Cocaine Charlie

Atlanta Rhythm Section

  • A
  • A7
  • Bm
  • Cadd9
  • D
  • D7
  • E7
  • G
  • G7
  • Gb7
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Key:
D D7 D Cadd9 G D D7 D
Cadd9 G D D7 D Cadd9 G
D D7 D Cadd9 D [Verse 1]
D He had an eye for pretty women, a
G7 taste for good cocaine
D E7 A fool for easy money, a good time
A7 was his game
D I never saw him worry, he took it
G7 one day at a time
A Gb7 Bm G D And lived the way he wanted to
A7 D until the day he died [Chorus]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cocaine Charlie, a dealer in
D D7 ecstasy
A Cocaine Charlie, the life of the
D D7 party
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G D D7 Now he ain't nothin' but a memory
A Cadd9 G Cocaine Charlie, a victim of the
D D7 seventies
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[Instrumental]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G D D7 A
A D D7
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G D D7 A
Cadd9 G D D7 D Cadd9 G [Verse 2]
D On the south side of Atlanta in the
G7 Escapade Motel
D A sweet young thing from Sandy
E7 A7 Springs was under Charlie's spell
D He never heard the pistol cock, he
G7 was caught up in romance
A Gb7 Bm G A jealous boyfriend shot him
D A7 D dead, he never had a chance [Chorus]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cocaine Charlie, a victim of
D D7 ecstasy
A Cocaine Charlie, the life of the
D D7 party, yes, he was
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G D D7 Now he ain't nothin' but a memory
A Cadd9 G Cocaine Charlie, a victim of the
D D7 seventies, oh Charlie [Chorus]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cocaine Charlie, a dealer in
D D7 ecstasy
A Cocaine Charlie, the life of the
D D7 party, yeah
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G D D7 Now he ain't nothin' but a memory
A Cadd9 G Cocaine Charlie, may he rest in
D D7 D peace
Cadd9 G D D7 D Rest in peace, Charles
Cadd9 G [Other]
D D Cadd9 G D D Cadd9 G
D D Cadd9 G D D Cadd9 G
D D Cadd9 G D D Cadd9 G
D D Cadd9 G D D Cadd9 G
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G D D7 A
A D D7
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G D D7 A
Cadd9 G
D D7 D Cadd9 G D D7 D
Cadd9 G D D7 D Cadd9 G
D D7 D Cadd9 G D D7 D
Cadd9 G D D7 D Cadd9 G
D D7 D Cadd9 G D D7 D
Cadd9 G D D7 D Cadd9 G
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