The Charlatan Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
[Am]I went down to the Cha[Em]rlotte Inn
to [Am]show
I'd been fooled before,
but I [Em]just had to go
[Am]Folks from all a[E]round said
that [Am]he had killed
What had been [Em]slowly killing me
since I was just [E]three [Am]years old
I set out dressed in my [Em]Sunday be[Am]st
I had to try just [Em]one more t[Am]ime
After a [Dm]lifetime of trying
women [Am]that hold my chest
Will I [Em]walk with the will
of [E]a woman p[Am]ossessed?[Em]
[Am][Em][Am][E]
[Am][Em][E][Am]
I just knew he was different
from [Em]all the ones before
When he [Am]laid his hands on [Em]me
He [Dm]said he had just the cue
[Am]that I'd been looking for
And I [Em]drank it down
believing that [E]I would be r[Am]eborn
I went down to the [Em]Charlotte Inn
to [Am]show
I'd been fooled before
but I [Em]just had to go
[Am]Folks from all a[E]round
said that [Am]he had the cure
He would have been [Em]slowly killing me
since I was just [E]three years [Am]old
But his [Em]words were so sweet
and his [Am]touch so soft
He convinced [Em]me he saved my li[Am]fe
But his [E]promises were hollow
and his [Am]lies that I had swallowed
Stopped [Em]my broken heart from beating
with a [E]lethal dose of [Am]sorrow
I went down to the [Em]Charlotte Inn
to [Am]show
I'd been fooled before,
but I [Em]just had to go
[Am]Folks from all a[E]round
said that [Am]he had the cue
And now I'm [Em]left here
to choke on this [E]bitter snake

[Outro 1]
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