This Old Guitar - John Denver (lyrics) Chords
Tempo:
158.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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