Key: E
Introduction:
C Am
You're gonna have to take him away, cause he don't wanna leave
Dm G
Charlie's such a good boy, a good boy
C Am
Mamma's crying out, "Where's he hiding?"
Dm G
Charlie's such a good boy.
C Am
And now he's sleeping at home in his rocket ship bed
Dm G
Why does being good feel so damn bad?
C Am
He stares at a picture of his run away dad
Dm
Shines his flashlight steady.
C Am
Kid, you're such an easy target, without a rebel bone.
Dm G
You're so compliant, quiet as a stepping stone.
C Am
Did he give you the love you were yearning for?
Dm
Did he give you what you need?
C Am
You're gonna have to take him away, cause he don't wanna leave
Dm G
Charlie's such a good boy, a good boy
C Am
Mamma's crying out, "Where's he hiding?"
Dm G
Charlie's such a good boy.
C Am
Have you heard the headlines on Blackberry street
Dm G
There lived a kid out there in number 523
C Am
He came home smelling of old shaving cream
Dm
He began to act out.
C Am
He became a little devil, BB gun to the birds
Dm G
And he spit out the F! and the S! and D! words
C Am
His mamma asked the priest and the priest replied,
Dm G
"He used to be an angel, mam, ya, I don't know why."
C Am
You're gonna have to take him away, cause he don't wanna leave
Dm G
Charlie's such a good boy, a good boy
C Am
Mamma's crying out, "Where's he hiding?"
Dm G
Charlie's such a good boy.
Am C Em
You can keep a secret right? Right.
Am C Dm
I can trust you with my life? Right.
Am C Em
I don't get no sleep at night, night.
Dm G
You can keep a secret right?
C Am
You're gonna have to take him away, cause he don't wanna leave
Dm G
Charlie's such a good boy, a good boy
C Am
Mamma's crying out, "Where's he hiding?"
Dm G
Charlie's such a good boy.
C Am
You're gonna have to take him away, cause he don't wanna leave
Dm G
Charlie's such a good boy, a good boy
C Am
Mamma's crying out, "Where's he hiding?"
Dm G
Charlie's such a good boy.