This Old Guitar Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
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[Intro]
 
   C                 G                  Am                 Em
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|-------1---------|---0-------0------|--------1---------|---0--------0------|
G|---0-------0---0-|----------------0-|----2-------2---0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0----|------2-------2---|-----2--------2----|
A|-3-------3-------|------------------|-0--------0-------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-3--------3-------|------------------|-0-------0---------|
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
 
   F                  G
e|-----------------|---0--------------|
B|--------1--------|-------3--------1-|
G|---2--------2---0|------------0-----|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0--------0---|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3-------3--------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
   C                 G                  Am                 Em
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|-------1---------|---0-------0------|--------1---------|---0--------0------|
G|---0-------0---0-|----------------0-|----2-------2---0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0----|------2-------2---|-----2--------2----|
A|-3-------3-------|------------------|-0--------0-------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-3--------3-------|------------------|-0-------0---------|
 
   This old guitar taught me to sing a love song,
 
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
   it showed me how to laugh and how to cry.
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
   It introduced me to some friends of mine and brightened up my days.
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
  It helped me make it through some lonely nights.
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
   What a friend to have on a cold and lonely night
 
   F                  G
e|-----------------|---0--------------|
B|--------1--------|-------3--------1-|
G|---2--------2---0|------------0-----|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0--------0---|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3-------3--------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
   C                 G                  Am                 Em
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|-------1---------|---0-------0------|--------1---------|---0--------0------|
G|---0-------0---0-|----------------0-|----2-------2---0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0----|------2-------2---|-----2--------2----|
A|-3-------3-------|------------------|-0--------0-------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-3--------3-------|------------------|-0-------0---------|
 
   This old guitar gave me my lovely lady,
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
   it opened up her eyes and ears to me.
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
   it brought us close together and I guess it broke her heart,
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
   it opened up the space for us to be,
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
   what a lovely place and a lovely space to be.
 
   F                  G
e|-----------------|---0--------------|
B|--------1--------|-------3--------1-|
G|---2--------2---0|------------0-----|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0--------0---|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3-------3--------|
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
   C                 G                  Am                 Em
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|-------1---------|---0-------0------|--------1---------|---0--------0------|
G|---0-------0---0-|----------------0-|----2-------2---0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0----|------2-------2---|-----2--------2----|
A|-3-------3-------|------------------|-0--------0-------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-3--------3-------|------------------|-0-------0---------|
 
   This old guitar gave me my life my living
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
   all the things you know I love to do
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
   To serenade the stars that shine from a sunny mountainside,
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
   and most of all, to sing my songs for you,
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
   I love to sing my songs for you, yes I do, you know,
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
   I love to sing my songs for you.
 
 
[Outro]
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
   Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm . . .
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
  Ooh be dee, do, do, do, do, do, do, do . . .
 
   F                  G                 C        C/G        Am       Am7/G
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|---1--------3-----|---1--------1------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|-----2--------0---|-----2--------2----|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3--------2-------|-0-----------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|----------3--------|
 
   Ooh, ooh ooh . . .
 
   F                  G                 C
e|-----------------|-------3----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------1--------|---0-------0------|------------------|-1-----------------|
G|---2--------2---0|----------------0-|-------------0----|-------------------|
D|-----3--------3--|-----0-------0----|--------2---------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|--3---------------|-------------------|
E|-1--------1------|-3--------3-------|------------------|-------------------|
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This Old Guitar – John Denver
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There will never be another John Denver who’s life and music captured the hearts and minds of millions. His cousin Ed has the same characteristics, a loving and kind heart. What a beautiful family “The Deutschendorf’s”, a family of storytellers closely bonded by the spirit of love.