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Step 1 / 41Position: 2
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Neil Young - THIS OLD GUITAR
The top and bottom 'E' strings are dropped to a 'D' .
INTRO AND VERSES:
(Variations of D)
D|---0--2-2---2-4-4-4-2-|---0--2-2---2-4-4-4-2-|
B|---3--3-3---3-2-2-2-2-|---3--3-3---3-2-2-2-2-|
G|---2--2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|---2--2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|
D|---0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|---0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-0--------------------|-0--------------------|
D|-0--------------------|-0--------------------|
D|-G0-0-0-0----A0-0-0-0------------|
B|-3-3-3-3----2-2-2-2------------|
G|-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2------------|
D|-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2------------|
A|-5-5-5-5----0-0-0-0------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-----------------------|
DThis old guitar ain't mine to keep
DJust taking care of it nowG  A  
DIt's been around for years and years
DJust waiting in its old caseG  A  
DIt's been up and down the country roads
DIt's brought a tear and a smileG  A  
DIt's seen its share of dreams and hopes
DAnd never went out of styleG  A  
DThe more I play it, the better it sounds
DIt cries when I leave it aloneG  A  
DSilently it waits for me
DOr someone else I supposeG  A  
DThis old guitarG  A  
DThis old guitarG  A  
DThis old guitarG  A  
BRIDGE:
d|---0---0--0----0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---------|
B|---10--12-12---10-10-10-12---|--10-10-10--10-10-10-10--------|
G|---11--11-11---11-11-11-11---|--12-11-11--12-12-12-11--------|
D|---12--12-12---12-12-12-12---|--12-12-12--12-12-12-12--------|
A|-0---------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
DThis old guitar has caught some breaks
DBut it never searched for goldG  A  
DIt can't be blamed for my mistakes
DIt only does what it's toldG  A  
DIt's been a messenger in times of trouble
DIn times of hope and fearG  A  
DWhen I get drunk and seeing double
DIt jumps behind the wheel and steersG  A  
DThis old guitar ain't mine to keep
DIt's mine to play for a whileG  A  
DThis old guitar ain't mine to keep
DIt's only mine for a whileG  A  
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