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[Intro]
Am F G E7
Am F G E7
[Verse 1]
Well, I was pAmassing by a pawn shop
In an oFlder part of town
GSomethin' caught my eye
And I E7stopped and turned around
I Amstepped inside an' there I spied
In the Fmiddle of it all
Was a Gbeat up old guitar
E7Hangin' on the wall.
"AmWhat do you want for that piece of junk?"
I aFsked the old man
He just Gsmiled and took it down
And he E7put it in my hand
He said, "AmYou tell me what it's worth
FYou're the one who wants it
GTune it up, play a song
And let's E7just see what haunts it."
[Solo]
Am  Am
[Verse 2]
So I Amhit a couple of chords
In my old cFountry way of strumming
And tGhen my fingers turned to lightnin'
Man, I E7never heard it comin'
It was Amlike I always knew it
I just Fdon't know where I learned it
GIt wadn't nothin' but the truth
So I just E7reared back and burned it
[Solo]
Am F G E7
Am F G E7
Am F G E7
Am F G E7
[Verse 3]
AmWell, I lost all track of time
FThere was nothing I couldn't pick
GUp and down the neck
Man.. I neE7ver missed a lick
The Amguitar almost played itself
And there was Fnothing I could do
GIt was getting hard to tell
Just who E7was playing who
[Break]
Am  Am
[Verse 4]
When I Amfinally put it down
FI couldn't catch my breath
My Ghands were shakin'
And I was E7scared to death
The Amold man finally got up
Said, "Fwhere in the Hell you been?
GI've been waiting all these years
For E7you to stumble in"
And then he Amtook down an old dusty case
And said, "Fgo on and pack it up,
GYou don't owe me nothing"
And E7then he said, "good luck"
There waAms somethin' spooky in his voice
And Fsomethin' strange on his face
And Gwhen he shut the lid
I saw my E7name was on the case
[Solo]
Am F G E7
Am F G E7
Am F G E7
Am F G E7
Amadd9

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The Guitar

by Guy Clark

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Amadd9

[Intro]

Am F G E7

[Verse 1]

Well, I was passing by a pawn shop

In an older part of town

Somethin' caught my eye

And I stopped and turned around

I stepped inside an' there I spied

In the middle of it all

Was a beat up old guitar

Hangin' on the wall.

"What do you want for that piece of junk?"

I asked the old man

He just smiled and took it down

And he put it in my hand

He said, "You tell me what it's worth

You're the one who wants it

Tune it up, play a song

And let's just see what haunts it."

[Solo]

Am Am

[Verse 2]

So I hit a couple of chords

In my old country way of strumming

And then my fingers turned to lightnin'

Man, I never heard it comin'

It was like I always knew it

I just don't know where I learned it

It wadn't nothin' but the truth

So I just reared back and burned it

[Solo]

Am F G E7

[Verse 3]

Well, I lost all track of time

There was nothing I couldn't pick

Up and down the neck

Man.. I never missed a lick

The guitar almost played itself

And there was nothing I could do

It was getting hard to tell

Just who was playing who

[Break]

Am Am

[Verse 4]

When I finally put it down

I couldn't catch my breath

My hands were shakin'

And I was scared to death

The old man finally got up

Said, "where in the Hell you been?

I've been waiting all these years

For you to stumble in"

And then he took down an old dusty case

And said, "go on and pack it up,

You don't owe me nothing"

And then he said, "good luck"

There was somethin' spooky in his voice

And somethin' strange on his face

And when he shut the lid

I saw my name was on the case

[Solo]

Am F G E7

Amadd9

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