Chords for Shemekia Copeland - Beat Up Old Guitar 2001
Tempo:
92.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
C
D
F#m
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I gotta sit my
I gotta sit these 22 year old bones down.
We gonna do this next song.
It's off my new CD Wicked and it's called Beat Up Old Guitar.
Although this is a pretty guitar.
[E]
It's gonna be beat [Am] up in a couple years though.
[A]
[Am] [A]
[C] [A]
In [D] a bar down in Texas, [C] in a cold part of [A] town.
[Am] [A]
[D] Sat an old man playing the blues, [C] [D]
[C] play them dirty and low [A] down.
[D] Just trying to make a living, but you [A] know you can't go far.
[C] Playing [A] them old blues, playing them old blues, [C] playing them [A] old blues [F#m] on a beat up, a beat [A] up old guitar.
But he hug it like [D] a woman, hold it close to [A] his chest.
[D] Run his hands across the body, with a soft, soft [C]
[A] caress.
[Am] [D] Though he never made much money, when he passed [Am] around the [A] job.
[C] He could really [A] play the blues, he could really play the blues, [D] he could [C] really play [A] the blues [F#m] on a beat up, a [E] beat up [A] old guitar.
The [N] body was all scrunched up, to make a beat up thing.
But when that man started picking, he could make the guitar sing.
Though he never made him famous, he never was a star.
[D] But [C] he could [A] really play the blues, [D] he could really [A] play the blues, he [C] could really [A] play the [F#m] blues on a beat up, a [C#] beat up [A] old guitar.
Play your beat up old guitar.
[Am]
[A] [D]
[A] [C]
[A] [D] [C] [A]
[D] [A] [Cm] [A]
[F#m] [G#]
[A] That's Arthur Nielsen y'all, how about it?
[D]
Well yeah that guitar just broke down, you know the old [A] man he broke down too.
[D] This mean old life's gonna get you, no matter [A] what you do.
[D] But if you're ever down in Texas, and you listen [A] really hard.
You hear an old man playing the blues, old man playing the blues, [C] old [A] man playing the blues [F#m] on a beat up, a [A] beat up old guitar.
On [F#m] a beat up, a [A] beat up old guitar.
On [F#m] a beat up, a [C#] beat up [E] old [C] guitar.
[A] [C] [A]
[N] Thank you.
Beat up old guitar, that's Arthur Nielsen.
I gotta sit these 22 year old bones down.
We gonna do this next song.
It's off my new CD Wicked and it's called Beat Up Old Guitar.
Although this is a pretty guitar.
[E]
It's gonna be beat [Am] up in a couple years though.
[A]
[Am] [A]
[C] [A]
In [D] a bar down in Texas, [C] in a cold part of [A] town.
[Am] [A]
[D] Sat an old man playing the blues, [C] [D]
[C] play them dirty and low [A] down.
[D] Just trying to make a living, but you [A] know you can't go far.
[C] Playing [A] them old blues, playing them old blues, [C] playing them [A] old blues [F#m] on a beat up, a beat [A] up old guitar.
But he hug it like [D] a woman, hold it close to [A] his chest.
[D] Run his hands across the body, with a soft, soft [C]
[A] caress.
[Am] [D] Though he never made much money, when he passed [Am] around the [A] job.
[C] He could really [A] play the blues, he could really play the blues, [D] he could [C] really play [A] the blues [F#m] on a beat up, a [E] beat up [A] old guitar.
The [N] body was all scrunched up, to make a beat up thing.
But when that man started picking, he could make the guitar sing.
Though he never made him famous, he never was a star.
[D] But [C] he could [A] really play the blues, [D] he could really [A] play the blues, he [C] could really [A] play the [F#m] blues on a beat up, a [C#] beat up [A] old guitar.
Play your beat up old guitar.
[Am]
[A] [D]
[A] [C]
[A] [D] [C] [A]
[D] [A] [Cm] [A]
[F#m] [G#]
[A] That's Arthur Nielsen y'all, how about it?
[D]
Well yeah that guitar just broke down, you know the old [A] man he broke down too.
[D] This mean old life's gonna get you, no matter [A] what you do.
[D] But if you're ever down in Texas, and you listen [A] really hard.
You hear an old man playing the blues, old man playing the blues, [C] old [A] man playing the blues [F#m] on a beat up, a [A] beat up old guitar.
On [F#m] a beat up, a [A] beat up old guitar.
On [F#m] a beat up, a [C#] beat up [E] old [C] guitar.
[A] [C] [A]
[N] Thank you.
Beat up old guitar, that's Arthur Nielsen.
Key:
A
C
D
F#m
Am
A
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I gotta sit my_
I gotta sit these 22 year old bones down. _
_ _ _ We gonna do this next song.
