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G
He would sit on there the back porch and play that old guitar
C G
He played the wildwood flower and drank whiskey from a jar
C
He would sit there and remember, a time of long ago
G D G
Back when he still loved her, before he let her go
G
She had promised to be faithful, but she lied to him
C G
So, he started drinking whiskey, to make the thoughts go dim
C
Back when he was younger, he would fight in the bars
G D G
The only friend, he has left now, is that old......Martin guitar
CHORUS
C G
It was an old beat up Martin, he bought used in,,54,,
D G
She had dings and dents all over, but he couldn't have loved her more
C G
She sounded like a choir of angels, singing from afar
D G
When he made a "C" chord on that old .......Martin guitar
(Instrumental)
G
He never found another woman to take her place
C G
He just sits there picking, and trying to forget her face
C
He plays a lot of songs of old, from his days back in the bar
G D G
The only love, he has left now, is that old......Martin Guitar
G
Some people thought that he was crazy, but they don't understand
C G
His only love had hurt him, when the ring went on her hand
C
They found him on that back porch, whiskey spilled from an old fruit jar
C G D G
In his hands was his wedding ring and that old......Martin Guitar
CHORUS
C G
It was an old beat up Martin, he bought used in"54"
D G
She had dings and dents all over, but he couldn't have loved her more
C G
She sounded like a choir of angels, singing from afar
D G
When he made a "C" chord on that old .......Martin guitar