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Charlie Aint Home

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 18Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard Tuning 
She plays all her chords as bar chords! Makes it much easier to move around them. 
Intro/Verses:   (These are triplets played on beat one. For those of you who don't know,
triplets are just three notes
 played on one beat. Counted "trip-uh-let") 
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----8----------------4--------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------9-----------------5-----------|
E|--7--------------3------------------|
Solo: (I haven't figured this out yet but you can just play the bass part and it sounds pretty good) 
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|          (Repeat 4 times) 
D|-----------7----7-------------------|
A|---9---9-5----------7----7---5------|
E|-7----------------5--------3--------|
Lyrics and Chords: 
Verse 1: 
Golden Bhoney drippin' from this house,
Black stiGlettos on a leather couch,
Apple Bjeans stickin' tight like glue,
Soakin' Gwet, drink it up like juice,
Come on, Bcome on, come on,
Come on, Gcome on, come on,
Chorus: 
BLay me Ddown on sheets of Acotton, Gwhoa, whoa,
BYou make me Dfeel like I could Afly, Gwhoa, whoa,
BHeadlights on the Dbedpost, we ain't Astoppin', Gno, no,
BIf you fDorgot, I'll tell you Awhy,
G'Cause Charlie ain't home,
BOoh, Dooh, Aooh,
GCharlie ain't home,
BOoh, Dooh, Aooh,
GCharlie ain't home,
Verse 2: 
I dig my fBingertips into your back,
Till the pictures Gbreak and the floorboards crack,
Oh, my Btongue is a silver key,
Swimmin' Gdeep in a sinner's sea,
Come on, Bcome on, come on,
Come on, Gcome on, come on,
Chorus: 
BLay me Ddown on sheets of Acotton, Gwhoa, whoa,
BYou make me Dfeel like I could Afly, Gwhoa, whoa,
BHeadlights on the Dbedpost, we ain't Astoppin', Gno, no,
BIf you fDorgot, I'll tell you Awhy,
G'Cause Charlie ain't home,
BOoh, Dooh, Aooh,
GCharlie ain't home,
BOoh, Dooh, Aooh,
GCharlie ain't home,
Bridge: 
EOh, Charlie, Charlie,
BmPlease let that boy go, darlin',
AIt wasn't his fault, it was Gmine,
EOh, Charlie, Charlie,
BmHe didn't know no better,
AI should have listened, you were F#mright,
[Guitar Solo] 
Chorus: 
BLay me Ddown on sheets of Acotton, Gwhoa, whoa,
BYou make me Dfeel like I could Afly, Gwhoa, whoa,
BHeadlights on the Dbedpost, we ain't Astoppin', Gno, no,
BIf you fDorgot, I'll tell you Awhy,
G'Cause Charlie ain't home,
BOoh, Dooh, Aooh,
GCharlie ain't home,
BOoh, Dooh, Aooh,
GCharlie ain't home,

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Charlie Aint Home

by ZZ Ward

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F#m

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Tuning: Standard Tuning

She plays all her chords as bar chords! Makes it much easier to move around them.

Intro/Verses: (These are triplets played on beat one. For those of you who don't know,

triplets are just three notes

played on one beat. Counted "trip-uh-let")

e|------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|

G|----8----------------4--------------|

D|------------------------------------|

A|------9-----------------5-----------|

E|--7--------------3------------------|

Solo: (I haven't figured this out yet but you can just play the bass part and it sounds pretty good)

e|------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------| (Repeat 4 times)

D|-----------7----7-------------------|

A|---9---9-5----------7----7---5------|

E|-7----------------5--------3--------|

Lyrics and Chords:

Verse 1:

Golden honey drippin' from this house,

Black stilettos on a leather couch,

Apple jeans stickin' tight like glue,

Soakin' wet, drink it up like juice,

Come on, come on, come on,

Chorus:

B D A G

Lay me down on sheets of cotton, whoa, whoa,

B D A G

You make me feel like I could fly, whoa, whoa,

B D A G

Headlights on the bedpost, we ain't stoppin', no, no,

B D A

If you forgot, I'll tell you why,

'Cause Charlie ain't home,

B D A

Ooh, ooh, ooh,

Charlie ain't home,

B D A

Ooh, ooh, ooh,

Charlie ain't home,

Verse 2:

I dig my fingertips into your back,

Till the pictures break and the floorboards crack,

Oh, my tongue is a silver key,

Swimmin' deep in a sinner's sea,

Come on, come on, come on,

Chorus:

B D A G

Lay me down on sheets of cotton, whoa, whoa,

B D A G

You make me feel like I could fly, whoa, whoa,

B D A G

Headlights on the bedpost, we ain't stoppin', no, no,

B D A

If you forgot, I'll tell you why,

'Cause Charlie ain't home,

B D A

Ooh, ooh, ooh,

Charlie ain't home,

B D A

Ooh, ooh, ooh,

Charlie ain't home,

Bridge:

Oh, Charlie, Charlie,

Please let that boy go, darlin',

A G

It wasn't his fault, it was mine,

Oh, Charlie, Charlie,

He didn't know no better,

A F#m

I should have listened, you were right,

[Guitar Solo]

Chorus:

B D A G

Lay me down on sheets of cotton, whoa, whoa,

B D A G

You make me feel like I could fly, whoa, whoa,

B D A G

Headlights on the bedpost, we ain't stoppin', no, no,

B D A

If you forgot, I'll tell you why,

'Cause Charlie ain't home,

B D A

Ooh, ooh, ooh,

Charlie ain't home,

B D A

Ooh, ooh, ooh,

Charlie ain't home,

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