The Guitar — Guy Clark
Chords and lyrics for The Guitar by Guy Clark (key of F).
Intro
[Am] [F] [G] [E7]
[Am] [F] [G] [E7]
Verse 1
Well, I was [Am]passing by a pawn shop
In an [F]older part of town
[G]Somethin' caught my eye
And I [E7]stopped and turned around
I [Am]stepped inside an' there I spied
In the [F]middle of it all
Was a [G]beat up old guitar
[E7]Hangin' on the wall.
[Am]"What do you want for that piece of junk?"
I [F]asked the old man
He just [G]smiled and took it down
And he [E7]put it in my hand
He said, [Am]"You tell me what it's worth
[F]You're the one who wants it
[G]Tune it up, play a song
And let's [E7]just see what haunts it."
Solo
[Am] [Am]
Verse 2
So I [Am]hit a couple of chords
In my old [F]country way of strumming
And [G]then my fingers turned to lightnin'
Man, I [E7]never heard it comin'
It was [Am]like I always knew it
I just [F]don't know where I learned it
[G]It wadn't nothin' but the truth
So I just [E7]reared back and burned it
Solo
[Am] [F] [G] [E7]
[Am] [F] [G] [E7]
[Am] [F] [G] [E7]
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Verse 3
[Am]Well, I lost all track of time
[F]There was nothing I couldn't pick
[G]Up and down the neck
Man.. I [E7]never missed a lick
The [Am]guitar almost played itself
And there was [F]nothing I could do
[G]It was getting hard to tell
Just who [E7]was playing who
Break
[Am] [Am]
Verse 4
When I [Am]finally put it down
[F]I couldn't catch my breath
My [G]hands were shakin'
And I was [E7]scared to death
The [Am]old man finally got up
Said, [F]"where in the Hell you been?
[G]I've been waiting all these years
For [E7]you to stumble in"
And then he [Am]took down an old dusty case
And said, [F]"go on and pack it up,
[G]You don't owe me nothing"
And [E7]then he said, "good luck"
There [Am]was somethin' spooky in his voice
And [F]somethin' strange on his face
And [G]when he shut the lid
I saw my [E7]name was on the case
Solo
[Am] [F] [G] [E7]
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[Am] [F] [G] [E7]
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