Neil Young This Old Guitar

This old guitar ain't mine to keep
Just taking care of it now
It's been around for years and years
Just waiting in its old case
It's been up and down the country roads
It's brought a tear and a smile
It's seen its share of dreams and hopes
And never went out of style
The more I play it, the better it sounds
It cries when I leave it alone
Silently it waits for me
Or someone else I suppose

This old guitar
This old guitar
This old guitar

This old guitar has caught some breaks
But it never searched for gold
It can't be blamed for my mistakes
It only does what it's told
It's been a messenger in times of trouble
In times of hope and fear
When I get drunk and seeing double
It jumps behind the wheel and steers

This old guitar ain't mine to keep
It's mine to play for a while
This old guitar ain't mine to keep
It's only mine for a while

This old guitar
This old guitar
This old guitar
This old guitar
This old guitar
This old guitar
This old guitar

Category:

Music

Tags:

• praire
• wind
• winds

[Denise11Schultz]

My mom has been gone almost 30 years now, and when I hear this song, I feel like I can be with her again for a little while, knowing how much she listened to 'this old guitar' when it was Hank's. I love this song. Playing it for you tonight, Mom!

[MageGus]

oh yeah neil young is amazing !!!!

wee first comment =P

[Chironrising]

DEVINE

[zilcheynon]

You could only hear the guitar without his voice to know it is him

[TheKraut59]

Neil Young Made Me Understand Rock and Roll,One of The Greatest Ever

[ShamanKing2100]

@Lee52McF

I just now read, and gained immediate adoration for this concept you described for honouring, preserving & consolidating the heritage, history & legacy of these beloved, mystically endowed & spirit-bound companions of we souljahs...

I think I will like to converse & delve more with you, in time.

This is the first time I have heard this song...

I'm gonna go back for seconds now...

Peace, Light & Music!

~The Big D

[Lee52McF]

I have a couple of old guitars and this song speaks to me in many ways. I always wonder how many people owned the guitars before I did...what songs were played on them. I'm putting a note in the cases that says who I am, the years I owned them, the songs I played on them. Hopefully the list will follow the guitars over the years after I have 'taken care of them for a while' and others will add to the list and create a history for these old war horses.

[sleekpenguin]

The whole album is wonderful: "Prairie Wind"

[Imspacedbro]

Isn't this song originally written as a country tradition to give a guitar to another musician that the musician thinks highly of.

[No1oldestdaughter]

My husband was a guitar player and this song makes me think of him! He died in 2007! I have his old guitar he had when we meant in 83! No strings, the bridge needs work and the case was burnt from him putting it on a stove and leaning back and turning the stove on! I wouldn't trade it for anything!

[lilmike55912]

I guess I,m old.. so is neil.. about the same age . How much do we have to say to Beleave the truth about life!

[Gilhelm]

words cant explain how great this song is