CHAR(LIE)
As recorded by Chanel Yates
(2026 release)
Intro
[C] [F] [C] [G] [F]
Verse 1
[C] [F] [C]
He was perfect on the surface, looked like Timmy Chalamet
[G] [F]
I thought I'd hit the jackpot, thought I'd won the lottery
[C] [F] [C]
He took me out for dinner, thought he was Mr. Right
[G] [F] [C]
But three days later, I found out that boy had a wife
Pre-Chorus
[Am] [G]
Well, you call me Sherlock 'cause I'll find out
[F]
So I called her up to make a plan on how to take him down
Chorus
[C] [F] [C]
You can't put him in the ground without digging up some dirt
[G]
You can't trust a cowboy without feelings getting hurt
[C] [F] [Am]
You can't dance out in the rain and think your clothes will stay dry
[F] [G] [C]
And you can't spell "Charlie" without "lie"
Verse 2
[C]
We snuck into the bedroom and we both went through his phone
[G]
You can call us psycho, but we knew we weren't alone
[C]
We found the twins from Oklahoma (Huh?)
[G]
And Jenny from L.A. (No way)
[F] [G]
So we called them up to make a plan on how to make him pay
Pre-Chorus
[Am] [F] [G]
We'll go tell his mother, put on quite the show
[F]
Bet those hands won't be the only thing she'll throw (Girls, let's go)
Chorus
[C] [F] [C]
You can't put him in the ground without digging up some dirt
[G]
You can't trust a cowboy without feelings getting hurt
[C] [F] [Am]
You can't dance out in the rain and think your clothes will stay dry
[F] [G] [C]
And you can't spell "Charlie" without "lie"
[F] [G] [C]
No, you can't spell "Charlie" without "lie"
[Instrumental Break]
[C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [Am] [F] [G] [C]
Here we go
Bridge
[Am] [F] [C]
We should've known better, the clue was in his name
[Am] [G]
Char-L-I-E, baby, two can play that game
[Am] [G] [Am]
There ain't no need for karma, we'll do more than make him cry
[F] [G] [C]
Just like John Tucker, Charlie must die
Chorus
[C] [F] [C]
You can't put him in the ground without digging up some dirt
[G]
You can't trust a cowboy without feelings getting hurt
[C] [F] [Am]
You can't dance out in the rain and think your clothes will stay dry
[F] [G] [C]
And you can't spell "Charlie" without "lie"
[F] [G] [C]
No, you can't spell "Charlie" without "lie"
Outro
[F] [G] [C]
Just like John Tucker, Charlie must die
