The Ballad of White Trash Charlie Chords by John D. Hale Band
Tempo:
135.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
C#m
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E] [D] [A]
[E] [A]
[Em] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [D]
[A]
Well, Charlie [E] was a mullied [D] man, had been [A] all his life.
He had long hair going [E] down his [Bm] back, short [E] hair on the sides.
[A] He found [E] fourteen different [D] kids, thirteen [A] different wives.
Now here's a [E] story about [D] Trash Charlie [A] and his shitty life.
Well, Charlie [E] lived down by the [D] river in a run-down [A] trailer court.
He had two [E] rooms and a run-down shack with holes in the floor.
[A] He had a tea [E]-tot [D] firebird that he parked [A] down on the lawn.
But now it just [E] sits [D] on blocks [A] because the motor's blown.
Oh [E] Charlie, oh [D] Charlie, what have you [A] done so wrong?
Oh [C#m] Charlie, oh [D] Charlie, you got blocks [E] for a lawn.
[A] Oh Charlie, oh [D] Charlie, here comes a [A] tornado.
Better get the [E] tires up on the [D] roof or you'll lose your [A] happy home.
Well, Charlie [E] had some [D] neighbors he really [A] didn't like.
He had one with [E] [D] methamphetamines and one is [E] his ex-wife.
[A] And then there [E] was [D] one who lived two [A] trailers down.
She said her [E] name was [D] Bambi and she's trips in [A] the next town.
Well, Charlie [E] never was [D] one for [A] being shy.
He kind of liked old [D] Bambi, thought he'd give [E] her a try.
[A] He walked over to her [D] trailer with a [A] case of stag.
And by the [E] time that they had it [A] drunk, well, he got her in the sack.
Oh [C#m] Charlie, oh [D] Charlie, what have you [A] done so wrong?
Oh [E] Charlie, oh Charlie, [D] you got blocks [E] for a lawn.
[A] Oh Charlie, oh Charlie, [D] here comes a [A] tornado.
Better get the tires up on the [D] roof or you'll lose your [A] happy home.
[E] [A]
Hey, Grandpa, Dad.
[E] [D]
[A] [E] [D]
[A]
Well, Charlie's [E] love for [D] Bambi, it just [A] grew and grew.
He fell in [E] love the very first [D] time that they [E] ever screwed.
[A] Oh Charlie, [C#m] he was [D] older than old [A] Bambi was.
I guess 20 years ain't that [D] much when [Am] you're in love.
[A]
Well, they moved in together [D] and charged to [A] a room shack.
He went and [E] bought a stock [D] tank for a swimming pool [E] out back.
[A] Well, they spent that fine [E] in the pool [D] just in case of [A] burying him.
Well, they had the time of their [D] lives, but no, they [A] couldn't swim.
Oh Charlie, [E] oh Charlie, [D] what have you done [A] so wrong?
Oh Charlie, [E] oh Charlie, [D] you got blocks [E] for a lawn.
[A] Oh Charlie, oh Charlie, [D] here comes a [A] tornado.
Better get the [E] tires up on the [D] roof or you'll lose your [A] happy home.
Well, Charlie, he [E] got married [D] to [A] Bambi Sue.
Oh Bambi, she [E] got pregnant, [D] and the baby is [E] due soon.
[A] Charlie's [E] kind of worried [D] about [A] the baby's health.
Yeah, there is one [E] thing that he [D] neglects, one thing he [A] didn't tell.
Well, Charlie, he [C#m] told Bambi, [D] you need a heart [A] to heart.
There's something that [E] I need to [D] say to shock you from [E] the start.
[A] I hope that you don't leave me, [D] I hope it [A] isn't bad.
But my sweet [E] darling Bambi Sue, [D] I'm your [A] lover and your dad.
[E] [A]
[Em] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [D]
[A]
Well, Charlie [E] was a mullied [D] man, had been [A] all his life.
He had long hair going [E] down his [Bm] back, short [E] hair on the sides.
[A] He found [E] fourteen different [D] kids, thirteen [A] different wives.
Now here's a [E] story about [D] Trash Charlie [A] and his shitty life.
Well, Charlie [E] lived down by the [D] river in a run-down [A] trailer court.
He had two [E] rooms and a run-down shack with holes in the floor.
[A] He had a tea [E]-tot [D] firebird that he parked [A] down on the lawn.
But now it just [E] sits [D] on blocks [A] because the motor's blown.
Oh [E] Charlie, oh [D] Charlie, what have you [A] done so wrong?
Oh [C#m] Charlie, oh [D] Charlie, you got blocks [E] for a lawn.
[A] Oh Charlie, oh [D] Charlie, here comes a [A] tornado.
Better get the [E] tires up on the [D] roof or you'll lose your [A] happy home.
Well, Charlie [E] had some [D] neighbors he really [A] didn't like.
He had one with [E] [D] methamphetamines and one is [E] his ex-wife.
[A] And then there [E] was [D] one who lived two [A] trailers down.
