Capo 3 (Key of F)
Asus4 - X02230
Bm/A - X04432
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An old piece of rope held up his pants
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As I backed up he threw up his hands
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So I got out and closed the door
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And asked him what he stopped me for
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He reached down and picked up a burlap bag
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There at the city dump he showed me all he had
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A blanket for the colder nights
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An old King James and a pocket knife
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A worn out watch and a lucky rabbit's foot
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A picture in a broken frame
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He said "I wish I knew her name"
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As he gently brushed his hand across her face
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What some people throw away
I turned to hide my tear-filled eyes
Then shook his hand and said goodbye
To me it was just a second load
But he held it like a bag of gold
I was too ashamed to tell him at the time
Everything he was holding was mine
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A blanket for the colder nights
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An old King James and a pocket knife
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A worn out watch and a lucky rabbit's foot
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A picture in a broken frame
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He said "I wish I knew her name"
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As he gently brushed his hand across her face
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What some people throw away
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A picture in a broken frame
He'll never know i knew her name
What I'd give to put that smile back on her face
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What some people throw away
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Oh it broke my heart to hear that old man say
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"What some people throw away"