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That Old Beat Up Guitar

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[Verse 1]
CWell I found her in a pawnshop
Somewhere uFp in OhiCo
Where I gCuess some rounder came up short
And he hGad to let her go
CCost me ninety dollars
But she's wForth much more by fCar
Cause I nCever had a better friend
Than that olGd beat up guitCar
[Chorus]
She dFidn't look like too mGuch
Just a RCoy Smeck Stage DelFuxe
But a Flady has never faCired as well
Who'd trGaveled through so mCuch
[Verse 2]
CShe picked up the name of Angel
In an oFld New Orleans bCar
WChere a drunken poet drew one
On the tGop of that guitar
Old DCave Stovall he marked her
Scratched the sFong right out of his hCeart
Seems eveCryone who used her 
Scarred that oGld beat up guitar
[Chorus]
She dFidn't look like too mGuch
Just a RCoy Smeck Stage DelFuxe
But a Flady has never faCired as well
Who'd trGaveled through so mCuch
[Verse 3]
ShCe traveled with me always 
Through the aFlleys and bCars
CSongs I sang and friends I knew
Were pGart of that guitar
At niCghts it was my pillow 
Sleeping unFderneath the stCars
CDay and night I stayed alive
With that oGld beat up guitaCr
[Chorus]
She dFidn't look like too mGuch
Just a RCoy Smeck Stage DelFuxe
But a Flady has never faCired as well
Who'd trGaveled through so mCuch
[Verse 4]
YeCah a ramblin man he has his troubles
Hanging oFn to all that he oCwns
AfteCr many years of travelin'
That guGitar fell by the road
TChen one night in New Mexico
I stFumbled into this bCar
AngCel laid there smilin'
On that oGld beat up guitCar
[Verse 5]
WCell I took her from the wall
Ran my Fhands across the sCcars
PlCayed again the old songs
That were wGritten on that guitar
CFriends I've loved and lost
Many niFghts inside of a Cbar
CCame back so clearly singing with
That oGld beat up guiCtar
[Chorus]
She dFidn't look like too mGuch
Just a RCoy Smeck Stage DelFuxe
But a Flady has never faCired as well
Who'd trGaveled through so mCuch
[Verse 6]
NCow she travels with me always 
Through the aFlleys and bCars
SCongs I sing and friends I know
They are a pGart of that guitar
At nCights it is my pillow 
Sleeping uFnderneath the stCars
Day and nCight I stayed alive
With that oGld beat up guitCar
[Chorus]
She dFidn't look like too mGuch
Just a RCoy Smeck Stage DelFuxe
But a Flady has never faCired as well
Who'd trGaveled through so mCuch

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That Old Beat Up Guitar

by Jerry Jeff Walker

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[Verse 1]

Well I found her in a pawnshop

F C

Somewhere up in Ohio

Where I guess some rounder came up short

And he had to let her go

Cost me ninety dollars

F C

But she's worth much more by far

Cause I never had a better friend

G C

Than that old beat up guitar

[Chorus]

F G

She didn't look like too much

C F

Just a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe

F C

But a lady has never faired as well

G C

Who'd traveled through so much

[Verse 2]

She picked up the name of Angel

F C

In an old New Orleans bar

Where a drunken poet drew one

On the top of that guitar

Old Dave Stovall he marked her

F C

Scratched the song right out of his heart

Seems everyone who used her

Scarred that old beat up guitar

[Chorus]

F G

She didn't look like too much

C F

Just a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe

F C

But a lady has never faired as well

G C

Who'd traveled through so much

[Verse 3]

She traveled with me always

F C

Through the alleys and bars

Songs I sang and friends I knew

Were part of that guitar

At nights it was my pillow

F C

Sleeping underneath the stars

Day and night I stayed alive

G C

With that old beat up guitar

[Chorus]

F G

She didn't look like too much

C F

Just a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe

F C

But a lady has never faired as well

G C

Who'd traveled through so much

[Verse 4]

Yeah a ramblin man he has his troubles

F C

Hanging on to all that he owns

After many years of travelin'

That guitar fell by the road

Then one night in New Mexico

F C

I stumbled into this bar

Angel laid there smilin'

G C

On that old beat up guitar

[Verse 5]

Well I took her from the wall

F C

Ran my hands across the scars

Played again the old songs

That were written on that guitar

Friends I've loved and lost

F C

Many nights inside of a bar

Came back so clearly singing with

G C

That old beat up guitar

[Chorus]

F G

She didn't look like too much

C F

Just a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe

F C

But a lady has never faired as well

G C

Who'd traveled through so much

[Verse 6]

Now she travels with me always

F C

Through the alleys and bars

Songs I sing and friends I know

They are a part of that guitar

At nights it is my pillow

F C

Sleeping underneath the stars

Day and night I stayed alive

G C

With that old beat up guitar

[Chorus]

F G

She didn't look like too much

C F

Just a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe

F C

But a lady has never faired as well

G C

Who'd traveled through so much

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