CHARLIE'S MEDICINE
As recorded by Warren Zevon
(From the 1982 Album THE ENVOY)
[Intro]
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
[Verse 1]
Em C D
Charlie dealt in pharmaceuticals
Em C D
Charlie used to sell me pills
Em C D Em
Yesterday his sister called to tell me he'd been killed
[Verse 2]
Am Em Am Em Am
Some respectable doctor from Beverly Hills
D Em
Shot him through the heart
Am Em
Charlie didn't feel a thing
C D
Neither of them did, poor kid
[Interlude]
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
Em C D
[Verse 3]
Em C D
Charlie dealt in pharmaceuticals
Em C D
He sold those expensive drugs
Em C D
I gave Charlie all my money
Em
What the hell was I thinking of?
[Instrumental Break]
Em Am Em Am Em Am
D Em Am Em Am Em
Am Em D Em
[Chorus]
Am
Charlie had to take his medicine
Em
Charlie got his prescription filled
Am
I came to say goodbye
Em
I'm sorry Charlie died
A Am Em
I came to finish paying my bill
A Am Em
I came to finish paying my bill
A Am Em
I came to finish paying my bill
A Am Em
I came to finish paying my bill, huh
[Guitar Solo]
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
[Verse 4]
Em C D
Charlie dealt in pharmaceuticals
Em C D
Charlie used to sell me pills
Em C D Em
Yesterday his sister called to tell me he'd been killed
[Instrumental Break]
Em Am Em Am Em Am
D Em Am Em Am Em
Am Em D Em
[Chorus]
Am
Charlie had to take his medicine
Em
Charlie got his prescription filled
Am
I came to say goodbye
Em
I'm sorry Charlie died
A Am Em
I came to finish paying my bill
A Am Em
I came to finish paying my bill
A Am Em
I came to finish paying my bill
A Am Em
I came to finish paying my bill
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