Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues
Danny O’Keefe, 1972· Songs Well-Known in America · p.121
G C
Everybody's gone away. Said they're moving' to L.A.
D7 G
There's not a soul I know around. Everybody's leaving' town!
(G) C
Some caught a freight. Some caught a plane. Find the sunshine, leave the rain.
D7
They said "This town will waste your time".
G
I guess they're right, it's wasting mine!
Chorus:
G CMaj7 Am
Some gotta win! Some gotta lose!
D7 G
Good time Charlie's got the blues!
G C
You know my heart keeps telling me, You're not a kid at thirty-three.
D7 G
You play around you'll lose your wife. You play too long you'll lose your life!
G C
I've got my pills to ease the pain, can't find a friend to ease the rain.
D7 G
I know I should try and settle down. Everybody's leaving town. (Chorus)