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:
Other versions of The Guitar
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for The Guitar by Guy Clark
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The guitar | Tabs |