Nov/22/09
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charlieissocoollike – A Song About Acne (Chords)


Charlie McDonnell – A Song About Acne

CTFxC man myself but, with this video heading for a million views, this one’s getting so huge I just have to put it up. That’s what she said.

The song reminds me of MJ Hibbett: lo-fi uke, unpredictable scantion, addressing himself in the second person. Perhaps if MJ got Stephen Fry to do an outro for him he’d have as many fans as he deserves.

Suggested Strumming

Most of the way this will suit you fine:

d – d u – u d -

Although you can add an extra strum in occasionally:

d u d u – u d -

Visit charlieissocoollike on YouTube

19 Comments

  1. jb240024 November 23rd, 2009 12:28 am

    Charlie is hilarious :)
    great song, too!

  2. Charlie McDonnell November 23rd, 2009 12:30 am

    Just wanted to say thanks a bunch for featuring me and putting this up :) Being the lazy man that I am I’ve neglected all of the email requests for chords to this song – I’ll be sure to direct everyone here from now on!

  3. Chunky November 23rd, 2009 4:25 am

    Like – Cool!

  4. immy November 23rd, 2009 5:48 am

    hahah brilliant! he really is cool like!

  5. Kelsi November 23rd, 2009 11:44 am

    Charlie is awesome! I’ve been subscribed to him for a while now; I think he is amazing! Thanks for putting this up woodshed, you’re the best =D

  6. Nick B-C. November 23rd, 2009 3:25 pm

    …Pro-active solution…Execution…Oblution…WONDERFUL…

  7. Jam November 23rd, 2009 6:06 pm

    Ah yay thanks, I was hoping you’d find this =]
    A song of which as a teenager i can really relate from a guy who was the first i subscribed to xD

    Great job again Woodshed

  8. Laura November 23rd, 2009 8:26 pm

    Thanks so much for putting this up! Charlie was the first person that I subscribed to also :]

  9. Woodshed November 23rd, 2009 9:28 pm

    jb240024: And I think it’s doubly hilarious that he slags off the products that are advertised in the video.

    Charlie: Thanks for linking me up. And thanks for writing the song in the first place.

    Chunky: Like – totally.

    Kelsi: No, YOU’RE the best!

    Nick: Definite triple word score for the use of ‘oblution’.

    Jam: My teenage acne wasn’t so bad. I was hideously over-weight so facial craters were the least of my worries.

    Laura: Dang! I wish I was as young and handsome as Charlie so girls would subscribe to me first.

  10. cour January 8th, 2010 8:26 pm

    what kinda of uke does charlie use? i’m thinking of purchasing one myself. :)

  11. Chris May 12th, 2010 2:05 am

    NO WAY DID CHARLIE ACTUALLY WRITE THAT UP THERE??? thats awesome=) ha great chords btw!!=)

  12. Chris May 12th, 2010 2:06 am

    and yes CTFxC FWT my good sir!!=)

  13. sam May 31st, 2010 11:21 am

    amazing had me an my chick in tears your one funny guy keep up the hard or soft work

  14. kirsty June 5th, 2010 6:56 pm

    wat ukulele does charlie use?

  15. Woodshed June 6th, 2010 11:35 am

    kirsty: I think it’s a Tanglewood TU2.

  16. Skylar June 22nd, 2010 10:34 pm

    Am I the only one who can’t do barre chords!? D:
    This is impossible for me

  17. Isabel July 27th, 2010 8:11 pm

    omfg. Charlie actually commented on this video. :)
    WOW.

  18. Woodshed July 28th, 2010 8:37 pm

    Isabel: And a very polite young man he is too!

  19. ashley August 19th, 2010 3:57 am

    I would just like to say that charlieissocoollike as an acronim (however you spell that) is: CISCL
    i thought it looked and sounded pretty sweet.

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