Chords for Norman Blake & Tony Rice - D-18 Song (Thank You Mr. Martin)

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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ It was a pawn shop in [Eb] Odessa [Db] in the fall of 64
[Eb] Pawn shop man was leaving, he was locking [Ab] up the door
I ran right up real [C] fast and [Db] I hollered through the screen
[Eb] Man you got any good guitars in here?
He said I got this V-18
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So I give him a [Eb] hundred dollars and [Db] I took that sucker home
[Eb] I cleaned it up and strung it, hit a chord and [Ab] heard that tone
It was rich and full, clean and clear, [Db] all the guitar, all the V
I [Eb] said thank you Mr.
Martin, you made this V-18 [Ab] for me
_ [Eb] I said thank you Mr.
Martin, I'm alright
[Ab] _ [Eb] Once again this old [Db] guitar helped me [Ab] through the night
I'm really grateful to you, [Db] you know how to make them right
[Eb] I said thank you Mr.
Martin, [Ab] I'm alright
Alright boy?
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[Db] _ Yeah
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_ _ _ _ if I'm feeling down and worthless [Db] and I haven't got a dime
Just [Eb] wondering if I spent my life wasting [Ab] my time
I pick up this old [Db] guitar, some paper and a pen
I [Eb] say thank you Mr.
Martin, you saved my life [Ab] again _
I've written songs about my lover, [Db] my family and my friends
[Eb] My wife and child, my old place and the road that never [Ab] ends
Heroes, hobos, rock and [Db] roll and a honky tonk queen
I [Eb] wrote them all without exception on my Martin V [Ab]-18
_ I [Eb] said thank you Mr.
Martin, [Ab] I'm alright
_ [Eb] Once again this old [Db] guitar helped me [Ab] through the night
I'm really [Bb] grateful [Cm] to you, [Db] you know how to make them right
[Eb] I said thank you Mr.
Martin, [Ab] I'm alright
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_ _ _ _ Now it's one made way back in 43 [Db] when I was just a kid
[Eb] I believe it's about the best thing Mr.
Martin [Ab] ever did
It plays real good, it stays in [Db] tune, it never treats me mean
[Eb] Thank God for Mr.
Martin and his fine [Ab] old V-18 _ _
Now there's your Gallagher, your [Eb] Gibson, [Db] your Goya, Gretchen, Gil
[Eb] I played every kind of guitar that them guitar [Ab] makers built
I've picked on a lot of axes [Db] but the best I've ever seen
[Eb] Is my funky beat up wonderful old Martin V [Ab]-18
[Ab] I [Eb] said thank you Mr.
Martin, [Ab] I'm alright
_ [Eb] Once again this old [Db] guitar helped [Ab] me through the night
I'm really grateful to [Db] you, you know how to make them right
[Eb] I said thank you Mr.
Martin, [Ab] I'm alright
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] said thank you Mr.
Martin, I'm [Ab] alright
[Ab] _ [Eb] Once again this old [Db] guitar helped me [Ab] through the night
I'm really grateful to you, [Db] you know how to make them right
I [Eb] said thank you Mr.
Martin, I'm [Ab] alright _ _ _ _
_ Thank [Fm] _ _ _ _ [N] _
you, thank you
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_ _ _ _ _ Oh me, I like this black pick and this is alright
[A] _ _ _ _ _
_ You know it's just about to catch on but come a time
What _ _ are we going to play there?
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[E] Oh [A] what do you want to do that Salt [G] Creek or [A] Salt River, some postcard or whatever
Kick _ us off right there
Woo,