Listen for strumming pattern.
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Only play the bottom the 3, 4, & 5th strings. (ADG) Also play this
during the chorus when it says play a Bm
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Play only the bottom 3 strings (EAD). Repeat this one more time until he sings
and play during the verses when it says play the E chord with palm muting a little
E
There's a little girl in our neighborhood
E
her name is Charlotte Johnson and she's really lookin' good
E
I had to go and see her, so I called her on the phone
E
I walked over to her house and this was going on
E
Her brother was on the sofa, eatin' chocolate pie
E
Her Mama was in the kitchen cuttin' chicken up to fry
E
Her daddy was in the backyard rollin' up a garden hose
E
I was on the porch with Charlotte, feelin' love down to my toes
A E
And we were Swingin', yeah just-a-swingin'
Bm
Little Charlotte she's as pretty as the angels when they sing
A
I can't believe I'm out here on her front porch in this swing
E
Just-A-swingin'
E E E E E Bm A E
E
Now Charlotte she's the darlin', she's the apple of my eye
E
Oh when I'm on the swing with her it makes me almost high
E
Charlotte is my lover and she has been since the spring
E
I just can't believe it started on the front porch in this swing
A E
We were swingin', yeah we were swingin'
Bm
Little Charlotte she's as pretty as the angels when they sang
A
I can't believe I'm out here on the front porch in this swing
E
Just-A-swingin'
Bm
Now, Little Charlotte she's as pretty as the angels when they sang
A E
I can't believe I'm out here on her front porch in this swing
E
Just a swingin'
E
Yeah we were swingin'
