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Charlene

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[Intro]
Am G6 F Am G6 F Am G6 F F F G6 F
[Verse]
  AmWoke up this morning found a G6letter that she wrote
  FShe said she's tired that I'm always on the road
  AmToo hard to swallow G6being alone
FShe needs someone at night that she can hold
  AmShe must have told me a G6thousand times before
  FSilent cries I use to ignore
  AmGod knows I love her
G6Didn't mean to hurt Fher
[Chorus]
Baby I'll Ambe
G6Sitting here waiting on Fyou to come home again
I won't Amleave
G6Promise I'll be here Fto the very end
By your Amside
To proG6tect you and to love you and to Fbe with you for life
Come on Amhome to G6me CharFlene
[Verse]
  AmShe knows I really love G6this old music thing
  FSince I was a child it's been my dream
  AmI can support her G6treat her and spoil her
  FYou know buy her the finer things
  AmBut I forgot about G6loving her
  FDamn the money, diamonds and pearls
  AmWhat about the hard day she G6had with the baby
  FAll she need is for me to love her
[Chorus]
Baby I'll Ambe
G6Sitting here waiting on Fyou to come home again
I won't Amleave
G6Promise I'll be here Fto the very end
By your Amside
To proG6tect you and to love you and to Fbe with you for life
Come on Amhome to G6me CharFlene
[Bridge]
  FPromise I can't live without her
  G6God knows I need her loving
  FAnd it hurts so bad that's she gone
G6I pray that she'll Fcome back one day
G6In my life
[Chorus]
Baby I'll Ambe
G6Sitting here waiting on Fyou to come home again
I won't Amleave
G6Promise I'll be here Fto the very end
By your Amside
To proG6tect you and to love you and to Fbe with you for life
Come on Amhome to G6me CharFlene
[Outro]
Oh oh AmohG6  
SometFimes I cryAm  
CharlG6ene if you're Flistening would you call on meAm  
BecauG6se my heart is Faching
Am G6 F

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Charlene

by Anthony Hamilton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am G6 F Am G6 F Am G6 F F F G6 F

[Verse]

Am G6

Woke up this morning found a letter that she wrote

She said she's tired that I'm always on the road

Am G6

Too hard to swallow being alone

She needs someone at night that she can hold

Am G6

She must have told me a thousand times before

Silent cries I use to ignore

God knows I love her

G6 F

Didn't mean to hurt her

[Chorus]

Baby I'll be

G6 F

Sitting here waiting on you to come home again

I won't leave

G6 F

Promise I'll be here to the very end

By your side

G6 F

To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life

Am G6 F

Come on home to me Charlene

[Verse]

Am G6

She knows I really love this old music thing

Since I was a child it's been my dream

Am G6

I can support her treat her and spoil her

You know buy her the finer things

Am G6

But I forgot about loving her

Damn the money, diamonds and pearls

Am G6

What about the hard day she had with the baby

All she need is for me to love her

[Chorus]

Baby I'll be

G6 F

Sitting here waiting on you to come home again

I won't leave

G6 F

Promise I'll be here to the very end

By your side

G6 F

To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life

Am G6 F

Come on home to me Charlene

[Bridge]

Promise I can't live without her

God knows I need her loving

And it hurts so bad that's she gone

G6 F

I pray that she'll come back one day

In my life

[Chorus]

Baby I'll be

G6 F

Sitting here waiting on you to come home again

I won't leave

G6 F

Promise I'll be here to the very end

By your side

G6 F

To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life

Am G6 F

Come on home to me Charlene

[Outro]

Am G6

Oh oh oh

F Am

Sometimes I cry

G6 F Am

Charlene if you're listening would you call on me

G6 F

Because my heart is aching

Am G6 F

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