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John Denver - This Old Guitar Chords

Chord reference C, G, Am, Em, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]This old [G]guitar taught me to [Am]sing a [Em]love song, [F]it showed me how to [G]laugh and how to [C]cry. [Em] [Am] [C] It in[F]troduced me to some [G]friends of mine, and [C]brightened [Am]up my [C]days, [F]it helped me make it [G]thru some lonely [C]nights. [Em] [Am] [C] [F]What a friend to have on a [G]cold and lonely [C]night.

[Em] [Am] [C] [F] [G]

[C]This old [G]guitar gave me my [Am]lovely [Em]lady, [F]it opened up her [G]eyes and ears to [C]me. [Em] [Am] [C] [F]It brought us close to[G]gether, and I [C]guess it [Am]broke her [C]heart, [F]it opened up the [G]space for us to [C]be. [G] [Am] [G] [F]What a lovely place and a [G]lovely space to [C]be.

[Em] [Am] [C] [F] [G]

[C]This old [G]guitar gave me my [Am]life, my [Em]living, [F]and all the things you [G]know I love to [C]do. [Em] [Am] [C] [F]To serenade the [G]stars that shine from a [C]sunny [G]mountain-[C]side, [F]and most of all to [G]sing my songs for [C]you. [Em] [Am] [C] [F]I love to [G]sing my songs for [C]you. [Em]Yes I [Am]do, [C]you know [F]and I love to [G]sing my songs for [C]you. [Em] [Am] [C] [F]mm [G]mm

[C]Mmm [Em] [Am] [C]hu h[F]u [G]you [C]you [Em]you. [Am] [C] [F] [G]

[C] [Em] [Am] [C] [F] [G] [C]

Artist John Denver
Album Back Home Again
Genres Folk, Pop
Year 1974
Key C

How to Play This Old Guitar on Guitar?

John Denver - This Old Guitar can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Am, Em, F chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play This Old Guitar with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.