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 -

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10 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. :)

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