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Neil Young - This Old Guitar Chords

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This Old Guitar Chords

(ver. 1)
Neil Young
[Intro and Verses]: [Variations of D]           

D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2--|
B|---3-3-2-2-2-3-----3-3-2-2-2-3--|
G|---2-4-2-2-2-4-----2-4-2-2-2-4--|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-0---------------0--------------|
D|-0---------------0--------------|

[Verse]
     D    D6/B   Dmaj7        D6/B   D   D6/B
This old guitar ain't mine to keep  
Dmaj7       D           G  A
Just taking care of it now

     D     D6/B      Dmaj7      D6/B   D   D6/B  
It's been around for years and years  
Dmaj7        D           G 
Just waiting in its old case

     D           D6/B      Dmaj7  D6/B   D   D6/B
It's been up and down the country roads 
     Dmaj7   D              G  A
It's brought a tear and a smile

D             D6/B   Dmaj7        D6/B   D   D6/B
It's seen its share of dreams and hopes 
    Dmaj7      D       G 
And never went out of style

D            D6/B       Dmaj7      D6/B   D   D6/B
The more I play it, the better it sounds 
   Dmaj7         D         G  A
It cries when I leave it alone

D    D6/B   Dmaj7      D6/B   D   D6/B
Silently it waits for me 
Dmaj7       D       G
Or someone else I suppose

[Chorus]
     D    D6/B  Dmaj7 D    D D6/B Dmaj7 D         G  A    
This old guitar                         This old guitar      
     D    D6/B  Dmaj7 D    D D6/B Dmaj7 D     G     
This old guitar

[Bridge]:
d|----0--0--9--9--0---0--0--9--9--0---0--0--9--9--0---0--0--9--9--0--|
B|---10-12-10-10-12--10-12-10-10-12--10-12-10-10-12--10-12-10-10-12--|
G|---11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--|
D|---12-12--0--0-12--12-12--0--0-12--12-12--0--0-12--12-12--0--0-12--|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[End bridge with chords]:  
D  Dmaj7  D/B   D      D  Dmaj7  D/B   D

[Verse]
     D    D6/B      Dmaj7       D6/B   D   D6/B
This old guitar has caught some breaks 
       Dmaj7   D           G  A
But it never searched for gold

D            D6/B      Dmaj7  D6/B   D   D6/B
It can't be blamed for my mistakes 
   Dmaj7  D             G  
It only does what it's told

     D      D6/B         Dmaj7     D6/B   D   D6/B
It's been a messenger in times of trouble 
    Dmaj7    D        G  A
In times of hope and fear

     D      D6/B      Dmaj7  D6/B   D   D6/B
When I get drunk and seeing double 
   Dmaj7    D                    G  
It jumps behind the wheel and steers

     D      D6/B      Dmaj7    D6/B   D   D6/B
This old guitar ain't mine to keep 
     Dmaj7    D           G  A
It's mine to play for a while

     D      D6/B      Dmaj7    D6/B   D   D6/B
This old guitar ain't mine to keep 
     Dmaj7 D           G 
It's only mine for a while

[Chorus]
     D    D6/B  Dmaj7 D    D D6/B Dmaj7 D         G  A    
This old guitar                         This old guitar       
     D    D6/B  Dmaj7 D    D D6/B Dmaj7 D         G      
This old guitar                         This old guitar    
     D    D6/B  Dmaj7 D    D D6/B Dmaj7 D         G  A    
This old guitar                         This old guitar   
     D    D6/B  Dmaj7 D    D D6/B Dmaj7 D         G    
This old guitar                         

[Bridge]:
d|----0--0--9--9--0---0--0--9--9--0---0--0--9--9--0---0--0--9--9--0--|
B|---10-12-10-10-12--10-12-10-10-12--10-12-10-10-12--10-12-10-10-12--|
G|---11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--|
D|---12-12--0--0-12--12-12--0--0-12--12-12--0--0-12--12-12--0--0-12--|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus and end]
     D    D6/B  Dmaj7 D    D D6/B Dmaj7 D         G  A    
This old guitar                         This old guitar    
     D    D6/B  Dmaj7 D    D D6/B Dmaj7 D         G
This old guitar              
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