song written by Dave Cousins
 D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)       DIs (xx0232@1)it the painter or the picture
Em (022000@1)                DHanging (xx0232@1)in the gallery?
Em (022000@1)                    DAdmired (xx0232@1)by countless thousands
        Em (022000@1)              DWho (xx0232@1)attempt to read the secrets
          G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)   
Of his vision of his very soul.
               G (320003@1)         DIs (xx0232@1)it the painter or the picture
Em (022000@1)             DHanging (xx0232@1)in the gallery?
   Em (022000@1)          DOr (xx0232@1)is it but a still life
        Em (022000@1)          DOf (xx0232@1)his own interpretation
        Em (022000@1)             DOf (xx0232@1)the way that God had made us
          G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1) 
In the image of His eye?
             G (320003@1)           DIs (xx0232@1)it the sculptor or the sculpture
Em (022000@1)               Dstanding (xx0232@1) in the gallery?
Em (022000@1)                 DTouched (xx0232@1)by fleeting strangers
     Em (022000@1)                DWho (xx0232@1)desire to feel the strength of hands
           G (320003@1)   AThat (x02220@1)realised a form of life.
              G (320003@1)           DIs (xx0232@1)it the sculptor or the sculpture
Em (022000@1)              Dstanding (xx0232@1)in the gallery?
   Em (022000@1)            DOr (xx0232@1)is it but the tenderness
        Em (022000@1)                DWith (xx0232@1)which his hands were guided
      Em (022000@1)        DTo (xx0232@1)discard the unessentials
        G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)     DAnd (xx0232@1)reveal the perfect truth?
             G (320003@1)         DIs (xx0232@1)it the actor or the drama
Em (022000@1)             DPlaying (xx0232@1)to the gallery?
Em (022000@1)             DHeard (xx0232@1)in every corner
          Em (022000@1)      DOf (xx0232@1)the theatre of crueltypar
      G (320003@1)             AThat (x02220@1)masks the humour in his speech.
           G (320003@1)          DIs (xx0232@1)it the actor or the drama
Em (022000@1)               DPlaying (xx0232@1)to the gallery?
    Em (022000@1)           DOr (xx0232@1)is it but the character
    Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)            EmOf (022000@1)any single member of the audience
      DThat (xx0232@1)forms the plot
    G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)   DOf (xx0232@1)each and every play?
            G (320003@1)           DIs (xx0232@1)it the singer or his likeness
Em (022000@1)             DHanging (xx0232@1)in the gallery?
Em (022000@1)                      DTongue (xx0232@1)black, still and swollen,
          Em (022000@1)                 DHis (xx0232@1)eyes staring from their sockets,
        G (320003@1)              AHe (x02220@1)is silent now, will sing no more.
           G (320003@1)            DIs (xx0232@1)it the singer or his likeness
Em (022000@1)            DHanging (xx0232@1)in the gallery?
    Em (022000@1)           DOr (xx0232@1)is it but his conscience,
   Em (022000@1)            DInsecurity, (xx0232@1)and loneliness,
      Em (022000@1)      DWhen (xx0232@1)destiny becomes at last
        G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)  DThe (xx0232@1)cause of his demise?