Pawn Shop Guitar
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Intro: F
[Verso 1]
F Bb F
Pawned my high school ring my freshman year in college
Bb C
Traded my education for some six-string knowledge
F Bb F
Old man behind the counter said kid this'll take you far
Dm F
If you listen to the whispers
C F
In this pawn shop guitar
[Verso 2]
F Bb
I came to Music City with some songs
F
Burning a hole in my pocket
Bb
They slammed the door in my face
C
But I kept on a knocking
F
Another cowboy on Broadway
Bb F C/E Dm
Sleepin' in my car
F
With the whisper
C F
In my pawn shop guitar
[Refrão]
Bb F
Old man said with wood and steel you can get the girl
Dm Am Bb
Where it's broken your song can heal the world
Bb
To thine own self be true
F C/E Dm
Be who you are
F
Flying on the whispers
C F
In this pawn shop guitar
[Verso 3]
F Bb F
It was the best of times and the worst of times
Bb C
Singin' on street corners for dollars, quarters and dimes
F Bb F C/E Dm
Desperate, I pawned my guitar for fifty bucks
F C F
Man, she was long gone when I went back to pick her up
[Refrão]
Bb F
With wood and steel you can sing Willie, Waylon, and Merle
Dm Am Bb
Where it's broken your song can heal the world
Bb
Yeah, to thine own self be true
F C/E Dm
Be who you are
F
Flying on the whispers
C F
In this pawn shop guitar
[Ponte]
Dm
And I didn't know if I would ever write again
F
And one night in a bar the old man stumbled in
Bb F
Threw a hundred-dollar bill and drew a sharpie heart
Bb C
On a note he wrote, "That's where the good songs are"
Outro:
F Bb F
In every airport lounge, street corner, and every bar
Bb C
I put a Ben Franklin in every kid's pickle tip jar
F Bb F C/E
And I write a note with a big red sharpie heart
Dm F C
"That's where the good songs are"
N.C.
In the never-say-dier, the soul of a songwriter
F
And a pawn shop guitar
How to play Pawn Shop Guitar
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.