Charleys Picture

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

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We tried and tried to see old 
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Charley's picture
But we couldn't even tempt him with 
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the wine
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His shaking hands would tightly 
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grip the picture
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And he'd recite the poem one more 
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time

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

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Old Charley froze to death one 
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Sunday morning
We found him and I guess you know 
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the rest
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Some-one removed the poem from his
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 picture
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And the chilling truth lay framed 
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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

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