Tom: Am
Am* F* C* G*
[Verse 1]
Am* F*
Cheer up, Charlie
C* G* Am* F*
That’s what she used to say when the numbers were low
C* G* Am*
Knocking on my door with a box of Merlot
F*
Cheer up, Charlie
C* G*
I only feel guilty at night
Am* F*
It must be something about how the window shades turn to ghosts
C* G*
When I turn out the light
[Chorus]
Am F
Well she was poking at the circles underneath my eyes, she said
C G Am F C G
"This is how somebody tells that somebody tries--too hard"
[Verse 2]
Am F
Cheer up, Charlie
C G Am
That's what she used to say to make fun of my middle name
F C
Charles is too serious
G
And Chuck ain't the same
Am F
Cheer up, Charlie
C G
Oh, it used to make me so mad
Am F
Now I wish she'd just call me and say it again
C G
Wish she'd just call me and say it again
[Chorus]
Am F
Cause she was poking at the circles underneath my eyes, she said
C G Am F C G
"This is how somebody tells that somebody tries--too hard"
Am F
Well she was poking at the circles underneath my eyes, she said
C G Am F C G
"This is how somebody tells that somebody tries--too hard"
[Break]
Am F C G (x2)
[Verse 3]
Am* F*
Cheer up, Charlie
C* G* Am* F*
That's what I say to myself in the mirror in the middle of the night
C*
Yeah, I've been drinking
G*
But I'm all right
Am* F*
Cheer up, Charlie
C* G*
I know I ruined it and it's not going to change
Am* F*
But you could at least tell me why
C* G*
You could at least, at least tell me why
And she said
[Chorus 2]
Am F
You know why, you know why
C G
You know why, you just don't want to say it
Am F
You know why, you know why
C G
You know why, you just don't want to say it
Am F
You know why. You know why
C G
You know why, you just don't want to say it to me
Am F
You know why, you know why
C G
You know why, you just don't want to say it
Am F
You know why, you know why
C G
You know why, you just don't want to say it
Am F
You know why. You know why
C G
You know why, you just don't want to say it to me
