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Capo on the 3rd
[Intro]    
D  G  A  D
[Verse]
KaDty brought my guD/C#itar back toD/BdayA  
TGhat's how she let me kDnow that it's all oAverD  A  
I Dremember aD/C#ll those nights
SD/Bittin' in the fireAplace light
HGow she loDved to hear me pBmlay
KGaty brought my guAitar back toDday
KDaty brought my gD/C#uitar back toD/BdayA  
IG've seen it make her cDry over and oAverD  A  
SDhe told me when I wD/C#asn't there
SD/Bhe would wake up feelAin scared
She'd hGold it in her aDrms and be oBmkay
KGaty brought my guAitar back toDday
[Chorus]
WGe had our stormy times like anDybody else
(More than oAnce) More than once I broke her hDeart
WGhen I couldn't tell her I was soDrry by myself
I Gcould tell her with that old guAitar
But BmI'm afraid this time thGings have gone too fAar
[Verse]
KDaty broguht my gD/C#uitar back tD/BodayA  
I Gguess that means this tDime it's really oAverD  A  
ADs I sit and pD/C#lay it now
The sD/Bongs all seem so sAad somehow
I Gwish she'd just thDrown that thing aBmway
KGaty brought my guAitar back todDay
[Bridge]
I Dremember aD/Cll those nights
SD/Bittin in the fiAreplace light
HGow she used to loDve to hear me pEmlayD  
BGut Katy brought my guiAtar back toDday
[Outro]   
D G A D

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Katy Brought My Guitar Back

by Rhett Akins

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C#

D/B

D/C

Capo on the 3rd

[Intro]

D G A D

[Verse]

D D/C# D/B A

Katy brought my guitar back today

G D A D A

That's how she let me know that it's all over

D D/C#

I remember all those nights

D/B A

Sittin' in the fireplace light

G D Bm

How she loved to hear me play

G A D

Katy brought my guitar back today

D D/C# D/B A

Katy brought my guitar back today

G D A D A

I've seen it make her cry over and over

D D/C#

She told me when I wasn't there

D/B A

She would wake up feelin scared

G D Bm

She'd hold it in her arms and be okay

G A D

Katy brought my guitar back today

[Chorus]

G D

We had our stormy times like anybody else

A D

(More than once) More than once I broke her heart

G D

When I couldn't tell her I was sorry by myself

G A

I could tell her with that old guitar

Bm G A

But I'm afraid this time things have gone too far

[Verse]

D D/C# D/B A

Katy broguht my guitar back today

G D A D A

I guess that means this time it's really over

D D/C#

As I sit and play it now

D/B A

The songs all seem so sad somehow

G D Bm

I wish she'd just thrown that thing away

G A D

Katy brought my guitar back today

[Bridge]

D D/C

I remember all those nights

D/B A

Sittin in the fireplace light

G D Em D

How she used to love to hear me play

G A D

But Katy brought my guitar back today

[Outro]

D G A D

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