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[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