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Charlie Freak

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| Emadd9| | | |
Emadd9   G6   C   D   Am| Emadd9| C   D|
Charlie Freak had but one thing to call his own
Emadd9   G6   C   D   Am| Emadd9| C   D|
Three weight ounce pure golden ring no precious stone
Cmaj7Five nights witD/Chout a biteBm7  
No Am7place to C/Glay his B7sus4head
Emadd9And if noG6body Ctakes him Din
Am| Emadd9| C  D|
He'll soon be dead
| Emadd9| | | |
Emadd9   G6   C   D   Am| Emadd9| C   D|
On the street he spied my face I heard him hail
Emadd9   G6   C   D   Am| Emadd9| C   D|
In our plot of frozen space he told his tale
Cmaj7Poor man, he D/Cshowed his handBm7  
So Amrighteous was his B7sus4need ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Emadd9   G6   C   D   Am| Emadd9| C   D|
And me so wise I bought his prize For chicken feed
| Emadd9| | | |
Emadd9   G6   C   D   Am| Emadd9| C   D|
Newfound cash soon begs to smash a state of mind
Emadd9   G6   C   D   Am| Emadd9| C   D|
Close in spection fast re vealed his favorite kind
Cmaj7Poor kid, he D/CoverdidBm7  
Em Ambraced the C/Gspreading B7sus4haze ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Emadd9   G6   C   D   Am| Emadd9| C   D|
And while he sighed his body died In fifteen ways
| Emadd9| | | |
| Emadd9| | | |
Emadd9   G6   C   D   Am| Emadd9| C   D|
When I heard I grabbed a cab to where he lay
Emadd9   G6   C   D   Am| Emadd9| C   D|
'Round his arm the plastic tag read D. O .A.
Cmaj7Yes Jack, I D/Cgave it backBm7  
The Amring I C/Gcould not B7sus4own
Emadd9How come my G6friend I'll Ctake your Dhand and Amlead you Emhome
Em   C   Em/B   Am   Cmaj7/G   Fmaj9. . . . . .
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