Good Time Charlies Got The Blues chords by Elvis Presley

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: G+G

Difficulty: Intermediate


RIFF
 G+G          C majorC          D MajorD
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------|
BB|-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------|
G+G|0----------------| |------2---0----0-| |-----4---2-----2-|
D MajorD|--4---2---0----0-| |------------0h2--| |0-----------2h4--|
A augmentedA|------------0h2--| |3----------------| |-----------------|
E MajorE|3----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------|

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CHORDS
     E-A-D-G-B-e
Cmaj7Cmaj7  x-3-2-0-0-0
C6C6    x-3-2-2-1-0

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Intro:
| G+G | % | % | % |

Verse 1:
   G+G
Everybody's gone away
            C majorC
Said they're movin to L.A
C majorC              D MajorD
 There's not a soul I know around
D MajorD          | G+G |  G+G
 Everybody's leavin' town  (break)


Verse 2:
                   G+G
Some caught a freight, some caught a plane
               C majorC
Found the sunshine, leave the rain
                   D MajorD
They said this town will waste their time
D MajorD                  | G+G |  G+G
 I guess they're right, it's wasting mine  (break)

Chorus:
             | Cmaj7Cmaj7 C6C6 |
Some gotta win, some gotta lose
D MajorD              | G+G |
 Good time Charlie's got the blues
D MajorD              | G+G |  G+G
 Good time Charlie's got the blues  (break)


Solo:
| D MajorD | % | G+G | % |
         (break)

Verse 3:
                G+G
You know my heart keeps tellin' me
              C majorC
You're not a kid at thirty-three
   D MajorD
Play around, you'll lose your wife
D MajorD                   | G+G |  G+G
 You play it too long you'll lose your life mine  (break)


Chorus:
             | Cmaj7Cmaj7 C6C6 |
Some gotta win, some gotta lose
D MajorD              | G+G |
 Good time Charlie's got the blues
D MajorD              | G+G |
 Good time Charlie's got the blues
D MajorD              | G+G |  G+G
 Good time Charlie's got the blues  (break)


Solo:
| G+G | % | C majorC | % |
| D MajorD | % | G+G | % |
         (break)

Chorus:
             | Cmaj7Cmaj7 C6C6 |
Some gotta win, some gotta lose
D MajorD              | G+G |
 Good time Charlie's got the blues
D MajorD              | G+G |
 Good time Charlie's got the blues
D MajorD              | G+G | D MajorD |
 Good time Charlie's got the blues


Outro: (fade out)
| G+G | % | C majorC | % |
| D MajorD | % | G+G | % |