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 vwerse 1
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        Emadd9  G6        C       D        Am       |Emadd9 |    C D |
        Charlie Freak had but one thing to call his  own
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        Emadd9       G6         C      D       Am      |Emadd9 |    C D |
        Three weight ounce pure golden ring no precious stone
        Cmaj7               D/C         Bm7       
             Five nights without a bite
            Am7      C/G     B7sus4
         No place to lay his head
        Emadd9          G6   C         D
               And if nobody takes him in
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                Am     |Emadd9    |       C  D|
          He'll soon be dead 

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vesre2                                             ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
        Emadd9 G6        C        D      Am       |Emadd9 |    C D |
        On the street he spied my face I heard him hail
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        Emadd9 G6      C      D        Am      |Emadd9 |    C D |
        In our plot of frozen space he told his tale

        Cmaj7              D/C             Bm7
              Poor man, he showed his hand
            Am                B7sus4
         So righteous was his need                    ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
        Emadd9    G6     C          D         Am     |Emadd9 |    C D |
        And me so wise I bought his prize For chicken feed


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 Verse3                                             ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
        Emadd9   G6        C       D       Am      |Emadd9 |    C D |
        Newfound cash soon begs to smash a state of mind
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        Emadd9   G6       C       D      Am          |Emadd9 |    C D |
        Close in spection fast re vealed his favorite kind
        Cmaj7              D/C     Bm7
              Poor kid, he overdid
   Am         C/G       B7sus4
Em braced the spreading haze                 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
    Emadd9   G6         C    D       Am     |Emadd9 |    C D |
And while he sighed his body died In fifteen ways

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        Emadd9 G6      C         D      Am      |Emadd9 |    C D |
        When I heard I grabbed a cab to where he lay
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         Emadd9    G6      C       D        Am  |Emadd9 |    C D |
        'Round his arm the plastic tag read D. O .A.
        Cmaj7             D/C           Bm7
              Yes Jack, I gave it back
            Am     C/G       B7sus4
        The ring I could not own
                                            
        Emadd9      G6          C         D        Am       Em     
        How come my friend I'll take your hand and lead you home 

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        Em    C   Em/B   Am   Cmaj7/G  Fmaj9 . . . . . .