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Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues
(Danny O'Keefe)

Copyright Sixteen Stars Music

Original by Danny O' Keefe in 1967

RCA studio session - December 10-16, 1973 - Stax Studios - Memphis
December 13, 9 pm-12 am, 1-4 am

CPA5 1627-09

Overdub for RCA studio session - January 2, 1974 - Studio A - Nashville
CPA5 1627-09

Overdub for RCA studio session - January 10 and 11, 1974 - RCA Studio - Hollywood
January 11

CPA5 1627-09

March 1974 LP RCA CPL 1 0475 Good Times
Undubbed master:

December 7, 2009 CD FTD 506020-975003 CD Good Times
Outtakes:

Takes 1, (fs), 4 (fs), 6, 7 (fs), and 8: December 7, 2009 CD FTD 506020-975003 CD Good Times

Take 8: August 11, 1998 CD RCA BMG 07863 67672-2 Rhythm And Country - Essential Elvis Vol. 5

RCA studio rehearsal - August 16, 1974 - RCA Studios - Hollywood
CPA5 5108

September 23, 2009 CD FTD 506020-975002 Elvis From Sunset To Las Vegas

Everybody's gone away
Said they're movin to L.A.
There's not a soul I know around
Everybody's leavin' town

Some caught a freight, some caught a plane
Found the sunshine in the rain
They said this town's will waste their time
I guess they're right, it's wasting mine

* Some gotta win, some gotta lose
Good time Charlie's got the blues
Good time Charlie's got the blues

You know my heart keeps tellin' me
You're not a kid at thirty-three
Play around you'll lose your wife
You play it too long you'll lose your life

* Repeat
Good time Charlie's got the blues

* Repeat
Good time Charlie's got the blues
Da da da da etc.

g Everybody's gone away c Said they're movin to L.A. d7 There's not a soul I know around g Everybody's leavin' town

Some caught a freight, some caught a plane Found the sunshine in the rain They said this town's will waste their time I guess they're right, it's wasting mine

g c d7 Some gotta win, some gotta lose g Good time Charlie's got the blues d7 g Good time Charlie's got the blues

You know my heart keeps tellin' me You're not a kid at thirty-three Play around you'll lose your wife You play it too long you'll lose your life

Some gotta win, some gotta lose Good time Charlie's got the blues Good time Charlie's got the blues Good time Charlie's got the blues

Some gotta win, some gotta lose Good time Charlie's got the blues Good time Charlie's got the blues Good time Charlie's got the blues