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Good Time Charlie

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* Capo on 4th
[Intro] 
  F    G4x
[Verse 1]
EFvery look Gbegins with a diCsguise
I G/Bsaw it in Amyour eyes
MFe, I've worn them Gall
MFostly been a bathroom Gstall
AFn out-of-work Gblow-up doll
A Fmemory you can't Grecall
OFr nobody there Gat all
[Chorus]
ThAe desert dreams oA7f oceans
SDmhe will neCver ever knGow
GCive it a C/Bmillion years or FsoG  
[Bridge]
    F    GLa, la, la.    F    GLa
    F    GLa, la, la.    F    GLa
[Verse 2]
MFe and my pGoliceman
PCulG/Bling over eAmveryone we can
SFometimes I breathalyzGe
AFnd he gives the DUGIs
AFsked myself once or twiGce
IFs it love or just blood in hiGs eyes?
[Chorus]
DevAil dreams of paiA7d vacation
LDmetting the Cold man Gwin
BCut it's tC/Boo easy to make man Fsin     Gthe end.C  

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Good Time Charlie

by Devendra Banhart

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

C/B

* Capo on 4th

[Intro]

F G

[Verse 1]

F G C

Every look begins with a disguise

G/B Am

I saw it in your eyes

F G

Me, I've worn them all

F G

Mostly been a bathroom stall

F G

An out-of-work blow-up doll

F G

A memory you can't recall

F G

Or nobody there at all

[Chorus]

A A7

The desert dreams of oceans

Dm C G

She will never ever know

C C/B F G

Give it a million years or so

[Bridge]

F G F G

La, la, la. La

F G F G

La, la, la. La

[Verse 2]

F G

Me and my policeman

C G/B Am

Pulling over everyone we can

F G

Sometimes I breathalyze

F G

And he gives the DUIs

F G

Asked myself once or twice

F G

Is it love or just blood in his eyes?

[Chorus]

A A7

Devil dreams of paid vacation

Dm C G

Letting the old man win

C C/B F G C

But it's too easy to make man sin the end.

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