Woody Guthrie - A picture from lifes other side

In the ^Dworld's mighty gallery of ^Dpictures There're ^Gscenes that are painted from ^Dlife, ^DScenes of youth and of ^Dbeauty, ^A7Scenes of hardship and ^A7strife, ^DScenes of wealth and of ^Dplenty, Old ^Gage and the blushing young ^Dbride, They ^Ghang on the wall - but the ^Dsaddest of all Are the ^A7pictures from life's other ^Dside.

A ^Dpicture from life's other ^Dside ^GSomeone has fell by the ^Dway And a ^Dlife has gone out with the ^Dtide That ^A7might have been happy some^A7day ^DSome poor mother at ^Dhome Is ^Gwatching and a-waiting ^Dalone ^GLonging to hear - from her ^Dloved one so dear That's a ^A7picture from life's other ^Dside.

Now the ^Dfirst scene is one of two ^Dbrothers Their ^Gpaths them both diff'rently ^Dled ^DOne lived in luxury and ^Driches And the ^A7other one begged for his ^A7bread ^DOne night they met on the ^Dhighway "Your ^Gmoney or life, sir", one ^Dcried And ^Gthen with his knife - took his ^Down brother's life That's a ^A7picture from life's other ^Dside.

The ^Dnext scene is that of a ^Dgambler Who had ^Glost all his money at ^Dplay An' he ^Ddraws his dead mother's ring from his ^Dfinger That she ^A7wore long ago on her wedding ^A7day It's his ^Dlast earthly treasure, but he ^Dstakes it Then he ^Gbows his head that his shame he may ^Dhide But, when they ^Glifted his head - they ^Dfound he was dead That's a ^A7picture from life's other ^Dside.

A ^Dpicture from life's other ^Dside ^GSomeone has fell by the ^Dway And a ^Dlife has gone out with the ^Dtide That ^A7might have been happy some^A7day ^DSome poor mother at ^Dhome Is ^Gwatching and a-waiting ^Dalone ^GLonging to hear - from her ^Dloved one so dear That's a ^A7picture from life's other ^Dside.

Now the ^Dlast scene is down by the ^Driver Of a ^Gheart-broken mother and ^Dbabe In the ^Dharbor light glare see them ^Dshiver ^A7Outcasts that no one will ^A7save ^DOnce she was once a true ^Dwoman ^GSomebody's darlin' and ^Dpride God ^Ghelp her, she leaps - for there's ^Dno one to weep That's a ^A7picture from life's other ^Dside.

A ^Dpicture from life's other ^Dside ^GSomeone has fell by the ^Dway And a ^Dlife has gone out with the ^Dtide That ^A7might have been happy some^A7day ^DSome poor mother at ^Dhome Is ^Gwatching and a-waiting ^Dalone ^GLonging to hear - from her ^Dloved one so dear That's a ^A7picture from life's other ^Dside.