Charlene
Charlene

Charlene easy guitar chords by Carl Perkins

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    We 
    used 
    to 

    have 
    little 
    carnival, 

    it 
    came 
    to 
    our 
    town. 

    The 
    kids 
    would 
    ride 
    the 
    ride 

    around 
    the 
    old 
    cash 
    down 
    around. 

    Down 
    around 
    the 
    corner 

    where 
    the 
    preacher 
    would 
    never 
    go. 

    You'd 
    always 
    find 
    rockin' 
    rockin' 

    hoochie 
    coochie 
    show. 

    From 
    up 
    front 
    at the 
    bingo 
    game 

    you'd 
    hear 
    them hollerin' 
    loud. 

    Down 
    around 
    the 
    corners 

    where 
    you'd 
    always 
    find 
    the 
    crowd 

    Oh, 
    they al
    ways 
    had 
    this 
    cat 

    with 
    microphone 
    loud 

    He'd 
    say, 
    y all 
    jump 
    right 
    up 
    here 

    and 
    get 
    amongst 
    this 
    crowd 

    Out 
    for 
    a step, 
    gala, 

    do 
    dance, 
    or 
    do 
    a song 

    But 
    what 
    would 
    thrill 
    the 
    boys 

    and 
    those 
    they 
    had 
    very 
    little 
    on 

    Lipstick 
    smeared 
    from 
    ear 
    to 
    ear, 

    our 
    lashes 
    fallin' 
    down 

    Char
    lene 
    won 
    the 
    heart 
    away 
    from 
    me 

    and 
    my 
    ho
    metown 

    Charlene, 
    Charlene, 

    she's 
    a dancin' 
    thing 

    She's 
    the 
    star 
    of 
    the 
    show 

    Charlene, 
    Charlene, 

    she's 
    dancin' 
    thing 

    Now 
    honey, 
    you 
    can 
    go, 
    go, 

    go 


    Well, 
    gave 
    the 
    cat 
    my 
    dollar, 

    walked 
    in 
    and 
    sat down 

    And 
    seated 
    right 
    beside 
    me 

    was 
    the 
    mayor 
    of 
    the 
    town 

    The 
    chef 
    looking 
    nervous, 

    the 
    .A. 
    tried 
    to 
    hide 

    Then 
    the 
    curtain 
    opened 

    and 
    old 
    Charlene 
    stepped 
    outside 

    She 
    had 
    more 
    booze 
    than 
    a rattlesnake 

    just 
    before 
    his 
    fight 

    Charlie 
    won 
    the 
    heart 
    away 
    from 
    me 

    right 
    there 
    that 
    night 

    Charlie 
    Charlie 

    She's 
    dangerous 
    little 
    thing 

    She's 
    the 
    star 
    of 
    the 
    show 

    Charlie 
    Charlie 

    She's 
    moving 
    machine 

    Now 
    honey 
    you 
    can 
    go, 
    go, 
    go 

    Now 
    when 
    the 
    thing 
    was 
    over, 

    got 
    up 
    and went 
    backstage 

    My 
    heart 
    was 
    beatin' 
    fast 

    and 
    my 
    soul 
    was 
    in 
    a rage 

    said, 
    I sure 
    do 
    like 
    the 
    way 
    you 
    look 

    and the 
    way you 
    move 

    She 
    said, 
    thank 
    you 
    country 
    boy, 

    kinda 
    like 
    you 
    too 

    The 
    next 
    day 
    we 
    got married, 

    but 
    wouldn't 
    all 
    'all 
    know 

    Char
    lene 
    up 
    and 
    ran 
    away 

    with 
    hoochie 
    -coochie 
    show 

    Sharlene, 
    she's 
    a dancin' 
    thing 

    She's 
    the 
    star 
    of 
    the 
    show 

    Sharle
    ne, 
    she's 
    dancin' 
    thing 

    Now 
    honey, 
    why 
    did 
    you 
    go? 

    often 
    wondered 

    whatever 
    happened 
    to old 
    Charlene 

    You 
    know, 
    really 
    should 
    have 
    known 

    I'd 
    never 
    keep 
    her on 
    the 
    farm 

    Not 
    after 
    she 
    tasted 
    the 
    stain 

    wonder, 
    will 
    she 
    turn 
    around 

    and 
    come 
    back 
    if I 
    call 
    her 

    I'm 
    gonna 
    try 
    now 

    Charlene, 
    Charlene 

    Come 
    back 
    home, 
    Charlene 
    Charlene 

    Don't 
    you 
    leave 
    me 
    alone 

    Sharlene, 
    oh, 
    oh, 
    Sharlene, 

    won't 
    you 
    hear 
    what 
    say? 

    Sharlene, 
    me, 
    Sharlene, 
    oh, 
    Sharlene, 

    don't 
    be 
    so 
    bad. 

    Sharlene, 
    babe, 
    you're all 
    have. 

    Sharlene, 
    I'm 
    hurt 
    to 
    the 
    bone. 

    Sharlene, 
    come 
    back 
    home. 

    You 

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