Charley's Picture
Porter Wagoner
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Intro: C#

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A wino we called Charley had a picture
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That he wore around his neck upon a chain
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But you couldn't see the face in Charley's picture
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Just long brown hair and a poem in the frame

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We tried and tried to see old Charley's picture
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But we couldn't even tempt him with the wine
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His shaking hands would tightly grip the picture
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And he'd recite the poem one more time
   
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You grace this frame the picture of affection
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While I'm the perfect picture of disgrace
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And upon your name I'll swear until I'm worthy
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I forbid my eyes to look upon your face

(Change Key to D, ½ Step UP)
 D                     G                D
Old Charley froze to death one Sunday morning
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We found him and I guess you know the rest
      D                G              D
Some-one removed the poem from his picture
                             A               D
And the chilling truth lay framed upon his chest

(Spoken – Same Chord Progression as above)

As I knelt beside his body the picture
                            
Lay there before my anxious eyes
                 
And with trembling lips I whispered the words of Charley's poem
           
As I stared into the face of Jesus Christ

D                          G          D
You grace this frame the picture of affection
                                    A 
While I'm the perfect picture of disgrace
                          G               D     
And upon your name I'll swear until I'm worthy
                     A              D
I forbid my eyes to look upon your face