Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues
Written by Danny O'Keefe
Performed by Dwight Yoakum on "Under the Covers" CD
Transcribed by Keith Reding
Personally I like the original version better than Dwight's version. The
chords, however, are from the Dwight CD. I do not know what key it was
done originally. It sounds great if you develop a picking pattern for the
chords since it is a relatively slow song. Here is an the picking patter I
use.
* = 1 beat in 4/4 time. Each space is a 1/16 note. Tempo is about 70 - 80
beats per minute.
G
* * * *
e-----------------|
B-----0-----------|
G-----0-----------| Repeat 1X
D-------0h2-0----0|
A----2--------0h2-|
E-3---------------|
C
* * * *
e------------------|
B-----0------------|
G-----0-0h2-0-----0| Repeat 1X
D---2----------0h2-|
A-3----------------|
E------------------|
D
* * * *
e-----2--0--------|
B-----3-3---3---3-|
G---2----------2--| Repeat 1X
D-0-----------0---|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
Play the pickin patter for each chord listed below.
NC G
Everybody gone away
C
Said they're moving' to LA
D
There's not a Soul I know around
G
Everybody's leavin' town
G
Some caught a freight some caught a plane
C
find the sunshine leave the rain
D
they say this town will waste your time
G
I guess they're right it wasted mine
Chorus
G (one strum) Am (one strum)
Some got to win, some got to lose
D G
Good Time Charlie's got the blues
D G
Good Time Charlie's got the blues
Verse 3
G
Everybody keeps tellin' me
C
You're not a kid a 33
D
You play around you'll lose your wife
G
You play too long you'll lose your life
Verse 4
G
Got my pills to ease the pain
C
Can't find a thing to stop the rain
D
I'd like tryin' to settle down
G
But everybody's leavin' town.
Repeat Chorus
Keith Reding
St. Louis, MO
reding@mcione.com
