Capo 1
B
He would sit on there the back porch and play that old guitar
E B
He played the wildwood flower and drank whiskey from a jar
E
He would sit there and remember, a time of long ago
B F# B
Back when he still loved her, before he let her go
B
She had promised to be faithful, but she lied to him
E B
So, he started drinking whiskey, to make the thoughts go dim
E
Back when he was younger, he would fight in the bars
B F# B
The only friend, he has left now, is that old......Martin guitar
CHORUS
E B
It was an old beat up Martin, he bought used in,,54,,
F# B
She had dings and dents all over, but he couldn't have loved her more
E B
She sounded like a choir of angels, singing from afar
F# B
When he made a "C" chord on that old .......Martin guitar
(Instrumental)
B
He never found another woman to take her place
E B
He just sits there picking, and trying to forget her face
E
He plays a lot of songs of old, from his days back in the bar
B F# B
The only love, he has left now, is that old......Martin Guitar
B
Some people thought that he was crazy, but they don't understand
E B
His only love had hurt him, when the ring went on her hand
E
They found him on that back porch, whiskey spilled from an old fruit jar
E B F# B
In his hands was his wedding ring and that old......Martin Guitar
CHORUS
E B
It was an old beat up Martin, he bought used in"54"
F# B
She had dings and dents all over, but he couldn't have loved her more
E B
She sounded like a choir of angels, singing from afar
F# B
When he made a "C" chord on that old .......Martin guitar