Chords with lyrics
D MajorD
C majorC
D MajorD
Battle scars are deep upon the face of my guitar
C majorC
A augmentedA
Weathered lines and old age keep showin' through
D MajorD
Listen to how he's playing now just slightly out of tune
C majorC
A augmentedA
It's ain’t his fault, I got 4 thumbs instead of 2
D MajorD
C majorC
D MajorD
I can recall a tavern where a waiter slipped and fell
C majorC
A augmentedA
Filled Old Martin's wooden belly full of beer
D MajorD
C majorC
D MajorD
The lines in his lacquer are like lines upon my brow
C majorC
A augmentedA
And we both have come to know the stain of many tears
chorus
D MajorD
Won't you put him in the comfort of his satin travel bed
G+G
D MajorD
Keep him from all the sunshine and the cold
D MajorD
He will still be making music long after I am gone
G+G
D MajorD
It's just me, and Martin growing old
D MajorD
C majorC
D MajorD
Martin's kept me going through the shadows of the night
C majorC
A augmentedA
I can't remember when he ever let me down
D MajorD
C majorC
Always playing for the wishes of this temperamental fool
A augmentedA
In the country halls or concerts in the town
D MajorD
C majorC
D MajorD
The wheels of fame and fortune they turn diamonds into dust
C majorC
A augmentedA
All the lights upon the stage are bound to go dim sometime
D MajorD
Standing in the silence after everyone is gone
G+G
D MajorD
A augmentedA
You can hear old Martin playing once again
Chorus
D MajorD
Put him in the comfort of his satin travel bed
G+G
A augmentedA
D MajorD
Keep him from all the sunshine and the cold
D MajorD
He will still be making music long after I am gone
G+G
D MajorD
It's just me, and Martin growing old
D MajorD
A augmentedA
G+G
D MajorD
It's just me, and Martin growing old