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Charlena:Richie Knight And The Mid-Knights.
#1 on Canadian CHUM CHARTS on ARC Records
in 1963.
[Intro]
C Bb F Bb C
[Verse 1]
FOh, Charlena..oh, Charlena..Bbbig brown eyes, long brown hair,
FCharlena, Charlena, don't you Dmknow I Fcare?
CFine, fine, fine, Bbplease be mine, CharFlenaBb.C  
[Verse 2]
FOh, how I love you..oh, how I love you..Bbplease, please stay, 
don't go away, FCharlena, Charlena baby, don't go away.
CMine, mine, mine..Bbsweet, sweet mine..FCharlena.Bb  C  
[Interlude]
F Bb F Dm C Bb Dm F C
[Verse 3]
FOh, Charlena..oh, Charlena..Bbbig brown eyes, long brown hair,
FCharlena, Charlena, don't you know I Fcare?
CFine, fine, fine, Bbplease be mine, CharFlenaBb.C  
[Outro]
CMine, mine, mine..Bbsweet, sweet mine..CharFlena.
CMine, mine, mine..Bbsweet, sweet mine..CharFlena.
FCharlena..Charlena..
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Charlena

by Ritchie Knight

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Charlena:Richie Knight And The Mid-Knights.

#1 on Canadian CHUM CHARTS on ARC Records

in 1963.

[Intro]

C Bb F Bb C

[Verse 1]

F Bb

Oh, Charlena..oh, Charlena..big brown eyes, long brown hair,

F Dm F

Charlena, Charlena, don't you know I care?

C Bb F Bb C

Fine, fine, fine, please be mine, Charlena.

[Verse 2]

F Bb

Oh, how I love you..oh, how I love you..please, please stay,

don't go away, Charlena, Charlena baby, don't go away.

C Bb F Bb C

Mine, mine, mine..sweet, sweet mine..Charlena.

[Interlude]

F Bb F Dm C Bb Dm F C

[Verse 3]

F Bb

Oh, Charlena..oh, Charlena..big brown eyes, long brown hair,

F F

Charlena, Charlena, don't you know I care?

C Bb F Bb C

Fine, fine, fine, please be mine, Charlena.

[Outro]

C Bb F

Mine, mine, mine..sweet, sweet mine..Charlena.

C Bb F

Mine, mine, mine..sweet, sweet mine..Charlena.

Charlena..Charlena..

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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