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[Intro]
 G7   D7   C7x2
[Verse 1]
G7She got a red dress
G7Kickin' up pretty heels
G7She's playing the money games
G7Givin' us men a thrill
C7Spendin' nights in Sin City
C7Wearin' all the upper class women down
[Chorus]
But she dD7id not, she could C7not
Change her name to G7Jezebel
Well, D7never once did she try
C7No, no, no, she couldn't change her name to G7Jezebel
[Instrumental]
D7 C7 G7
[Verse 2]
G7I got an army then I gave them spears
G7Then I seized the power
G7And I went around for a hundred years
I was doin' alrC7ight
C7Takin' what I need and what I G7wanted to
[Chorus]
I D7did not and I could nC7ot
Change my name to G7Charlemagne
Well, D7never once did I try
But C7no, no, no, I couldn't change my name to G7Charlemagne
[Guitar Solo]
G7 C7 G7 D7 C7 G7
[Verse 3]
G7Sailin' up past Jupiter, Venus in my skies
G7Well, then I'm headin' back for the water
G7It's comin' as no surprise 
That I'm doing alrC7ight
They're even gonna check my fG7ingerprints
[Chorus]
But I D7was not and I never could bC7e
Never couldn't be no G7astronaut
But D7never once did I try
C7No, no, no, no, I'll never be no G7astronaut
[Chorus]
And I D7did not and I could C7not
Change my name to G7Charlemagne
G7No, Charlemagne, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Instrumental]
D7 C7 G7 D7 C7 G7

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Charlemagne

by Burton Cummings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G7 D7 C7

[Verse 1]

She got a red dress

Kickin' up pretty heels

She's playing the money games

Givin' us men a thrill

Spendin' nights in Sin City

Wearin' all the upper class women down

[Chorus]

D7 C7

But she did not, she could not

Change her name to Jezebel

Well, never once did she try

C7 G7

No, no, no, she couldn't change her name to Jezebel

[Instrumental]

D7 C7 G7

[Verse 2]

I got an army then I gave them spears

Then I seized the power

And I went around for a hundred years

I was doin' alright

C7 G7

Takin' what I need and what I wanted to

[Chorus]

D7 C7

I did not and I could not

Change my name to Charlemagne

Well, never once did I try

C7 G7

But no, no, no, I couldn't change my name to Charlemagne

[Guitar Solo]

G7 C7 G7 D7 C7 G7

[Verse 3]

Sailin' up past Jupiter, Venus in my skies

Well, then I'm headin' back for the water

It's comin' as no surprise

That I'm doing alright

They're even gonna check my fingerprints

[Chorus]

D7 C7

But I was not and I never could be

Never couldn't be no astronaut

But never once did I try

C7 G7

No, no, no, no, I'll never be no astronaut

[Chorus]

D7 C7

And I did not and I could not

Change my name to Charlemagne

No, Charlemagne, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Instrumental]

D7 C7 G7 D7 C7 G7

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