Chords for Chely Wright - Emma Jean's Guitar
Tempo:
154.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[C] [G]
[D] [D]
I [C] found it in [G] a pawn shop in a ragged cardboard case
watches, [D] it looked so out of place
baggage sticker, yellow, [D] frayed [Em] and torn
[G] Nashville, [D] September [G] 64
[E] could tell by [C] the fingerboard, [G] her painted nails [D] were long
[C] [G]
[D] [D]
I [C] found it in [G] a pawn shop in a ragged cardboard case
watches, [D] it looked so out of place
baggage sticker, yellow, [D] frayed [Em] and torn
[G] Nashville, [D] September [G] 64
[E] could tell by [C] the fingerboard, [G] her painted nails [D] were long
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G
C
D
Em
E
G
C
D
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [D] _
_ I _ [C] found it in [G] a pawn shop in a ragged cardboard case
_ [Em] With the guns and dusty watches, _ [D] it looked so out of place
_ [G] With a trailways baggage sticker, _ _ yellow, [D] frayed [Em] and torn
_ _ [C] _ _ Destination [G] Nashville, _ _ [D] September _ [G] 64
_ And _ _ you [E] could tell by [C] the _ fingerboard, [G] her painted nails [D] were long _
[Em] She only needed [C] three chords [D] to play those good old country songs
[G] And her name's etched in [C] the finish _ [G] like a faded [D] metal [Em] scar
And [C] this _ 1950 [G] Gibson _ [D] is Emma Jean's [G] guitar
I _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ wonder [G] if she played in [C] a small town talent show
_ [Em] With her hair teased to perfection _ [D] in a dress her mama _ sewed
And [C] for a little _ _ inspiration, _ [D] she pasted on [Em] a star
_ _ [C] Here upon [G] the headstock [D] of Emma Jean's [G] guitar
_ _ And you [Em] could tell by [C] the _ fingerboard, [G] her painted nails [F#m] were long _
[Em] She only needed [C] three chords [D] to play those good old country songs
[G] And they were played [C] with tenderness, _
[G] they were [D] played [Em] with heart _ _
_ _ And [C] this _ 1950 [G] Gibson _ [D] was Emma Jean's [G] guitar _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Oooh, _ _ _ oooh, _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] oooh _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ I [C] _ wouldn't even know her if I saw her face [G] to face
But [Em] there's a little bit of Emma Jean [D] in every song I [E] play
[D] _ [C] She passed along these [G] hopes and dreams, cradled [D] in [Em] my arms
[C] And I am just a guardian _ [D] of Emma Jean's [G] guitar
_ _ _ And you [Em] could tell by the [C] _ _ fingerboard her [G] painted nails were [D] long _
[Em] She only needed [C] three chords [D] to play those good old country songs
[G] And her name's etched in [C] the finish like [G] a fading battle [Em] star _
[C] This 1950 _ [G] Gibson _ [D] is Emma Jean's [Em] guitar _ _
[C] This _ 1950 [G] Gibson _ [D] is Emma Jean's [G] guitar _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [D] _
_ I _ [C] found it in [G] a pawn shop in a ragged cardboard case
_ [Em] With the guns and dusty watches, _ [D] it looked so out of place
_ [G] With a trailways baggage sticker, _ _ yellow, [D] frayed [Em] and torn
_ _ [C] _ _ Destination [G] Nashville, _ _ [D] September _ [G] 64
_ And _ _ you [E] could tell by [C] the _ fingerboard, [G] her painted nails [D] were long _
[Em] She only needed [C] three chords [D] to play those good old country songs
[G] And her name's etched in [C] the finish _ [G] like a faded [D] metal [Em] scar
And [C] this _ 1950 [G] Gibson _ [D] is Emma Jean's [G] guitar
I _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ wonder [G] if she played in [C] a small town talent show
_ [Em] With her hair teased to perfection _ [D] in a dress her mama _ sewed
And [C] for a little _ _ inspiration, _ [D] she pasted on [Em] a star
_ _ [C] Here upon [G] the headstock [D] of Emma Jean's [G] guitar
_ _ And you [Em] could tell by [C] the _ fingerboard, [G] her painted nails [F#m] were long _
[Em] She only needed [C] three chords [D] to play those good old country songs
[G] And they were played [C] with tenderness, _
[G] they were [D] played [Em] with heart _ _
_ _ And [C] this _ 1950 [G] Gibson _ [D] was Emma Jean's [G] guitar _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Oooh, _ _ _ oooh, _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] oooh _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ I [C] _ wouldn't even know her if I saw her face [G] to face
But [Em] there's a little bit of Emma Jean [D] in every song I [E] play
[D] _ [C] She passed along these [G] hopes and dreams, cradled [D] in [Em] my arms
[C] And I am just a guardian _ [D] of Emma Jean's [G] guitar
_ _ _ And you [Em] could tell by the [C] _ _ fingerboard her [G] painted nails were [D] long _
[Em] She only needed [C] three chords [D] to play those good old country songs
[G] And her name's etched in [C] the finish like [G] a fading battle [Em] star _
[C] This 1950 _ [G] Gibson _ [D] is Emma Jean's [Em] guitar _ _
[C] This _ 1950 [G] Gibson _ [D] is Emma Jean's [G] guitar _ _
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