This Old Guitar

This old guitar taught me to sing a love song

showed me how to laugh and how to cry

introduced me to some friends of mine

and brightened up some days

it helped me make it through some lonely nights

oh, what a friend to have on a cold lonely night



This old guitar gave me my lovely lady

it opened up her eyes and ears to me

it brought us close together

and I guess it broke her heart

but it opened up the space for us to be

what a lovely place, a lovely space to be



This old guitar gave me my life, my living

and all the things you know I love to do

to serenade the stars that shine

from a sunny mountain side

most of all to sing my songs for you

ooh, I love to sing my songs for you

yes I do, Lord, I love to sing my songs for you