You Can Have Charleston
Written by Darius Rucker & Frank Rogers
Recorded by Darius Rucker

(No Capo)

Intro.:  |(G) |(G7) |(Em7) |(Cm/Eb) | x 2

You can have (G) Charleston, (G7/F) the cobblestone streets
(C/E) The steeples looking down on (Cm/Eb) the Battery
The (G)Topsails and the Clydesdales pulling (G7/F)people all around
The (C/E)ocean breeze and the live oak trees, God, (Cm/Eb) I'm gonna miss this town, but

You can have (G) Charleston, (G7/F) I'll pack up and leave
Maybe (C/E)find a spot on the West Coast, give you (Cm/Eb) lots of room to breathe
With your (G)new life and your new love, I (G7/F)won't get in your way
I'll just (C/E)wish you well and try like hell (Cm/Eb) to smile and walk away

(Chorus)
From (G)my home, my heart where (F)I was born, where I was raised
Where (C)one day they're gonna take my body and lay it in a grave
My (G) soul, don't wanna go, but it's (Dm)got to be this way
It's gonna (C)break my heart to say goodbye, but it'll kill me if I stay ---

You can have (G) Charleston, (G7/F) it's really for the best
(C/E) Girl, it's your town now, plus (Cm/Eb)I could never rest
There're too (G)many ghosts on this old coast, too (G7/F)many memories
It's (C/E)where we met and we fell in love, and where you (Cm/Eb)cut me deep and made me bleed

(Chorus)
In (G)my home, in my heart, where (F)I was born and raised
Where (C)one day they're gonna take my body and lay it in a grave
No my (G) soul, don't wanna go, but its (Dm)gotta be this way
It's gonna (C)break my heart to say goodbye, but it'll kill me if I stay

Solo:  |(G) |(G7/F) |(C/E) |(Cm/Eb)

(Bridge)
From (Em)time to time, I (D)might be (G)passing through
But I (C)promise you that's (Cm6)all I'll do --- |(G) |(G)

You can have (G) Charleston, (G7) I'll take these broken dreams
(C) Load 'em in up in a suitcase (Cm) and see where it leads
I'll take (G)26 until I get a (G7/F)million miles away
(C/E) I'll try and start over in a (Cm/Eb)brand new place

(Tag) 
(G) Oh, (G7/F) you can have (C/E) Charleston, (Cm/Eb) take care of (G) Charleston
Oh, (G7/F) (C/E) (Cm/Eb) you can have (G) Charleston (G7/F) (C/E) (Cm/Eb) -----