Charley's Girl chords by Lou Reed (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
E 
 (E major) Everybody said
E/B 
B/A 
A 
B/A 
that you'd  (E/B) better watch  (B/A) out    (A major)  (B/A) 
E 
 (E major) Man, she's gonna
E/B 
B/A 
A 
B/A 
 (E/B) turn  you  (B/A) in     (A major)  (B/A) 
E 
 (E major) And me, you know
E/B 
B/A 
A 
B/A 
that I  (E/B) thought I looked  (B/A) out    (A major)  (B/A) 
E 
 (E major) And now look at the trouble
E/B 
B/A 
A 
 (E/B) that  I'm  (B/A) in     (A major) 
B/A 
You know,  (B/A) you'd better

Chorus 1

Watch out

for charley's girl

Watch out

for charley's girl

Watch out

for charley's girl

Watch out

for charley's girl

Interlude 1

Verse 2
E 
 (E major) It happened
B/E 
B/A 
A 
B/A 
on  (B/E) new   year's  (B/A) eve    (A major)  (B/A) 
E 
B/E 
 (E major) They said every (B/E) body
B/A 
A 
B/A 
had to  (B/A) leave  (A major)  (B/A) 
E 
B/E 
 (E major) They had a  (B/E) warrant
B/A 
A 
B/A 
in their  (B/A) hand   (A major)  (B/A) 
E 
B/E 
 (E major) They wanted to bust  (B/E) 
B/A 
A 
B/A 
the whole  (B/A) band   (A major)  (B/A) 
E 
 (E major) I said
B/E 
B/A 
A 
B/A 
if I ever see  (B/E) sharon a (B/A) gain   (A major)  (B/A) 
E 
B/E 
B/A 
A 
 (E major) I'm gonna punch her  (B/E) face  (B/A) in     (A major) 
B/A 
You know you,  (B/A) you'd better

Outro 1
E 
B/E 
B/A 
A 
 (E major) Watch out for charley's  (B/E)  (B/A) girl   (A major) 
E 
 (E major) Hey, now, now
B/E 
B/A 
A 
Watch out for charley's  (B/E)  (B/A) girl   (A major) 
You know she'll turn you, turn you in
E 
B/E 
B/A 
A 
 (E major) Watch out for charley's  (B/E)  (B/A) girl   (A major) 
E 
B/E 
B/A 
A 
 (E major) Watch out for charley's  (B/E)  (B/A) girl   (A major) 
E 
She'll turn you in you'd better,  (E major) huhh
B/E 
B/A 
A 
Watch out,  (B/E) you'd better  (B/A)  (A major) 
Watch out, you'd better
E 
B/E 
 (E major) You'd better watch out,  (B/E) you'd better
B/A 
A 
E 
B/E 
B/A 
A 
 (B/A)  (A major) You'd better watch out for  (E major)  (B/E)  (B/A)  (A major) 
For Charley's girl
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E majorBPM: 87

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
B/E: 0-x-4-4-4-x
B/A: x-0-4-4-4-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E/B: x-2-2-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Charley's Girl by Lou Reed, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It suits players who want to learn Charley's Girl the way Lou Reed intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.