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Mister Charlie

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E------5----------------------------------------------------|
B------5---5--5---------------------------------------------|
G-----------------7--5--------------------------------------|
D-----------------------7-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E--5--------------------------------------------------------|
A7I take a little powder, take a little salt,
A7Put it in my shotgun, I go walkin' out
joo-ba D7joo-ba, rolly polly, lookinA7g high, looking low,
Gonna E7scare you up and shoot ya, A7Mister Charlie told me so.
I won't even take your life, won't even take a limb,
Just unload my shotgun, and take a little skin.
Juba Juba, Wolly Bully, looking high, looking low,
Gonna scare you up and shoot ya, Mister Charlie told me so.
CWell C#you Dtake a silver dollar,
  C     C#  DTake a silver dime,
  C     C#  DMix it up together
With some Ealligator wine.E7  
I can hear the drums, voodoo all night long,
Mister Charlie tellin' me I can't do nothing wrong.
Juba Juba, Wolly Bully, looking high, looking low,
Gonna scare you up and shoot ya, Mister Charlie told me so.
Now Mister Charlie told me, thought you'd like to know,
Just a little warning just before you go.
joo-ba joo-ba, rolly polly, looking high, looking low,
Gonna scare you up and shoot ya, Mister Charlie told me so.
Gonna scare you up and shoot ya,
'Cause Mister Charlie told me,
Mister Charlie told me so.

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Mister Charlie

by Grateful Dead

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You play this riff also during each line of the verse

E------5----------------------------------------------------|

B------5---5--5---------------------------------------------|

G-----------------7--5--------------------------------------|

D-----------------------7-----------------------------------|

A-----------------------------------------------------------|

E--5--------------------------------------------------------|

I take a little powder, take a little salt,

Put it in my shotgun, I go walkin' out

D7 A7

joo-ba joo-ba, rolly polly, looking high, looking low,

E7 A7

Gonna scare you up and shoot ya, Mister Charlie told me so.

I won't even take your life, won't even take a limb,

Just unload my shotgun, and take a little skin.

Juba Juba, Wolly Bully, looking high, looking low,

Gonna scare you up and shoot ya, Mister Charlie told me so.

C C# D

Well you take a silver dollar,

C C# D

Take a silver dime,

C C# D

Mix it up together

E E7

With some alligator wine.

I can hear the drums, voodoo all night long,

Mister Charlie tellin' me I can't do nothing wrong.

Juba Juba, Wolly Bully, looking high, looking low,

Gonna scare you up and shoot ya, Mister Charlie told me so.

Now Mister Charlie told me, thought you'd like to know,

Just a little warning just before you go.

joo-ba joo-ba, rolly polly, looking high, looking low,

Gonna scare you up and shoot ya, Mister Charlie told me so.

Gonna scare you up and shoot ya,

'Cause Mister Charlie told me,

Mister Charlie told me so.

About Mister Charlie Chords by Grateful Dead

Learn how to play Mister Charlie by Grateful Dead with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Mister Charlie chords”, “Mister Charlie guitar chords”, or “Grateful Dead Mister 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 Mister Charlie chords and for experienced players who want accurate Mister Charlie lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, B, G, D, A, A7.

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What key is "Mister Charlie" in?

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