Gordon Bok – This Old Mandolin (Guitar)

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[Intro] F# B F# G#m C#m F# G#m F# B F# G#m F# [Verse 1]
         B           G#m
This old mandolin is carved out of Pine

C#m                            F#    C#m
Given to me by a hobo down the line

                             F#
Willed to me with these last words

   B            G#m        C#m           F#
"Before I cross over, I'll show you some chords"
[Verse 2]
         B                       G#m
This old mandolin is made out of earth and of stone

       C#m                                           F#
If the sound of the railroad leaves you feeling all alone

         G#m                  F#        B   F#  G#m  F#
This old mandolin will take a hobo back home
[Verse 3]
         B           G#m
This old mandolin is sure full of sand

      C#m                                      F#
It'll play out-of-tune if there's a cop on the train

C#m          Ebm           G#m        B          G#m   E
Sing you the rhythm of the Superchief out of St. Paul

               F#
And that ain't all
[Verse 4]
         F#7                           G#7
This old mandolin'll make a young girl open her window

       C#m                          F#
Like a warm breeze on a rainy night

           C#m           F#
And like a hex-sign on a barn

         G#m                  F#        B   F#  G#m  F#
This old mandolin will keep a hobo from harm
[Instrumental] B F# G#m C#m F# G#m F# B F# G#m F# [Verse 5]
         B           G#m
This old mandolin is carved out of Pine

C#m                            F#    C#m
Given to me by a hobo down the line

                             F#
Willed to me with these last words

   B            G#m        C#m           F#
"Before I cross over, I'll show you some chords"
[Verse 6]
         B           G#m
This old mandolin is sure full of sand

      C#m                                      F#
It'll play out-of-tune if there's a cop on the train

C#m          Ebm           G#m        B          G#m   E
Sing you the rhythm of the Superchief out of St. Paul

               F#
And that ain't all
[Verse 7]
         F#7                           G#7
This old mandolin'll make a young girl open her window

       C#m                          F#
Like a warm breeze on a rainy night

           C#m           F#
And like a hex-sign on a barn

         G#m                  F#        B   F#  G#m  F#
This old mandolin will keep a hobo from harm
[Verse 8]
         B                       G#m
This old mandolin is made out of old barns and water tanks

       C#m                                   F#
If the jukebox is busted and you need an old song

         G#m                  F#        B   F#  G#m  F#  B
This old mandolin will take a hobo back home