Cherry Red and Bare Wood

Intro

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Mm-hmm

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Verse 1

Just me my guitar and a worn out pick

Six strings stretched tight on a busted neck

Frets freckled with rust from the rain by the door

Thumb calloused raw but I keep coming back for more

Pre-Chorus

She used to be bright cherry red

Now she's bare wood battle scars and sweat

She's got a voice only I can hear

Calls my name when the night is clear

Chorus

My guitar my guitar

She sings when I'm falling apart

My guitar my guitar

Bent notes and a breaking heart

Southern dirt in every chord

Lord I'd sell my soul for one more

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh-oh

Sing it baby

Oh-oh-oh

Won't you save me

Verse 2

Down in the Delta where the kudzu grows

I learned to bend a string till my fingers froze

Now every dive from Memphis to Mobile town

I plug in loud and they gather round

Pre-Chorus

Traces of last night's beer

On the headstock made of maple clear

She's been through fire through flood through sale

Still she hums when I run the rail

Chorus

My guitar my guitar

She sings when I'm falling apart

My guitar my guitar

Bent notes and a breaking heart

Southern dirt in every chord

Lord I'd sell my soul for one more

Guitar Solo

Bridge

One day they'll bury me in the clay

But this old six-string is gonna save the day

Pass her down to a boy with hungry hands

And let her wail where the Ozarks stand

Chorus

My guitar my guitar

She sings when I'm falling apart

My guitar my guitar

Bent notes and a breaking heart

Southern dirt in every chord

Lord I'd sell my soul for one more

Outro

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Mm-hmm

Sing it baby