She said her [E] name was [D] Bambi and she's trips in [A] the next town.
Well, Charlie [E] never was [D] one for [A] being shy.
He kind of liked old [D] Bambi, thought he'd give [E] her a try.
[A] He walked over to her [D] trailer with a [A] case of stag.
And by the [E] time that they had it [A] drunk, well, he got her in the sack.
Oh [C#m] Charlie, oh [D] Charlie, what have you [A] done so wrong?
Oh [E] Charlie, oh Charlie, [D] you got blocks [E] for a lawn.
[A] Oh Charlie, oh Charlie, [D] here comes a [A] tornado.
Better get the tires up on the [D] roof or you'll lose your [A] happy home.
[E] [A]
Hey, Grandpa, Dad.
[E] [D]
[A] [E] [D]
[A]
Well, Charlie's [E] love for [D] Bambi, it just [A] grew and grew.
He fell in [E] love the very first [D] time that they [E] ever screwed.
[A] Oh Charlie, [C#m] he was [D] older than old [A] Bambi was.
I guess 20 years ain't that [D] much when [Am] you're in love.
[A]
Well, they moved in together [D] and charged to [A] a room shack.
He went and [E] bought a stock [D] tank for a swimming pool [E] out back.
[A] Well, they spent that fine [E] in the pool [D] just in case of [A] burying him.
Well, they had the time of their [D] lives, but no, they [A] couldn't swim.
Oh Charlie, [E] oh Charlie, [D] what have you done [A] so wrong?
Oh Charlie, [E] oh Charlie, [D] you got blocks [E] for a lawn.
[A] Oh Charlie, oh Charlie, [D] here comes a [A] tornado.
Better get the [E] tires up on the [D] roof or you'll lose your [A] happy home.
Well, Charlie, he [E] got married [D] to [A] Bambi Sue.
Oh Bambi, she [E] got pregnant, [D] and the baby is [E] due soon.
[A] Charlie's [E] kind of worried [D] about [A] the baby's health.
Yeah, there is one [E] thing that he [D] neglects, one thing he [A] didn't tell.
Well, Charlie, he [C#m] told Bambi, [D] you need a heart [A] to heart.
There's something that [E] I need to [D] say to shock you from [E] the start.
[A] I hope that you don't leave me, [D] I hope it [A] isn't bad.
But my sweet [E] darling Bambi Sue, [D] I'm your [A] lover and your dad.
Key:
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E
D
C#m
Em
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E
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[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, Charlie [E] was a mullied [D] man, had been [A] all his life.
He had long hair going [E] down his [Bm] back, short [E] hair on the sides.
_ [A] He found [E] fourteen different [D] kids, thirteen [A] different wives.
Now here's a [E] story about [D] Trash Charlie [A] and his shitty life. _ _ _ _ _
Well, Charlie [E] lived down by the [D] river in a run-down [A] trailer court.
He had two [E] rooms and a run-down shack with holes in the floor.
_ [A] He had a tea [E]-tot [D] firebird that he parked [A] down on the lawn.
But now it just [E] sits [D] on blocks [A] because the motor's blown. _ _ _ _ _
Oh [E] Charlie, oh [D] Charlie, what have you [A] done so wrong?
Oh [C#m] Charlie, oh [D] Charlie, you got blocks [E] for a lawn.
_ [A] Oh Charlie, oh [D] Charlie, here comes a [A] tornado.
Better get the [E] tires up on the [D] roof or you'll lose your [A] happy home. _ _ _ _ _
Well, Charlie [E] had some [D] neighbors he really [A] didn't like.
He had one with [E] _ [D] methamphetamines and one is [E] his ex-wife.
_ [A] And then there [E] was [D] one who lived two [A] trailers down.
She said her [E] name was [D] Bambi and she's trips in [A] the next town. _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, Charlie [E] never was [D] one for [A] being shy.
He kind of liked old [D] Bambi, thought he'd give [E] her a try.
_ [A] He walked over to her [D] trailer with a [A] case of stag.
And by the [E] time that they had it [A] drunk, well, he got her in the sack. _ _ _ _ _
Oh [C#m] Charlie, oh [D] Charlie, what have you [A] done so wrong?
Oh [E] Charlie, oh Charlie, [D] you got blocks [E] for a lawn.
_ [A] Oh Charlie, oh Charlie, [D] here comes a [A] tornado.
Better get the tires up on the [D] roof or you'll lose your [A] happy home. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
Hey, Grandpa, Dad.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, Charlie's [E] love for [D] Bambi, it just [A] grew and grew.
He fell in [E] love the very first [D] time that they [E] ever screwed.
_ [A] Oh Charlie, [C#m] he was [D] older than old [A] Bambi was.
I guess 20 years ain't that [D] much when [Am] you're in love.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
Well, they moved in together [D] and charged to [A] a room shack.
He went and [E] bought a stock [D] tank for a swimming pool [E] out back.
