This Old Guitar ("Greatest Hits" Version) Chords

Tempo:
169.6 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

Bm

G

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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This Old Guitar ("Greatest Hits" Version) chords
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[D] [A]
[B] [Bm] [F#m]
[G]
[A] [D] [A]
[Bm] [D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] This old [A] guitar taught me to [B] [Bm]
sing [F#m] a love song.
[G] It showed me how [D] to [A] laugh and how [D] to cry.
[A] [Bm]
[D] It [G] introduced me to [A] some friends of mine.
[D] It [A] brightened up some [Bm] [D] days.
[G] It helped me make [D] it through [A] some lonely [D] [A] nights.
[Bm]
I told a [G] friend I had [A] upon a cold and lonely [D]
[Bm] night.
[D]
[G] [D] [A]
[D] This old [A] guitar gave [Bm] me my lovely [F#m] lady.
[G]
It opened up [A] her eyes and [D] ears to me.
[A] [Bm]
[D] [G] It brought us close [A] together.
[D] I guess it [A] broke [Bm] her heart.
[G] But it opened up the [A]
space for us to [D] [F#m] be.
[Bm] [D] [G] What a lovely place, [A] a lovely space [D] to be.
[F#m] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[A] [D]
This old [A] guitar gave me [Bm] my life, [F#m] my living.
[G] And all the things [A] you know I love [D] to [A] do.
[Bm] [D]
[G] To serenade the [A] stars that shine from a [D] sunny [F#m]
[Bm] [D] mountainside.
[G]
Most of all [A] to sing my songs [D] for [F#m] you.
[Bm]
[D] [G] I love to sing [A] my songs [D] for you.
[A] Yes [Bm] I do, you know.
[G] I love [A] to sing my [D] songs for you.
[Bm] [D] [G]
[A]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[A] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[G] [A]
[D] [F#m]
[Bm] [D] [G]
[A]
[D]
I love to sing
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
Bm
13421112
G
2131
F#m
123111112
D
1321
A
1231
Bm
13421112
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To learn John Denver - (Greatest Hits Version) This Old Guitar chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: A, D, G, A, Bm, G, Bm and D. Set your pace at 84 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 170. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ This old [A] guitar _ taught me to [B] _ _ _ [Bm]
sing [F#m] a love song.
_ _ [G] It showed me how [D] to [A] laugh _ and how [D] to cry.
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] It [G] introduced me to [A] some friends of _ _ mine.
[D] It [A] brightened up some [Bm] _ [D] days.
_ [G] It helped me make [D] it through [A] some lonely [D] _ _ _ [A] nights.
[Bm] _
I told a [G] friend I had [A] upon a cold and lonely [D] _ _
_ [Bm] night.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ This old [A] guitar _ _ gave [Bm] me my _ _ lovely [F#m] lady.
_ _ _ [G]
It opened up [A] her _ eyes and [D] ears to me.
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] It brought us close [A] together.
_ _ _ [D] I guess it [A] broke [Bm] her heart. _
[G] But it opened up the [A]
space for us to [D] _ _ [F#m] be.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] What a lovely _ place, [A] a lovely space [D] to be.
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
This old [A] guitar _ gave me [Bm] my _ _ life, [F#m] my living.
_ _ _ [G] _ And all the things [A] you know I _ love [D] to _ [A] do.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ To serenade the [A] stars that shine from a [D] sunny _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] mountainside.
_ [G] _ _
Most of all [A] to sing my songs [D] for [F#m] you.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ I love to sing [A] my songs [D] for you.
[A] Yes [Bm] I do, you know.
_ [G] _ _ _ I love [A] to sing my _ [D] songs for you.
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I love to sing _ _ _ _ _

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