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Good Time Charlies Got The Blues

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[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
EEverybody's gone away, said they're moving to ALA.
There ain't a soul I know aBround, everybody's 
leaving Etown.
ESome caught a freight some caught a plane, find the 
sunshine leave the Arain.
They say this town'll waste your Bmind, must be right 
cause it's wasting Emine.
[Chorus]
ESome got to win some got to Alose, Bgood time Charlie's 
got the Eblues.
[Interlude]
E A B F# B E
[Verse 2]
EMy old heart keeps telling me, you ain't no kid at 
thirty-Athree.
APlay around you Elose your Bwife, you play too long you lose 
your Elife.
EI got my pills to ease the pain, can't find a thing to ease
the Arain.
ASometimes I'd like to try and settle Bdown, but everybody's 
leaving Etown.
[Chorus]
ESome got to win some got to Alose, Bgood time Charlie's 
got the Eblues.
[Outro] 
 E   A   B   F#   B   E(Fade.)

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Good Time Charlies Got The Blues

by Waylon Jennings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

E A

Everybody's gone away, said they're moving to LA.

There ain't a soul I know around, everybody's

leaving town.

Some caught a freight some caught a plane, find the

sunshine leave the rain.

They say this town'll waste your mind, must be right

cause it's wasting mine.

[Chorus]

E A B

Some got to win some got to lose, good time Charlie's

got the blues.

[Interlude]

E A B F# B E

[Verse 2]

My old heart keeps telling me, you ain't no kid at

thirty-three.

A E B

Play around you lose your wife, you play too long you lose

your life.

I got my pills to ease the pain, can't find a thing to ease

the rain.

A B

Sometimes I'd like to try and settle down, but everybody's

leaving town.

[Chorus]

E A B

Some got to win some got to lose, good time Charlie's

got the blues.

[Outro]

E A B F# B E

(Fade.)

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