{"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":1671868,"song":"This Guitar Is For Sale","artist":"John Prine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1671868-this-guitar-is-for-sale-chords-by-john-prine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1671868?type=chord","rating":4.99827,"votes":42,"content":"The original lyrics are a Shel Silverstein poem, and the song is from a tribute album that was made shortly\r\nfollowing Shel's death.\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G/D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis guitar is for sale.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'll let her go cheap,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTho' she's pretty to look at,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe don't earn her keep.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe can roar like the west wind,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe can weep.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nShe can wail.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm/C[/ch]           [ch]G/B[/ch]         [ch]G/A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut the tunes that she plays ain't sellin' today,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis guitar is for sale.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe's laid close beside me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn cold winter nights.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nShe's got me in trouble[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nShe's won me some fights,[/tab]\r\n N.C.\r\nWe both came out all right!\r\n\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe knows all the sad songs[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat Hank ever wrote.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust touch her once gently,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd she'll take you on home.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe'll tell you sad stories[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n'Bout junk yards and jails[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm/C[/ch]        [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nAnd a fool with a song,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G/A[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd a dream that's gone wrong.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis guitar is for sale.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe's rode 'cross this country[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn freight trains and trucks[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHung 'round pawn shop windows[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nWhen we've been down on our luck[/tab]\r\n N.C.\r\nAnd we've been down on our luck!\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo please treat her kindly.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nKeep her out of the rain.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's funny you're askin'...[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI never gave her a name.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf you think she looks weary,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou've been readin' our mail.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm/C[/ch]           [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nIf you've got the dough,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nTake her and go,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis guitar is for sale.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe's won me some ladies[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith her sweet lovin' songs[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nAnd she stayed right here with me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nWhen the ladies were gone.[/tab]\r\n N.C.\r\nAnd the ladies are gone!\r\n\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut hard times and troubles[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBeen doggin' our tale.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm/C[/ch]            [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nIf you've got the dough,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G/A[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nBuddy, take her and go,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis guitar is for sale.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis guitar is for sale.[/tab]","plain_text":"The original lyrics are a Shel Silverstein poem, and the song is from a tribute album that was made shortly\nfollowing Shel's death.\n\n[Intro]\nG/D     C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n N.C.\nWe both came out all right!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n N.C.\nAnd we've been down on our luck!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n N.C.\nAnd the ladies are gone!","chords":["G/D","C","F","G","Em","Dm","Dm/C","G/B","G/A","D7","G7"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}