[A] Well, they spent that fine [E] in the pool [D] just in case of [A] burying him.
Well, they had the time of their [D] lives, but no, they [A] couldn't swim. _ _ _ _ _
Oh Charlie, [E] oh Charlie, [D] what have you done [A] so wrong?
Oh Charlie, [E] oh Charlie, [D] you got blocks [E] for a lawn.
_ [A] Oh Charlie, oh Charlie, [D] here comes a [A] tornado.
Better get the [E] tires up on the [D] roof or you'll lose your [A] happy home. _ _ _ _ _
Well, Charlie, he [E] got married [D] to [A] Bambi Sue.
Oh Bambi, she [E] got pregnant, [D] and the baby is [E] due soon.
_ [A] _ Charlie's [E] kind of worried [D] about [A] the baby's health.
Yeah, there is one [E] thing that he [D] neglects, one thing he [A] didn't tell. _ _ _ _ _
Well, Charlie, he [C#m] told Bambi, [D] you need a heart [A] to heart.
There's something that [E] I need to [D] say to shock you from [E] the start.
_ [A] I hope that you don't leave me, [D] I hope it [A] isn't bad.
But my sweet [E] darling Bambi Sue, [D] I'm your [A] lover and your dad. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, Charlie [E] was a mullied [D] man, had been [A] all his life.
He had long hair going [E] down his [Bm] back, short [E] hair on the sides.
_ [A] He found [E] fourteen different [D] kids, thirteen [A] different wives.
Now here's a [E] story about [D] Trash Charlie [A] and his shitty life. _ _ _ _ _
Well, Charlie [E] lived down by the [D] river in a run-down [A] trailer court.
He had two [E] rooms and a run-down shack with holes in the floor.
_ [A] He had a tea [E]-tot [D] firebird that he parked [A] down on the lawn.
But now it just [E] sits [D] on blocks [A] because the motor's blown. _ _ _ _ _
Oh [E] Charlie, oh [D] Charlie, what have you [A] done so wrong?
Oh [C#m] Charlie, oh [D] Charlie, you got blocks [E] for a lawn.
_ [A] Oh Charlie, oh [D] Charlie, here comes a [A] tornado.
Better get the [E] tires up on the [D] roof or you'll lose your [A] happy home. _ _ _ _ _
Well, Charlie [E] had some [D] neighbors he really [A] didn't like.
He had one with [E] _ [D] methamphetamines and one is [E] his ex-wife.
_ [A] And then there [E] was [D] one who lived two [A] trailers down.
She said her [E] name was [D] Bambi and she's trips in [A] the next town. _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, Charlie [E] never was [D] one for [A] being shy.
He kind of liked old [D] Bambi, thought he'd give [E] her a try.
_ [A] He walked over to her [D] trailer with a [A] case of stag.
And by the [E] time that they had it [A] drunk, well, he got her in the sack. _ _ _ _ _
Oh [C#m] Charlie, oh [D] Charlie, what have you [A] done so wrong?
Oh [E] Charlie, oh Charlie, [D] you got blocks [E] for a lawn.
_ [A] Oh Charlie, oh Charlie, [D] here comes a [A] tornado.
Better get the tires up on the [D] roof or you'll lose your [A] happy home. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
Hey, Grandpa, Dad.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, Charlie's [E] love for [D] Bambi, it just [A] grew and grew.
He fell in [E] love the very first [D] time that they [E] ever screwed.
_ [A] Oh Charlie, [C#m] he was [D] older than old [A] Bambi was.
I guess 20 years ain't that [D] much when [Am] you're in love.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
Well, they moved in together [D] and charged to [A] a room shack.
He went and [E] bought a stock [D] tank for a swimming pool [E] out back.
[A] Well, they spent that fine [E] in the pool [D] just in case of [A] burying him.
Well, they had the time of their [D] lives, but no, they [A] couldn't swim. _ _ _ _ _
Oh Charlie, [E] oh Charlie, [D] what have you done [A] so wrong?
Oh Charlie, [E] oh Charlie, [D] you got blocks [E] for a lawn.
_ [A] Oh Charlie, oh Charlie, [D] here comes a [A] tornado.
Better get the [E] tires up on the [D] roof or you'll lose your [A] happy home. _ _ _ _ _
Well, Charlie, he [E] got married [D] to [A] Bambi Sue.
Oh Bambi, she [E] got pregnant, [D] and the baby is [E] due soon.
_ [A] _ Charlie's [E] kind of worried [D] about [A] the baby's health.
Yeah, there is one [E] thing that he [D] neglects, one thing he [A] didn't tell. _ _ _ _ _
Well, Charlie, he [C#m] told Bambi, [D] you need a heart [A] to heart.
There's something that [E] I need to [D] say to shock you from [E] the start.
_ [A] I hope that you don't leave me, [D] I hope it [A] isn't bad.
But my sweet [E] darling Bambi Sue, [D] I'm your [A] lover and your dad. _ _ _ _ _
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