Vancouver homeless man playing piano brings listeners to tears David Welsh has been homeless since he was just six The 50-year-old has frostbitten fingers after living on the streets for so long Shoppers in Vancouver have been brought to tears with his performances The man has never had a piano lesson and cannot read a note of music This is the moment a homeless man whose frostbitten fingers have been left deformed after years of living on the street stunned customers in a second hand store with his god given talent for music. David Allen Welsh grew up riding on trains and flitting between homeless shelters in Iowa and North and South Dakota after losing his home at the age of six. After settling in the Pacific Northwest ten years ago, the 50-year-old has been visiting Second Hand Solutions in Vancouver, Washington, twice a month for the last year to play the piano. David Welsh, 50, has been visiting the second hand store in Vancouver twice a month for the past year to play the piano Mr Walsh recalls teaching himself how to play the instrument on borrowed pianos at homeless shelters throughout his childhood. Despite bringing classical music enthusiasts to tears with his performances, the man cannot read a single note. 'I showed a video of him playing to a piano teacher and she pointed out immediately that he's using his left hand as a primary and his right hand to play the melody,' said Rebecca Gore, the store's assistant manager. 'I don't know how to play music, but I like what I hear in my head,' the 50-year-old told ABC news. 'Sometimes I don't even know what key I'm pushing. My eyes aren't even open, I'm just letting the music play the music.' James Maynard, a customer who lives next door to the store, welled up when he heard the man playing. Mr Welsh has never had a piano lesson and cannot read a single note of music He recalls teaching himself how to play on borrowed pianos at homeless shelters throughout his childhood The man has been left with numb, frostbitten fingers after spending so many years on the streets 'He started to play and I choked on my coffee and it started coming out my nose!' said the longtime classical music enthusiast. I had tears coming to my eyes when I saw his fingers go down one end of the piano to the other. Mr Welsh says sharing his gift has helped him through tough times, and that it's as though his fingers are moved by a divine power. 'My custom is to sit and close my eyes and say "Dad, do what you do, it's your gift,"' he said. Customers in the thrift store and coffee shop were moved by Mr Welsh's performances Customers at the store in Vancouver have been moved to tears by Mr Welsh's performances The 50-year-old described his talent by saying it was as though his fingers were being moved by a divine power Mr Maynard added: 'It's like a holy spirit came through the building. 'It's a joy that surpasses all understanding, that's what I felt. A lot of people in the room had the same spiritual experience.