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Charlie Dunn

Jerry Jeff Walker
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D-DU-UDU
   Well if you're ever in Austin Texas
  A  little run down on your  sole
  I'm  gonna tell you the name of an old  man to see
  I'm gonna  tell you right where to go
  He's  working in Capitol Saddlery
  He's  sewing in the back of the  place
  His name is  Charlie Dunn the little  frail one
  With the  smile and the leathery  face
  Charlie  Dunn, he's the one to  see
  Charlie  done the boots that are on my  feet
  It makes  Charlie real pleased to see me  walkin in these
  Charlie  Dunn, he's the one to  see
   Charlie's been makin boots over there
  He says  about fifty some odd  years
  And  once you wear a pair of his  hand-mades
  Boy, you'll  never wear no store-bought  pair
   Charlie can tell what's wrong with your feet
  Just by  feelin' 'em with his  hands
  And  he can take a look at the  boots you wear
  And know a  whole lot about you,  man
  Repeat chorus:
  And ol'  Buck's up front he's countin' up his gold
   Charlie's in the back patchin' up the soles
  All the  people comin' in smilin' at him
  They  all wonder how's ol'  Charlie been
   Buck's makin' change but he  never ever sees no  one
  And he  never understood a  good thing ol' Charlie  done
  Instrumental
   Charlie's never had his name on a sign
  He  don't put a mark in the  boot
  He  just hopes you can  remember him
  'Bout the  same way that he does  you
  He  keeps your measurements in a little book
  So you can  order more boots later  on
  Well  I'm writin' down ol'  Charlie's size
  I'm a  makin' him up a  song
  Repeat chorus:
   Buck's up front but he  never ever sees no  one
  And he  never understood a  good thing ol' Charlie  done

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Readable chord sheet for Charlie Dunn by Jerry Jeff Walker

[D] Well if you're ever in Austin Texas
 A [G] little run down on your [D] sole
 I'm [G] gonna tell you the name of an old [D] man to see
 I'm gonna [E7] tell you right where to go [A]
 He's [D] working in Capitol Saddlery
 He's [G] sewing in the back of the [D] place
 His name is [G] Charlie Dunn the little [D] frail one
 With the [A] smile and the leathery [D] face

 Charlie [G] Dunn, he's the one to [D] see
 Charlie [A] done the boots that are on my [D] feet [D7]
 It makes [G] Charlie real pleased to see me [D] walkin in these
 Charlie [A] Dunn, he's the one to [D] see

 [D] Charlie's been makin boots over there
 He says [G] about fifty some odd [D] years
 And [G] once you wear a pair of his [D] hand-mades
 Boy, you'll [E7] never wear no store-bought [A] pair
 [D] Charlie can tell what's wrong with your feet
 Just by [G] feelin' 'em with his [D] hands
 And [G] he can take a look at the [D] boots you wear
 And know a [A] whole lot about you, [D] man

 Repeat chorus:

 And ol' [Bm] Buck's up front he's countin' up his gold
 [A] Charlie's in the back patchin' up the soles
 All the [Bm] people comin' in smilin' at him
 They [A] all wonder how's ol' [A7] Charlie been
 [G] Buck's makin' change but he [A] never ever sees no [D] one [Bm]
 And he [G] never understood a [A] good thing ol' Charlie [D] done

 Instrumental

 [D] Charlie's never had his name on a sign
 He [G] don't put a mark in the [D] boot
 He [G] just hopes you can [D] remember him
 'Bout the [E7] same way that he does [A] you
 He [D] keeps your measurements in a little book
 So you can [G] order more boots later [D] on
 Well [G] I'm writin' down ol' [D] Charlie's size
  I'm a [A] makin' him up a [D] song

 Repeat chorus:

 [G] Buck's up front but he [A] never ever sees no [D] one [Bm]
 And he [G] never understood a [A] good thing ol' Charlie [D] done

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