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This Old Guitar

John Denver
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Song

Song: This Old Guitar

Artist: John Denver

Tabbed by: Max Schmitz

Date: 1-30-04

Email: tgopack4@juno.com

Here's the updated version (I noticed some errors already). This is a great song!

There aren't any tabs yet, so I thought I'd give it a shot. Here's how I hear it.

Use a capo on the 2nd fret. Don't be too picky on hitting the right strings, it

will sound good anyway. Be expressive on the bass notes. Email me if you notice

any errors. Thanks and enjoy! Please RATE this tab.

Intro (CAPO 2):

C G

e|------------------------------------3--------------------------------
B|------------1-----------1-----------------0-----0--------------------
G|---------0--------0-----------0--------------------------------------
D|---------------------2-----------0-----------0-----------------------
A|---3-----------3-----------2-----------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------3-----------------------------

Am Em

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------1-----------------------------0--------------------------
G|------2-----------2-----2-----0-----0-----------0--------------------
D|---------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------
A|---0-----------0-----------2-----------2-----------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

Am C

e|------------------------------------3--------------------------------
B|------------1-----------------------------1-----1--------------------
G|------2-----------2-----2-----0--------------------------------------
D|---------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------
A|---0-----------0-----------3-----------3-----------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

C F

e|------------------------0--------------------------------------------
B|------------1-----3-----------1-----------1-----------------1--------
G|------0-----------------------------0-----------0-----2-----------2--
D|---------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------3-----------
A|---3-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------1-----------1-----

G

e|------------------3-----------------		 :17 seconds
B|------------------------------0-----	John starts to sing now. Repeat
G|------0-----0-----------0-----------	  the intro once, then play:
D|---------------0-----------0--------
A|---3--------------------------------
E|---------3-----------3--------------

After intro:

C F

e|------------------------0--------------------------------------------
B|------------1-----3-----------1-----------1-----------------1--------
G|------0-----------------------------0-----------0-----2-----------2--
D|---------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------3-----------
A|---3-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------1-----------1-----

G

e|------------------3-----------------
B|------------------------------0-----
G|------0-----0-----------0-----------	Repeat twice, then play intro
D|---------------0-----------0--------		at: 56
A|---3--------------------------------
E|---------3-----------3--------------

C F

e|------------------------0--------------------------------------------
B|------------1-----3-----------1-----------1-----------------1--------
G|------0-----------------------------0-----------0-----2-----------2--
D|---------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------3-----------
A|---3-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------1-----------1-----

G

e|------------------3-----------------
B|------------------------------0-----
G|------0-----0-----------0-----------	Repeat twice, then play intro
D|---------------0-----------0--------         at 1:35
A|---3--------------------------------
E|---------3-----------3--------------

C F

e|------------------------0--------------------------------------------
B|------------1-----3-----------1-----------1-----------------1--------
G|------0-----------------------------0-----------0-----2-----------2--
D|---------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------3-----------
A|---3-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------1-----------1-----

G

e|------------------------------------
B|------------------0-----------0-----
G|------0-----0-----------0-----------	Repeat six times, then play:
D|---------------0-----------0--------
A|---3--------------------------------
E|---------3-----------3--------------

C

e|---0~~~--------
B|---1~~~--------
G|---0~~~--------				The End.
D|---2~~~--------
A|---3~~~--------
E|---0~~~--------

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