JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Charlene" adalah sebuah lagu dengan genre R&B yang dinyanyikan oleh Anthony Hamilton.
Lagu tersebut dirilis sebagai singel pada Agustus 2004 yang sebelumnya sudah dimuat dalam album keluaran 2003 berjudul Comin' from Where I'm From.
Dengan singel ini, Anthony meraih nominasi Grammy Award pertama kali untuk kategori Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, meski harus kalah dari "Call My Name" milik Prince.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Dear Life - Anthony Hamilton
Simak lirik serta chord lagu "Charlene" oleh Anthony Hamilton.
[Verse]
Am G
Woke up this morning found a letter that she wrote
F
She said she's tired that I'm always on the road
Am G
Too hard to swallow being alone
F
She needs someone at night that she can hold
Am G
She must have told me a thousand times before
F
Silent cries I use to ignore
Am
God knows I love her
G F
Didn't mean to hurt her
[Chorus]
Am
Baby I'll be
G F
Sitting here waiting on you to come home again
Am
I won't leave
G F
Promise I'll be here to the very end
Am
By your side
G F
To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life
Am G F
Come on home to me Charlene
[Verse 2]
Am G
She knows I really love this old music thing
F
Since I was a child it's been my dream
Am G
I can support her treat her and spoil her
F
You know buy her the finer things
Am G
But I forgot about loving her
F
Damn the money, diamonds and pearls
Am G
What about the hard day she had with the baby
F
All she need is for me to love her
[Chorus]
Am
Baby I'll be
G F
Sitting here waiting on you to come home again
Am
I won't leave
G F
Promise I'll be here to the very end
Am
By your side
G F
To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life
Am G F
Come on home to me Charlene
[Bridge]
F
Promise I can't live without her
G
God knows I need her loving
F
And it hurts so bad that's she gone
G F
I pray that she'll come back one day
G
In my life
[Chorus]
Am
Baby I'll be
G F
Sitting here waiting on you to come home again
Am
I won't leave
G F
Promise I'll be here to the very end
Am
By your side
G F
To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life
Am G F
Come on home to me Charlene
[Outro]
Am G
Oh oh oh
F Am
Sometimes I cry
G F Am
Charlene if you're listening would you call on me
G F
Because my heart is aching