It's off my new CD Wicked and it's called Beat Up Old Guitar.
_ Although this is a pretty guitar.
[E] _
It's gonna be beat [Am] up in a couple years though.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _
In [D] a bar down in Texas, _ [C] in a cold part of [A] town.
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] Sat an old man playing the blues, [C] _ [D]
[C] play them dirty and low _ [A] down. _ _
_ _ [D] Just trying to make a living, _ but you [A] know you can't go _ far. _
_ _ _ [C] Playing [A] them old blues, playing them old blues, [C] playing them [A] old blues [F#m] on a beat _ _ _ up, a beat [A] up old guitar.
_ _ _ _ _ _ But he hug it like [D] a woman, _ hold it close to [A] his _ chest.
_ _ _ [D] Run his hands across the body, _ _ with a soft, soft [C]
[A] caress.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] Though he never made much money, _ when he passed [Am] around the [A] job.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] He could really [A] play the blues, he could really play the blues, [D] he could [C] really play [A] the blues [F#m] on a beat _ up, _ a [E] beat up [A] old guitar. _ _ _
_ _ The [N] body was all scrunched up, to make a beat up thing.
But when that man started picking, he could make the guitar sing.
Though he never made him famous, he never was a star.
[D] But [C] he could [A] really play the blues, [D] he could really [A] play the blues, he [C] could really [A] play the [F#m] blues on a beat _ _ up, a [C#] beat up [A] old guitar.
_ Play your beat up old guitar. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ [A] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
[A] _ _ That's Arthur Nielsen y'all, how about it?
_ [D]
Well yeah that guitar just broke down, you know the old [A] man he broke down too.
_ _ _ _ [D] This mean old life's gonna get you, no matter [A] what you do.
_ _ _ _ [D] But if you're ever down in Texas, _ and you listen [A] really hard.
_ _ _ _ You hear an old man playing the blues, old man playing the blues, [C] old [A] man playing the blues [F#m] on a beat up, _ a [A] beat up old guitar.
_ _ On _ [F#m] a beat up, _ a [A] beat up old guitar. _ _ _ _ _
On [F#m] a beat up, _ a [C#] beat up [E] old [C] guitar.
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _
_ _ [N] Thank _ _ _ you.
Beat up old guitar, that's Arthur Nielsen.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I gotta sit my_
I gotta sit these 22 year old bones down. _
_ _ _ We gonna do this next song.
It's off my new CD Wicked and it's called Beat Up Old Guitar.
_ Although this is a pretty guitar.
[E] _
It's gonna be beat [Am] up in a couple years though.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _
In [D] a bar down in Texas, _ [C] in a cold part of [A] town.
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] Sat an old man playing the blues, [C] _ [D]
[C] play them dirty and low _ [A] down. _ _
_ _ [D] Just trying to make a living, _ but you [A] know you can't go _ far. _
_ _ _ [C] Playing [A] them old blues, playing them old blues, [C] playing them [A] old blues [F#m] on a beat _ _ _ up, a beat [A] up old guitar.
_ _ _ _ _ _ But he hug it like [D] a woman, _ hold it close to [A] his _ chest.
_ _ _ [D] Run his hands across the body, _ _ with a soft, soft [C]
[A] caress.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] Though he never made much money, _ when he passed [Am] around the [A] job.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] He could really [A] play the blues, he could really play the blues, [D] he could [C] really play [A] the blues [F#m] on a beat _ up, _ a [E] beat up [A] old guitar. _ _ _
_ _ The [N] body was all scrunched up, to make a beat up thing.
But when that man started picking, he could make the guitar sing.
Though he never made him famous, he never was a star.
[D] But [C] he could [A] really play the blues, [D] he could really [A] play the blues, he [C] could really [A] play the [F#m] blues on a beat _ _ up, a [C#] beat up [A] old guitar.
_ Play your beat up old guitar. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ [A] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
[A] _ _ That's Arthur Nielsen y'all, how about it?
_ [D]
Well yeah that guitar just broke down, you know the old [A] man he broke down too.
_ _ _ _ [D] This mean old life's gonna get you, no matter [A] what you do.
_ _ _ _ [D] But if you're ever down in Texas, _ and you listen [A] really hard.
_ _ _ _ You hear an old man playing the blues, old man playing the blues, [C] old [A] man playing the blues [F#m] on a beat up, _ a [A] beat up old guitar.
_ _ On _ [F#m] a beat up, _ a [A] beat up old guitar. _ _ _ _ _
On [F#m] a beat up, _ a [C#] beat up [E] old [C] guitar.
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _
_ _ [N] Thank _ _ _ you.
Beat up old guitar, that's Arthur Nielsen.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _