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Old Beat Up Guitar
By Jerry Jeff Walker
DWell I found her in a D7pawn shop
Somewhere Gup in OhioD  
Where I guess some rounder Bmcame up short
And he E7had to let her goA  
DCost me ninety D7dollars
But its Gworth much more by Dfar
Cause I've never had a Bmbetter friend
Than that Aold beat up guitarD  
[Chorus]
GDidn't look like too Amuch(Ab slide-> A)
Just a DRoy Smeck Stage De Gluxe
But a lady she never Dfared as well
Who Atravelled through so Dmuch
DShe travelled with me D7always
Through the Galleys and the Dbars
Songs I sang and Bmfriends I knew
Were E7part of that guitarA  
At Dnights she was my D7pillow
Restin' Gunderneath the Dstars
Day and night I Bmstayed alive
With that Aold beat up guitarD  
[Repeat Chorus]
DShe picked up the name of D7Angel
In an Gold New Orleans Dbar
Where a drunken poet Bmdrew one on
The E7top of that Aguitar
Ol' DBabe Stovall he D7marked her
[Instrumental]
C  D  E  F  G  A  B
DExaEmplF#e:  GwhAere ByoC#u see a "G" below, change it to a "F" and so on...
Scratched the Gsongs right from his heartD  
Seems everyone there Bmused to scar
That Aold beat up guitarD  
Repeat Chorus
DWell a ramblin' man he has D7trouble
Hangin' Gon to all that he ownsD  
And in those years Bmof travellin'
That gui E7tar fell by the Aroad
The Done night in New D7Mexico
I Gstumbled into this Dbar
The Angel lay there Bmsmilin'
On that Aold beat up guitarD  
[Chorus]Repeat Chorus][
DI took her from the D7wall
Ran my Ghands across the Dscars
Played again the Bmold songs
That were E7written on that gui Atar
DFriends I'd loved and D7lost
Many Gnights inside of the Dbar
Came back so clearly Bmsingin'
On that Aold beat up gui Dtar

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Old Beat Up Guitar

by Jerry Jeff Walker

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Old Beat Up Guitar

By Jerry Jeff Walker

D D7

Well I found her in a pawn shop

G D

Somewhere up in Ohio

Where I guess some rounder came up short

E7 A

And he had to let her go

D D7

Cost me ninety dollars

G D

But its worth much more by far

Cause I've never had a better friend

A D

Than that old beat up guitar

[Chorus]

G A

Didn't look like too much(Ab slide-> A)

D G

Just a Roy Smeck Stage De luxe

But a lady she never fared as well

A D

Who travelled through so much

D D7

She travelled with me always

G D

Through the alleys and the bars

Songs I sang and friends I knew

E7 A

Were part of that guitar

D D7

At nights she was my pillow

G D

Restin' underneath the stars

Day and night I stayed alive

A D

With that old beat up guitar

[Repeat Chorus]

D D7

She picked up the name of Angel

G D

In an old New Orleans bar

Where a drunken poet drew one on

E7 A

The top of that guitar

D D7

Ol' Babe Stovall he marked her

[Instrumental]

C D E F G A B

D E F# G A B C#

Example: where you see a "G" below, change it to a "F" and so on...

G D

Scratched the songs right from his heart

Seems everyone there used to scar

A D

That old beat up guitar

Repeat Chorus

D D7

Well a ramblin' man he has trouble

G D

Hangin' on to all that he owns

And in those years of travellin'

E7 A

That gui tar fell by the road

D D7

The one night in New Mexico

G D

I stumbled into this bar

The Angel lay there smilin'

A D

On that old beat up guitar

[Chorus]Repeat Chorus][

D D7

I took her from the wall

G D

Ran my hands across the scars

Played again the old songs

E7 A

That were written on that gui tar

D D7

Friends I'd loved and lost

G D

Many nights inside of the bar

Came back so clearly singin'

A D

On that old beat up gui tar

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