Neil Young

This Old Guitar

Neil Young


Tom: G

INTRO AND VERSES:
        (Variations of D)           
E|---0----2-2---2--4-4-4-2-------|---0----2-2---2--4-4-4-2-------|
B|---3----3-3---3--3-3-3-3-------|---3----3-3---3--3-3-3-3-------|
G|---2----2-2---2--2-2-2-2-------|---2----2-2---2--2-2-2-2-------|
D|---0----0-0---0--0-0-0-0-------|---0----0-0---0--0-0-0-0-------|
A|-0-----------------------------|-0-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
“This old guitar ain’t mine to keep               just taking care


        
                     Cadd9       G6         
E|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0------------|
B|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3------------|
G|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0------------| (not intro)
D|-2-2-2-2----0-0-0-0------------|
A|-3-3-3-3--0/2-2-2-2------------|
E|-------------------------------|
               of it now…”



D                                             D
This old guitar ain't mine to keep
                              Cadd9             G6 
Just taking care of it now
D                                         D
It's been around for years and years
                               Cadd9            G6
Just waiting in its old case
D                                              D
It's been up and down the country roads
                              Cadd9             G6      
It's brought a tear and a smile
D                                                       D
It's seen its share of dreams and hopes
                           Cadd9                G6
And never went out of style
D                                                     D
The more I play it, the better it sounds
                                  Cadd9         G6
It cries when I leave it alone
D                               D
Silently it waits for me
                          Cadd9         G6
Or someone else I suppose



D                         D
This old guitar
                Cadd9           G6
This old guitar
D                    G6
This old guitar
                Cadd9           G6

BRIDGE:
E|---0---0--0----0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---------|
B|---10--12-12---10-10-10-12---|--10-10-10--10-10-10-10--------|
G|---11--11-11---11-11-11-11---|-/12-11-11--12-12-12-11--------|
D|---12--12-12---12-12-12-12---|--12-12-12--12-12-12-12--------| 2X
A|-0---------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

D                                            D
This old guitar has caught some breaks
                           Cadd9                G6
But it never searched for gold
D                                        D
It can't be blamed for my mistakes
                      Cadd9
It only does what it's told
D                                               D
It's been a messenger in times of trouble
                         Cadd9                  D
In times of hope and fear
D                                        D
When I get drunk and seeing double
                                              Cadd9
It jumps behind the wheel and steers
D                                            D
This old guitar ain't mine to keep
                      Cadd9             G6
It's mine to play for a while
D                                      D
This old guitar ain't mine to keep
Cadd9             G6
It's only mine for a while

(and so on…)

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