Charleys Picture Chords & Lyrics - Porter Wagoner

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[C#]A wino we called Ch[F#]arley had a pi[C#]cture
That he wore around his neck upon a ch[G#]ain
But you co[C#]uldn't see the f[F#]ace in Charley's pi[C#]cture
Just long brown hair and a p[G#]oem in the f[C#]rame

[C#]We tried and tried to [F#]see old Charley's pi[C#]cture
But we couldn't even tempt him with the w[G#]ine
His sh[C#]aking hands would ti[F#]ghtly grip the pi[C#]cture
And he'd recite the p[G#]oem one more t[C#]ime

[C#]You grace this frame the pi[F#]cture of af[C#]fection
While I'm the perfect picture of dis[G#]grace
And u[C#]pon your name I'll s[F#]wear until I'm w[C#]orthy
I forbid my eyes to l[G#]ook upon your f[C]ace [A]

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O[D]ld Charley froze to de[G]ath one Sunday mo[D]rning
We found him and I guess you know the r[A]est
Some-o[D]ne removed the po[G]em from his pic[D]ture
And the chilling truth lay fr[A]amed upon his ch[D]est

(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]You grace this frame the pi[G]cture of af[D]fection
While I'm the perfect picture of dis[A]grace
And upon your name I'll sw[G]ear until I'm wo[D]rthy
I forbid my eyes to l[A]ook upon your f[D]ace