C G G G C G D [Verse 1] G I found it in a pawn shop in a ragged cardboard case Em With the guns and dusty watches D It looked so out of place C G Em With a Trailways baggage sticker yellow frayed and torn C G D G Destination Nashville September '64 [Chorus] Em C And you could tell by the fingerboard G D Her painted nails were long Em C She only needed three chords D To play those good ole country songs G And her name's etched in the finish Em Like a fading battle scar C G D G And this 1950 Gibson was Emma Jean's guitar [Verse 2] G I wonder if she played it in a small town talent show Em D With her hair teased to perfection in a dress her mama sewed C G Em And for a little inspiration she pasted on a star C G D G Here up on the head stock of Emma Jean's guitar [Chorus] Em C And you could tell by the fingerboard G D Her painted nails were long Em C She only needed three chords D To play those good ole country songs G And her name's etched in the finish Em Like a fading battle scar C G D G And this 1950 Gibson was Emma Jean's guitar [Verse 3] G I wouldn't even know her if I saw her face to face Em D But there's a little bit of Emma Jean in every song I play C G Em She passed along these hopes and dreams cradled in my arms C G D G And I am just a guardian of Emma Jean's guitar [Chorus] Em C And you could tell by the fingerboard G D Her painted nails were long Em C She only needed three chords D To play those good ole country songs G And her name's etched in the finish Em Like a fading battle scar C G D Em And this 1950 Gibson was Emma Jean's guitar C G D G This 1950 Gibson was Emma Jean's guitar