C                   Am
You're gonna have to take him away, cause he don't wanna leave
Dm                        G
Charlie's such a good boy, a good boy
C                  Am
Mamma's crying out, "Where's he hiding?"
Dm                         G
Charlie's such a good boy.

                C                      Am
And now he's sleeping at home in his rocket ship bed
Dm                       G
Why does being good feel so damn bad?
C                             Am
He stares at a picture of his run away dad
Dm
Shines his flashlight steady.

                   C                      Am
Kid, you're such an easy target, without a rebel bone.
            Dm                     G
You're so compliant, quiet as a stepping stone.
C                           Am
Did he give you the love you were yearning for?
Dm
Did he give you what you need?

                    C                   Am
You're gonna have to take him away, cause he don't wanna leave
Dm                        G
Charlie's such a good boy, a good boy
C                  Am
Mamma's crying out, "Where's he hiding?"
Dm                         G
Charlie's such a good boy.

           C                   Am
Have you heard the headlines on Blackberry street
Dm                                  G
There lived a kid out there in number 523
C                          Am
He came home smelling of old shaving cream
Dm
He began to act out.
                  C             Am
He became a little devil, BB gun to the birds
   Dm                          G
And he spit out the F! and the S! and D! words
C                                 Am
His mamma asked the priest and the priest replied,
Dm                                  G
"He used to be an angel, mam, ya, I don't know why."

                    C                   Am
You're gonna have to take him away, cause he don't wanna leave
Dm                        G
Charlie's such a good boy, a good boy
C                  Am
Mamma's crying out, "Where's he hiding?"
Dm                         G
Charlie's such a good boy.

Am                        C    Em
You can keep a secret right? Right.
Am                         C    Dm
I can trust you with my life? Right.
Am                         C    Em
I don't get no sleep at night, night.
Dm                      G
You can keep a secret right?

                    C                   Am
You're gonna have to take him away, cause he don't wanna leave
Dm                        G
Charlie's such a good boy, a good boy
C                  Am
Mamma's crying out, "Where's he hiding?"
Dm                         G
Charlie's such a good boy.

                    C                   Am
You're gonna have to take him away, cause he don't wanna leave
Dm                        G
Charlie's such a good boy, a good boy
C                  Am
Mamma's crying out, "Where's he hiding?"
Dm                         G
Charlie's such a good boy.