Originally in Bb, I play in G
Intro (quick changes)
D | Em | D/F# |
→ | → |
G | Em |
The new boy in the | neighborhood |
C6 | D |
Lives downstairs and it’s | understood |
G | Em | C6 |
He’s there just to | take good care of | me |
D | |
Like he’s | one of the family |
G | C |
Charles in | charge |
G | D | |
Of our | days and our | nights |
G | C |
Charles in | charge |
G | D | |
Of our | wrongs and our | rights |
C | G | |
And I see, | I | want |
Am | D | E/B |
Charles in | charge of | me |
In the previous chorus, vox were on 5 1 on “chares in charge”,
this time they’re on 1 6. So you’re jumping up from the 5 of
the new key (on “me”) to the 1 (on “Charles”)
E | A |
Charles in | charge |
E | B | |
Of our | days and our | nights |
E | A |
Charles in | charge |
E | B | |
Of our | wrongs and our | rights |
Vox down to the 1 on “see”, then down to the 6
of the key (3 of th chord) on “I”
E | A | E | A | E | |
And I | see, | I | want, | I | want |
F#m | B7 | E |
Charles... in | charge... of | me |