------------------|
A|-6-------6--6-------6--|-4-------------4---3---3---6---------|
E|------3----------------|------------4-----------------3--6---|

   Eb       Bb/D           C#                         G#/C#
      The sun is out  In Charlie's garden
G|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------5--3----|-------------------------------------|
A|-6-------6--6-------6--|-4-------------4---3---3---6---------|
E|------3----------------|------------4-----------------3--6---|

   Eb       Bb/D           C#                         G#/C#
      In Charlie's garden
G|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------5--3----|-------------------------------------|
A|-6-------6--6-------6--|-4-------------4---3---3---6---------|
E|------3----------------|------------4-----------------3--6---|

   Eb       Bb/D
       In Charlie's gar
G|---------------------|
D|---------------5--3--|
A|-6-------6--6--------|
E|------3--------------|

[Spoken Word]

(Hey, Joe, would you mind calling me back)
Take a break, don't know what it's from (Unfortunately, uh)
The sun is out (we're gonna need you)
Take a break, don't know what it's from (if you could just let us know if you're coming in)
The sun is out (yeah, sorry, there was a bit of a mix-up)

Published: January 1, 2026

Last updated: January 1, 2026

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