Biography:
Charlie Robison (born September 1, 1964, Houston, Texas) is an American singer/songwriter, who was raised in Bandera, Texas. His brother is singer/songwriter Bruce Robison. His younger sister is singer/songwriter Robyn Ludwick.
Before going solo, Charlie Robison was in the bands Chaparral, Millionaire Playboys, and Two Hoots and a Holler. At one point, Robison was on Warner Brothers, but apparently did not see eye to eye about his musical career there and left to release some albums on his own.
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Other songs:
- Always
- Angry All The Time
- Arms Of Love
- Barlight
- Beautiful Day
- Big City Blues
- Desperate Times
- Dont Feel That Way
- Down Again
- Good Times
- Hometown
- I Dont Feel That Way Anymore
- I Want You Bad
- Indianola
- John Oreilly
- Life Of The Party
- Loving County
- Mollys Blues
- My Hometown
- New Years Day
- Photograph
- Poor Mans Son
- Red Letter Day
- She Leaves Her Heart At Home
- Sunset Boulevard
- Thats Good
- The Bottom
- The Wedding Song
- Tonight
- Walter
- Youre Not The Best
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Big City Blues (written by Keith Gattis)
Performed by Charlie Robison Album: Good Times
Lick: phrase ending, most lines:
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|---------0------|
D|-------0---2----|
A|---0h2----------|
E|----------------|
Intro: Em
Verse 1
Em D Emss
Skinny dippin’ in the Pedernales River||
Em D Em-i
Country girl sure could make me shiver
Em D Em
Right now that’s just what I could use
Em D Em
To wash away these big city blues
Verse 2 (Same chord progression as Verse 1)
Hollywood stars beneath my feet
Everywhere I look I see concrete
I could use a little Southern rain
Blanco County calls my name
Chorus
Em D Em
Goddamn these big city blues
Em D Em
I got them big city blues
Em G G D Em
Someone done went and stole my favorite pair of boots
Em D Em
Goddamn these big city blues
Verse 3
Em D A
Daddy was a no count bull ridin’ son of a b***h
G D D Em
That’s what my momma said
Em D Em
She cursed the day they ever met
Em D G D Em
She’s the cutest small-town thing that he’d seen in the world
Em D Em
‘cept daddy loved big city girls
Chorus
Repeat Verse 1
Performed by Charlie Robison Album: Good Times
Lick: phrase ending, most lines:
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|---------0------|
D|-------0---2----|
A|---0h2----------|
E|----------------|
Intro: Em
Verse 1
Em D Emss
Skinny dippin’ in the Pedernales River||
Em D Em-i
Country girl sure could make me shiver
Em D Em
Right now that’s just what I could use
Em D Em
To wash away these big city blues
Verse 2 (Same chord progression as Verse 1)
Hollywood stars beneath my feet
Everywhere I look I see concrete
I could use a little Southern rain
Blanco County calls my name
Chorus
Em D Em
Goddamn these big city blues
Em D Em
I got them big city blues
Em G G D Em
Someone done went and stole my favorite pair of boots
Em D Em
Goddamn these big city blues
Verse 3
Em D A
Daddy was a no count bull ridin’ son of a b***h
G D D Em
That’s what my momma said
Em D Em
She cursed the day they ever met
Em D G D Em
She’s the cutest small-town thing that he’d seen in the world
Em D Em
‘cept daddy loved big city girls
Chorus
Repeat Verse 1
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