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 |