Key: E
Introduction: A B7 E
E A
Everybody's gone away, says they're moving to la,
B7 E
there ain't a soul I know around, everybody's leaving town.
E
Some caught a freight, some caught a plane,
E7 A
to find the sunshine, leave the rain.
B7
They say this town will waste your mind,
E
must be right, 'cause it wasted mine.
A B7
Some got to win, some got to lose,
E AB7E
Good Time Charlie's got the blues.
E A
My whole heart keeps telling me, you ain no kid at thirty-three,
B7 E
play around and lose your wife, play too long and lose your life.
E
I've got my pills to ease the pain,
E7 A
ain't found a thing to reach the rain,
B7
some time I'd like to try and settle down,
E
but everybody's leaving town.
A B7
Some got to win, some got to lose,
E AB7E
Good Time Charlie's got the blues.