Tuning: Standard
This Riff is part of the intro and verse. It's 2 good strums on the E, then I play the
a muted strum, and another B then to the A. You can also try the B as just another 2
without the mute. You can listen for where the riff fits in, I'll list the chords that
Riff 1
[E] [B] [A]
e|-0--0------7-x-7----5----|
B|-0--0------7-x-7----5----|
G|-1--1------8-x-8----6----|
D|-2--2------9-x-9----7----|
A|-2--2------9-x-9----7----|
E|-0--0------7-x-7----5----|
Intro: Riff 1 x2
Riff 1
When you slid into the room
Riff 1
Everything else just disappeared
Riff 1
Taj Mahal sang "My Corrina"
Riff 1
So loud and so sincere
You we[F#m]re so, so s[A]incere
:Chorus:
[E]Believe me when [B]I tell you
[C#m]That what went down was [A]a one time deal
[E]Over and over the [B]things that we said [C#m]were
[A]My Sweet Charad[E]e [B]yea[A]h [B] My Sweet Ch[E]arade[B][A][B]
Riff 1
I don't know what your situation is
Riff 1
I don't know if you have a guy
Riff 1
But I'm making up for younger days
Riff 1
And if I don't talk I just get shy
Riff 1 Riff 1
You were wearing baby blue, a charm school graduate
Riff 1 Riff 1
I was anything but charming, but you still got into it
There was [F#m]nothing I could do[A]
:Chorus:
[E]Believe me when [B]I tell you
[C#m]That what went down was [A]a one time deal
[E]Over and over the [B]things that we said [C#m]were
[A]My Sweet Charad[E]e [B]yea[A]h [B] My Sweet Ch[E]arade[B][A][B]
[E]My desiring [A]eyes, my pathetic [E]resolve
The way I work through my [A]lies, the way that my world [E]revolves
Your black bra, I could see the l[A]ace
I could [E]see the invitation written on your [A]face
:Chorus:
[E]Believe me when [B]I tell you
[C#m]That what went down was [A]a one time deal
[E]Over and over the [B]things that we said [C#m]were
[A]My Sweet Charad[E]e [B]yea[A]h [B] My Sweet Ch[E]arade[B][A][B]
[E]Maybe it's [A]love, how would I [E]know?
Every time I get [A]close to it, I let it [E]go
You could be d[A]ifferent, you could be [E]kind
But I'll never [A]know cause I will leave you [E]behin[B]d[A][B]
[E]Behin[B]d [A] [B] [E]Behin[B]d[A][B][E]
This Riff is part of the intro and verse. It's 2 good strums on the E, then I play the
a muted strum, and another B then to the A. You can also try the B as just another 2
without the mute. You can listen for where the riff fits in, I'll list the chords that
Riff 1
[E] [B] [A]
e|-0--0------7-x-7----5----|
B|-0--0------7-x-7----5----|
G|-1--1------8-x-8----6----|
D|-2--2------9-x-9----7----|
A|-2--2------9-x-9----7----|
E|-0--0------7-x-7----5----|
Intro: Riff 1 x2
Riff 1
When you slid into the room
Riff 1
Everything else just disappeared
Riff 1
Taj Mahal sang "My Corrina"
Riff 1
So loud and so sincere
You we[F#m]re so, so s[A]incere
:Chorus:
[E]Believe me when [B]I tell you
[C#m]That what went down was [A]a one time deal
[E]Over and over the [B]things that we said [C#m]were
[A]My Sweet Charad[E]e [B]yea[A]h [B] My Sweet Ch[E]arade[B][A][B]
Riff 1
I don't know what your situation is
Riff 1
I don't know if you have a guy
Riff 1
But I'm making up for younger days
Riff 1
And if I don't talk I just get shy
Riff 1 Riff 1
You were wearing baby blue, a charm school graduate
Riff 1 Riff 1
I was anything but charming, but you still got into it
There was [F#m]nothing I could do[A]
:Chorus:
[E]Believe me when [B]I tell you
[C#m]That what went down was [A]a one time deal
[E]Over and over the [B]things that we said [C#m]were
[A]My Sweet Charad[E]e [B]yea[A]h [B] My Sweet Ch[E]arade[B][A][B]
[E]My desiring [A]eyes, my pathetic [E]resolve
The way I work through my [A]lies, the way that my world [E]revolves
Your black bra, I could see the l[A]ace
I could [E]see the invitation written on your [A]face
:Chorus:
[E]Believe me when [B]I tell you
[C#m]That what went down was [A]a one time deal
[E]Over and over the [B]things that we said [C#m]were
[A]My Sweet Charad[E]e [B]yea[A]h [B] My Sweet Ch[E]arade[B][A][B]
[E]Maybe it's [A]love, how would I [E]know?
Every time I get [A]close to it, I let it [E]go
You could be d[A]ifferent, you could be [E]kind
But I'll never [A]know cause I will leave you [E]behin[B]d[A][B]
[E]Behin[B]d [A] [B] [E]Behin[B]d[A][B][E]
