Charlene
Vance Gilbert

Vance Gilbert
Shaking Off Gravity
1998
Vance is one of the most electrifying performers I have ever seen.
I had the pleasure of seeing Vance at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
in Hillsdale, NY, in July '98.  He sang this song and several others
from this album, and even did an a-capella rendition of Could You
Believe? without a microphone from the mainstage in front of about
5000 people.  Right after he got off the stage, I ran to the CD tent,
bought the CD, chased Vance down, and had him sign it.  Thanks, Vance!
If Vance ever comes through your area, make a trip to see him and you
will NOT be disappointed.

Lyrics
Chords


DADGad (low-to-high); Capo 2nd INTRO:
vie vie vie D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---0-------------|-----------------|---0-------0-----|-----------------| B:-----------0-----|---0-------0-----|-----------------|-----------------| G:---------------0-|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-------4---------|---------------4-|-------4-------4-|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------| E:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0---2---4---| vie lie da die G A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------------0-|-----------------|-------0---------|-------0---------| B:---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----| G:-------0---------|-------0---------|---------------0-|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| E:-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-----------------| vie - ie da da die la da lie Cm Bm + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------0---------|-------0---------|---------------0-|-----------------| B:-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----| G:---5-----------5-|---5-------------|-------4---------|-------4---------| D:-----------------|-----------------|---4-------------|-----------------| A:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| la da lie A#5 Asus4 A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------------0-|-----------------|-----------0-----|---0--------0----| B:-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----|-------0-------0-|-------0-------4-| G:-------3---------|-------3---------|-----2-----------|-----------------| D:---3-------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------| A:-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Charlene Char- + + + + + + + + e:-------2---------|-----------------| B:-----------4-----|-----------------| G:-----2---------2-|-----------------| D:---2-------------|-----------------| A:-0-------0-------|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----0---2---4---|
This is the verse (all verses except second verse follow this pattern): lene your laugh was undeniable Char- G A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------------0-|-----------------|-------0---------|-------0---------| B:---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----| G:-------0---------|-------0---------|---------------0-|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| E:-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-----------------| lene but you were unreliable like the D G A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|-------0---------| B:---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----| G:---------------0-|-----------------|---------------0-|---------------0-| D:-------4---------|-------4---------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------| E:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-5-------5-------|-----------------| weather in the fall and when the leaves go golden I don't Bm A#5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------------0-|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------| B:-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----|-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----| G:-------4---------|-------4---------|-------3---------|-------3---------| D:---4-------------|-----------------|---3-------------|-----------------| A:-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| think of you at all this ain't about your laugh or how you'd A A/G# + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------0---------|-------0---------|---------------0-|-----------------| B:-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----|-----------0-----|---0-------------| G:---------------0-|-----------------|-------0---------|-------0---------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----7-----------|-----------7-----| A:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------| throw your head back freely when you gave most of you to me Char - lene G A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------0---------|-------0---------|-----------2-----|---2-------2-----| B:-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----|-------4-------4-|-------4---------| G:---------------0-|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| E:-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-----------------| Charlene Char- D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---0-------------|-----------------|---0-------0-----|-----------------| B:-----------0-----|---0-------0-----|-----------------|-----------------| G:---------------0-|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-------4---------|---------------4-|-------4-------4-|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------| E:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0---2---4---|
This is the second verse: lene there's a Southern contradiction at your G A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------------0-|-----------------|-------0---------|-------0---------| B:---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----| G:-------0---------|-------0---------|---------------0-|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| E:-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-----------------| core your daddy raised tobacco and your D G A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|-------0---------| B:---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----| G:---------------0-|-----------------|---------------0-|---------------0-| D:-------4---------|-------4---------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------| E:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-5-------5-------|-----------------| daddy praised the lord he'd take your breath away from you Bm G A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------------0-|-----------------|-------0---------|-------0---------| B:-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----| G:-------4---------|-------4---------|---------------0-|---------------0-| D:---4-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-0-------0-------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-----------------| exhaling Jesus' name the nights that he would whisper in your Bm A#5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------------0-|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------| B:-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----|-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----| G:-------4---------|-------4---------|-------3---------|-------3---------| D:---4-------------|-----------------|---3-------------|-----------------| A:-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ear and through your shame cigarettes and crucifixes A A/G# + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------0---------|-------0---------|---------------0-|-----------------| B:-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----|-----------0-----|---0-------------| G:---------------0-|-----------------|-------0---------|-------0---------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----7-----------|-----------7-----| A:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------| all became the same or so it seemed Char - lene G A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------0---------|-------0---------|-----------2-----|---2-------2-----| B:-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----|-------4-------4-|-------4---------| G:---------------0-|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| E:-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-----------------| vie vie vie D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---0-------------|-----------------|---0-------0-----|-----------------| B:-----------0-----|---0-------0-----|-----------------|-----------------| G:---------------0-|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-------4---------|---------------4-|-------4-------4-|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------| E:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0---2---4---|
This is the ending (similar to intro): vie vie vie D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---0-------------|-----------------|---0-------0-----|-----------------| B:-----------0-----|---0-------0-----|-----------------|-----------------| G:---------------0-|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-------4---------|---------------4-|-------4-------4-|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------| E:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0---2---4---| vie lie da die G A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------------0-|-----------------|-------0---------|-------0---------| B:---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----| G:-------0---------|-------0---------|---------------0-|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| E:-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-----------------| lie - ie da da die la da Cm Bm + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------0---------|-------0---------|---------------0-|-----------------| B:-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----| G:---5-----------5-|---5-------------|-------4---------|-------4---------| D:-----------------|-----------------|---4-------------|-----------------| A:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| lie la da lie Cm Bm accordian continues... + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------0---------|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-0---------------|-----------------| G:---5-----------5-|---5-------------|-4---------------|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------| A:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-2---------------|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
LYRICS:
play intro Charlene Charlene Your laugh was undeniable Charlene But you were unreliable like the weather in the fall And when the leaves go golden I don't think of you at all This ain't about your laugh or how you'd throw your head back freely When you gave most of you to me Charlene
Charlene Charlene There's a Southern contradiction at your core Your daddy raised tobacco and your daddy praised the lord He'd take your breath away from you exhaling Jesus' name The nights that he would whisper in your ear and through your shame Cigarettes and crucifixes all became the same Or so it seemed Charlene play intro
Charlene Charlene There's a whiskey lipstick paper cup you never threw away You were never one to waste what could be used another day You knew it was no overdose you took just what you needed A job well done just once you said should never be repeated Not for free you said to me Charlene
Charlene Charlene They couldn't find your pulse or self-esteem They shouted clear but you had left them like the frantic third-place team They left their rubber gloves like you were coming back to clean That's something you would do so you could tell your friends in heaven How you made it on the scene Charlene
Charlene Charlene Your laugh was undeniable Charlene But you were unreliable like the weather in the fall And when the leaves go golden I don't think of you at all This ain't about your laugh or how you'd throw your head back freely When you gave most of you to me Charlene play ending

CHORDS:
D 004000 G 500000 A x02200 A/G# 6x7000 A#5 x13300 Bm x24400 Cm x35500 To learn why these chords are named this way, check out
Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.

Created on 9-18-98 by Daniel E. Smith.