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C
There's a guitar here in the window
Dm
I'd like to play before it's sold.
F/G G7
It's such a classic, mint condition,
C C4 C
Great shape for one this old.
C
All these axes have their stories,
Dm
Of the gigs that they have seen
F/G G7
But when this one sold the first time
C C4 C
I was seventeen.
F
'Course back then I didn't want it
Fm
It was way too new for me.
Bdim7 E
I needed something old and righteous
Am F/G G7
With its own authority.
C
So the first guitar I ever bought
Dm
Was twice as old as me
F/G G7
'Cause its life was full of music,
C C4 C
As I dreamed that mine might be.
C
And I played that thing a thousand nights
Dm
And traded it away
F/G G7
For something slightly newer
C C4 C
That was easier to play.
F
But now lately I buy new guitars
Fm
They're shiny as a hearse.
Bdim7 E
I still like the look of road wear,
Am F/G G7
But the roles have been reversed.
C
And now this thing is a classic
Bdim7 E
But I still don't need to buy.
Am F/G G7
Yeah, the old one's have their stories
G C
But by now' So do I.
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