THIS OLD GUITAR
****Neil has the high ‘E’ tuned down to a ‘D’.
INTRO AND VERSES:
(Variations of D)
d|---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
d|-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…”
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/n/neil-young/153250.html ]
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:
d|---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…)
This old guitar
This old guitar
This old guitar
This old guitar
This old guitar
This old guitar
This old guitar
