{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1835550,"song":"On This Guitar","artist":"John and Sheila Ludgate","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11405837-on-this-guitar-chords-by-john-and-sheila-ludgate/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1835550?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"On This Guitar\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  -  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] \r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] \r\nI’ve held this guitar now for 40 years[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]   \r\n  A gift from my father[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt’s seen some good times, some hard times, some tears[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBurning fire and cooling water[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt knows my story, it knows all my songs, [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                                         [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  -  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt knows when things are going right, and it knows how things can go so wrong................[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI learned on these 6 strings, how to talk to you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  When my lines just wouldn’t do[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI learned on this old friend to let go and let the Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   Write the words, find the chords[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn and out of tune, in and out of time[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  -  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt knows my broken reasons and it knows all my slanted rhymes[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  \r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                             [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was trying to write a song and nothing was coming out right[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTook it out on this guitar[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen I held it in my arms, tried to play it back to life[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’m forgiven, but it still carries the scars[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGot this machine when I was 15 years old[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt knows every secret I never told[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt knows my heart, it gave me some soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt knows ‘bout all the times I played the rock n roll, on this guitar.......[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n…on this guitar[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n…on this guitar[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMOVES INTO ROCK 'N ROLL BEAT ON -  ........  TO FADE [/tab]","plain_text":"On This Guitar\n\n[Intro]\n\nD  C  G  D  -  C  G  D \n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nD  C  G  D - C  G  D  \n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]","chords":["D","C","G","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}