This Old Guitar

Neil Young - THIS OLD GUITAR

The top and bottom 'E' strings are dropped 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---3-2-2-2-2-|---3--3-3---3-2-2-2-2-|
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--------------------|
D|-0--------------------|-0--------------------|

        
   G          A     
D|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0------------|
B|-3-3-3-3----2-2-2-2------------|
G|-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2------------|
D|-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2------------|
A|-5-5-5-5----0-0-0-0------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-----------------------|
               

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


D               G  A          
This old guitar
D               G  A
This old guitar
D               G  A
This old guitar
                  

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--------| 
A|-0---------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

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