The Guitar chords by Guy Clark

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
Strum each Chord for 4 Measures
B minorBm G+G A augmentedA F#F# x2

Verse:
B minorBm
Well, I was passing by a pawn shop
G+G
In an older part of town
A augmentedA
Something caught my eye
F#F#
And I stopped and turned around

B minorBm
I stepped inside and there I spied
G+G
In the middle of it all
A augmentedA
Was a beat up old guitar
F#F#
Hanging on the wall.

B minorBm
What do you want for that piece of junk
G+G
I asked the old man
A augmentedA
He just smiled and took it down
F#F#
And he put it in my hand

B minorBm
He said you tell me what it's worth
G+G
You're the one who wants it
A augmentedA
Turn it up, play a song
F#F#
And let's just see what haunts it


B minorBm 2x

B minorBm
So I hit a couple of cords
G+G
In my old country way of strumming
A augmentedA
And then my fingers turned to lightning
F#F#
Man.. I never heard it coming

B minorBm
It was like I always knew it
G+G
I just don't know where I learned it
A augmentedA
It wasn't nothin' but the truth
F#F#
So I just reared back and burned it

Solo:
B minorBm G+G A augmentedA F#F# x4

Verse:
B minorBm
Well I lost all track of time
G+G
There was nothing I couldn't pick
A augmentedA
Up and down the neck
F#F#
Man.. I never missed a lick

B minorBm
The guitar almost played itself
G+G
There was nothing I could do
A augmentedA
It was getting hard to tell
F#F#
Just who was playing who

B minorBm 2x

B minorBm
When I finally put it down
G+G
I couldn't catch my breath
A augmentedA
My hands were shaking
F#F#
And I was scared to death

B minorBm
The old man finally got up
G+G
Said where in the Hell you been
A augmentedA
I've been waiting all these years
F#F#
For you to stumble in

B minorBm
Then he took down an old dusty case
G+G
Said go on and pack it up
A augmentedA
You don't owe me nothing
F#F#
And then he said good luck

B minorBm
There was something spooky in his voice
G+G
And something strange on his face
A augmentedA (Let it ring)
When he shut the lid
F#F# (Let it ring)
I saw my name was on the case

Outro:

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