Chords for This Old Guitar - john denver

Tempo:
135.2 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

G

Bm

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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This Old Guitar - john denver chords
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[D] [A]
[Bm] [F#m]
[G] [A]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[G] [A]
[D] This old [A] guitar taught me to [Bm] sing a [F#m] love song
[G] Showed me how to [D] [A] laugh and how to cry
[Bm] It [D]
[G] introduced me to [A] some friends of mine
[D] And [A] brightened up some [Bm] [D]
days
[G] It helped me make it [A] through some [D] lonely [A] nights
[D]
What [G] a friend to have [A] on a cold lonely [D] [A] night
[D]
[G] [A]
[D] This old [A] guitar gave me [Bm] my lovely [F#m] lady
[G] It opened up her [B] [A]
eyes and ears to me
[Bm] It [D] [G] brought us [A] close together
And I guess it broke [Bm] her [D] heart
[G] It opened up [D] space [A]
for us [D] to [A] be
[Bm]
[D] [G] What a lovely [A] place and a lovely space [D] to [A] be
[Bm] [D]
[G] This [D] [A]
[D] old [A] guitar gave me [Bm] my life, [F#m] my living
[G] All the things [D] you know [A] I [D] love to [A] do
[Bm]
[D] [G] Serenade [A] the stars that shine [D] from a sunny [A] [D]
mountainside
[G] Most of [D] all to sing [A] my [D] songs for you
[A] [Bm]
[D] [G] I love [D] to sing [A] my [D] songs for [A] you
Yes [Bm] I do, [D] you know
[G] I love [D] to sing [A] my songs [D] for [A] you
[D]
[G] [B]
[A] [D] [A] [Bm] [D]
[G] [A]
[D] [A] I love to [Bm]
[D] sing my songs for you
[G] [A] [D] [A] [B] [D]
[G] [A]
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn John Denver - (Live) Perhaps Love chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, A, Bm, D, A, D and G. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 67 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 135 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] This old [A] guitar taught me to [Bm] sing a [F#m] love song
_ [G] Showed me how to [D] [A] laugh and how to cry
_ [Bm] It [D] _
_ [G] introduced me to [A] some friends of mine
[D] And [A] brightened up some [Bm] _ [D]
days
[G] It helped me make it [A] through some [D] lonely _ [A] nights
[D] _
What [G] a friend to have [A] on a cold lonely [D] _ [A] night
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ This old [A] guitar gave me [Bm] my _ lovely [F#m] lady
_ [G] It opened up her [B] _ [A]
eyes and ears to me
_ [Bm] It [D] _ _ [G] brought us [A] close together
And I guess it broke [Bm] her [D] heart
[G] It opened up [D] space [A]
for us [D] to [A] be
_ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ [G] What a lovely _ [A] place and a lovely space [D] to _ [A] be
[Bm] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] This _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ old [A] guitar gave me [Bm] my _ life, [F#m] my living
_ _ [G] All the things [D] you know [A] I [D] love to _ [A] do
_ [Bm] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ Serenade [A] the stars that shine [D] from a sunny [A] _ _ _ [D]
mountainside
_ [G] Most of [D] all to sing [A] my [D] songs for you
[A] _ _ [Bm] _
[D] _ [G] I _ love [D] to sing [A] my [D] songs for [A] you
Yes [Bm] I do, [D] you know
[G] I love [D] to sing [A] my songs [D] for [A] you
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] I love to [Bm] _
[D] sing my songs for you
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Live in the USSR album.

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