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That Old Beat-Up Guitar by Jerry Jeff Walker
That Old Beat-Up Guitar
Capo:no capo
D D7
Well I found her in a pawn shop
G D
Somewhere up in Ohio
Bm
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
Bm
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
D
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
Bm
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
Bm
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
Bm
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
Bm
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
Bm
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
Bm
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
Bm
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
Bm
Came back so clearly singin'
A D
On that old beat up gui tar
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version 2
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
C
Well I found her in a pawnshop
F C
Somewhere up in Ohio
C
Where I guess some rounder came up short
G
And he had to let her go
C
Cost me ninety dollars
F C
But she's worth much more by far
C
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]
C
She picked up the name of Angel
F C
In an old New Orleans bar
C
Where a drunken poet drew one
G
On the top of that guitar
C
Old Dave Stovall he marked her
F C
Scratched the song right out of his heart
C
Seems everyone who used her
G
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]
C
She traveled with me always
F C
Through the alleys and bars
C
Songs I sang and friends I knew
G
Were part of that guitar
C
At nights it was my pillow
F C
Sleeping underneath the stars
C
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]
C
Yeah a ramblin man he has his troubles
F C
Hanging on to all that he owns
C
After many years of travelin'
G
That guitar fell by the road
C
Then one night in New Mexico
F C
I stumbled into this bar
C
Angel laid there smilin'
G C
On that old beat up guitar
[Verse 5]
C
Well I took her from the wall
F C
Ran my hands across the scars
C
Played again the old songs
G
That were written on that guitar
C
Friends I've loved and lost
F C
Many nights inside of a bar
C
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]
C
Now she travels with me always
F C
Through the alleys and bars
C
Songs I sing and friends I know
G
They are a part of that guitar
C
At nights it is my pillow
F C
Sleeping underneath the stars
C
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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