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 
  G5            A5 
A picture in a broken frame 
   D5              G5 
He said "I wish I knew her name" 
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As he gently brushed his hand across her face 
          A5             G5 
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"