One of my favorite odes to the guitar by Monte Montgomery as recorded on his "Tethered" album from 2012.
Original tuning is half step down (D# G# C# F# A# D#)
[INTRO]
A A/G F#m F G A
[VERSE]
A
Here we are once again
A/G
My 6 string wooden friend.
F#m F G A
You’re everything that I’m all about.
A A/G
You’ve been battered and abused
You’ve paid so many dues.
F#m F G A
And I’m half a man when I put you down.
[CHORUS]
C G
So let’s play another song.
D A
Let’s drag it on too long.
E B F#
And bring a tear again to my eye.
C G
You can’t make me want to stop.
D A
You’re the only friend I’ve got.
E B F#
And you’ll never have to hear me say, goodbye.
[SOLO #1]
[VERSE]
A
I’ve never heard you shy away
A/G
From anything I want to play.
F#m F G A
Your honesty always rings true.
A
Through you, you amplify my soul.
A/G
You do, by giving rock and roll
F#m F G A
A melody that I can sing to.
[CHORUS]
C G
So let’s play another song.
D A
Let’s drag it on too long.
E B F#
And bring a tear again to my eye.
C G
You can’t make me want to stop.
D A
You’re the only friend I’ve got.
E B F#
And you’ll never have to hear me say, goodbye.
[SOLO #2]
[VERSE]
A
I know that I’ve been rough on you.
A/G
I’ve beaten you so out of tune
F#m F G A
And in return you made my fingers bleed.
A
So before I lay you down to rest
A/G
You'll prove again you are the best
F#m F G A
By bringing out the very best in me.
[CHORUS]
C G
So let’s play another song.
D A
Let’s drag it on too long.
E B F#
And bring a tear again to my eye.
C G
You can’t make me want to stop.
D A
You’re the only friend I’ve got.
E B F#
And you’ll never have to hear me say, goodbye.
[CHORUS]
C G
So let’s play another song.
D A
Let’s drag it on too long.
E B F#
And bring a tear again to my eye.
C G
You can’t make me want to stop.
D A
You’re the only friend I’ve got.
E B F#
And you’ll never have to hear me say, goodbye.
[SOLO #3]
[OUTRO]
A
Here we are once again.
A/G
My six string wooden friend.
F#m F G A
You’re everything that I’m all about.