Charleys Picture chords by Porter Wagoner

Charley's Picture
Porter Wagoner
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Intro:
C#

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

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

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

Change Key to D, Step UP:
 D           G        D
Old Charley froze to death one Sunday morning
                    A
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