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Mr Charlie

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Grateful Dead - Mr. Charlie
Intro: A7  
A7I take a little powder
Take a little salt
Put it in my shotgun
Goin' for a walk
DChoopa Choopa (Choopa Choopa)
Rolly Polly (Rolly Polly)
A7Lookin High (He's lookin high)
Lookin Low (HE's lookin low)
E7Gonna scare you up and shoot you
Mr. Charlie told me so
Fill: A7  
A7I won't take your life
Won't even take a limb
Just unload my shotgun
Take a little skin 
DChoopa Choopa (Choopa Choopa)
Rolly Polly (Rolly Polly)
A7Lookin High (He's lookin High)
Lookin Low (He's lookin Low)
E7Gonna scare you up and shoot you
Mr. Charlie told me so
Fill: A7  
A7Well take those silver dollars
Take those silver dimes
Fix it up together 
In some alligator wine
I can hear those drums
Voodoo all night long
Mr. Charlie tells me 
I can do no wrong
DChoopa Choopa (Choopa Choopa) 
Rolly Polly (Rolly Polly)
A7Lookin High (He's lookin High)
Lookin Low (He's lookin Low)
E7Gonna scare you up and shoot you
Mr. Charlie told me so
Fill: A7  
A7Now Mr. Charlie told me
Won't you like to know
Give you little warning
Before i let you go 
DChoopa Choopa (Choopa Choopa)
Rolly Polly (Rolly Polly)
A7Lookin High (He's lookin High)
Lookin low (He's lookin low)
E7Gonna scare you up and shoot you
Mr. Charlie old me so 
Gonna scare you up and shoot you
Mr. Charlie told me so
A7

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Mr Charlie

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Grateful Dead - Mr. Charlie

Intro:

I take a little powder

Take a little salt

Put it in my shotgun

Goin' for a walk

Choopa Choopa (Choopa Choopa)

Rolly Polly (Rolly Polly)

Lookin High (He's lookin high)

Lookin Low (HE's lookin low)

Gonna scare you up and shoot you

Mr. Charlie told me so

Fill:

I won't take your life

Won't even take a limb

Just unload my shotgun

Take a little skin

Choopa Choopa (Choopa Choopa)

Rolly Polly (Rolly Polly)

Lookin High (He's lookin High)

Lookin Low (He's lookin Low)

Gonna scare you up and shoot you

Mr. Charlie told me so

Fill:

Well take those silver dollars

Take those silver dimes

Fix it up together

In some alligator wine

I can hear those drums

Voodoo all night long

Mr. Charlie tells me

I can do no wrong

Choopa Choopa (Choopa Choopa)

Rolly Polly (Rolly Polly)

Lookin High (He's lookin High)

Lookin Low (He's lookin Low)

Gonna scare you up and shoot you

Mr. Charlie told me so

Fill:

Now Mr. Charlie told me

Won't you like to know

Give you little warning

Before i let you go

Choopa Choopa (Choopa Choopa)

Rolly Polly (Rolly Polly)

Lookin High (He's lookin High)

Lookin low (He's lookin low)

Gonna scare you up and shoot you

Mr. Charlie old me so

Gonna scare you up and shoot you

Mr. Charlie told me so

About Mr Charlie Chords by Grateful Dead

Learn how to play Mr Charlie by Grateful Dead with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Mr Charlie chords”, “Mr Charlie guitar chords”, or “Grateful Dead Mr Charlie chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Mr Charlie chords and for experienced players who want accurate Mr Charlie lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A7, D, E7.

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What key is "Mr Charlie" in?

The chords for "Mr Charlie" show the original chord names (including A7, D, E7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.