{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2119043,"song":"Charleys Picture","artist":"Porter Wagoner","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11460074-charleys-picture-chords-by-porter-wagoner/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2119043?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Charley's Picture\r\nPorter Wagoner\r\nAlbum:\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]C#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                 [ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]C#[/ch] \r\nA wino we called Charley had a picture[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nThat he wore around his neck upon a chain[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#[/ch]              [ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]C#[/ch] \r\nBut you couldn't see the face in Charley's picture[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]G#[/ch]          [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nJust long brown hair and a poem in the frame[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                    [ch]F#[/ch]                  [ch]C#[/ch] \r\nWe tried and tried to see old Charley's picture[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nBut we couldn't even tempt him with the wine[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#[/ch]                  [ch]F#[/ch]               [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nHis shaking hands would tightly grip the picture[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G#[/ch]            [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nAnd he'd recite the poem one more time[/tab]\r\n   \r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                         [ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nYou grace this frame the picture of affection[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]G#[/ch] \r\nWhile I'm the perfect picture of disgrace[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#[/ch]                  [ch]F#[/ch]              [ch]C#[/ch]     \r\nAnd upon your name I'll swear until I'm worthy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G#[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI forbid my eyes to look upon your face[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Change Key to D, Step UP]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOld Charley froze to death one Sunday morning[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe found him and I guess you know the rest[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSome-one removed the poem from his picture[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the chilling truth lay framed upon his chest[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Spoken ? Same Chord Progression as above)\r\n\r\nAs I knelt beside his body the picture\r\n                            \r\nLay there before my anxious eyes\r\n                 \r\nAnd with trembling lips I whispered the words of Charley's poem\r\n           \r\nAs I stared into the face of Jesus Christ\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou grace this frame the picture of affection[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]A[/ch] \r\nWhile I'm the perfect picture of disgrace[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nAnd upon your name I'll swear until I'm worthy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI forbid my eyes to look upon your face[/tab]","plain_text":"Charley's Picture\nPorter Wagoner\nAlbum:\n\n[Intro]\nC#\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   \n\n\n\n\n\n[Change Key to D, Step UP]\n\n\n\n\n\n(Spoken ? Same Chord Progression as above)\n\nAs I knelt beside his body the picture\n                            \nLay there before my anxious eyes\n                 \nAnd with trembling lips I whispered the words of Charley's poem\n           \nAs I stared into the face of Jesus Christ","chords":["C#","F#","A","G#","C","D","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}