Charlie Freak

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Charlie Freak had but one thing 
            Am        Em
to call his own
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Three weight ounce pure golden 
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ring no precious stone
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Five nights without a bite
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No place to lay his head
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And if nobody takes him in
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He'll soon be dead

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On the street he spied my face I 
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heard him hail
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In our plot of frozen space he 
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told his tale
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C               D
Poor man, he showed his hand
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So righteous was his need
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And me so wise I bought his prize
For chicken feed

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Newfound cash soon begs to smash 
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a state of mind
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Close inspection fast revealed 
            Am        Em
his favorite kind
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Poor kid, he overdid
Em            Am      G
Embraced the spreading haze
And while he sighed his body died
In fifteen ways

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When I heard I grabbed a cab to 
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where he lay
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'Round his arm the plastic tag 
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read D.O.A.
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Yes Jack, I gave it back
Em            Am      G
The ring I could not own
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Now come my friend I'll take your 
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hand
     D        Em
And lead you home