Chords for Valdy - Me and Martin Growin' Old

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[C] Battle scars are deep upon the [Bb] face of my [C] guitar
[Bb] Weathered lines and old age keep showing [G] through _ _
[C] Listen to how he's a-playing now, [Bb] just slightly [C] out of tune
[Bb] It ain't his fault I got four thumbs instead [G] of two
I _ [C] can recall a tavern where [Bb] a waiter [C] slipped and fell
[Bb] Old old Martins wouldn't belly [G] full of beer _
[C] The lines in his lacquer [Bb] like lines upon [C] my brow
[Bb] And we both have come to know the stain of [G] many tears
[C] Won't you put in the comfort of his satin travel bed
[F] Keep him from [G] all the sunshine [C] and the cold _
He will still be making music long after I am gone
[F] It's just me [G] and Martin [C] growing old
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] Martin has kept me going [Bb] through the shadows [C] of the night
[Bb] I can't remember when he ever [G] let me down
_ _ [C] Always playing for the wishes [Bb] of this tamper [C] metal fool
[Bb] In the country halls or concerts [G] in the town
_ [C] All the wheels of fame and fortune [Bb] they turn diamonds [C] into dust
[Bb] All the lights upon the stage are [G] bound to go dim sometime
_ [C] Standing in the silence [Bb] after everyone [C] is gone
[F] You can [Em] hear old Martin playing [Bb] once again
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_ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] Put him in the comfort of his satin travel bed
[F] Keep him from [G] all the sunshine [C] and the cold
He will still be making music long after I am gone
[F] It's just me [G] and Martin [Am] growing old
_ [F] It's just me [G] and Martin [Bb] growing [Fm] old
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