Picture on the wall
Instrumental intro
= verse 1
E B7 E
1. There's
an old and faded picture on the wall,
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that
has been hanging there for many years.
A E
’Tis
the picture of my mother, but I know there is no other
E B7 E
that
can take the place of mother on the wall.
E A E
On the wall, (on the wall), on the wall (on the wall),
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B7
how I love that dear old picture
on the wall !
E A
Time is swiftly passing by, and I bow my head and cry,
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but I know I'll meet my mother
after all.
+ instrumenmtal = verse 1
E
B7
E
2. Yet the children all have scattered, all have gone,
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E
and I
have a little fam'ly of my own
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And I know I love them well,
more than any tongue can tell,
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E
but
I'll hold that dear old picture on the wall.
+ CHORUS +
instrumental = verse 2
E B7
E
3. Since I lost that dear old mother years ago,
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E
there
is none to which with troubles I can go.
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As my guitar makes this chord,
I am praying to the Lord :
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Let me hold that dear old
picture on the wall.
+ CHORUS + E - B7 - E
(orig. = capo 1st) (The Carter
Family)