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
