D-18 Song Thank You Mr Martin

G C D G C D G G C In a pawn shop in Odysessa in the fall of ’64 D G The pawn shop man was leavin’ he was lockin’ up the door C I ran up real fast and I holler’d through the screen D Hey, man, you got any good guitars in here, G he said “I got this D-18” G C So I gave him a hundred dollars and I took that sucker home D G I cleaned it up and strung it hit a chord and heard that tone C It was rich and full, clean and clear, all a guitar ought to be D G I said Thank you, Mr, Martin, you made this D-18 for me G D G I Said Thank you, Mr. Martin, I’m alright C G Once again this old guitar helped me through the night C I’m really grateful to you, you know how to make ’em right D G I said Thank you, Mr. Martin, I’m alright G C D G C D G G C Now if I’m feelin’ down and worthless and I haven’t got a dime D G Just a wonderin’ if I spent my life just wastin’ my time C I pick up this old guitar some paper and a pen D G I say Thank you, Mr. Martin, you saved my life again G C I’ve written songs about my lovers my family and my friends D G My wife and child the old home place and the road that never ends C Heros hobos rock n’ roll and a honky tonk queen D G I wrote ’em all without exception on my Martin D-18 G D G I Said Thank you, Mr. Martin, I’m alright C G Once again this old guitar helped me through the night C I’m really grateful to you, you know how to make ’em right D G I said Thank you, Mr. Martin, I’m alright Instrumenatl G C D G C D G G C Now It was made way back In ’43 when I was just a kid D G I believe it’s about the best thing Mr. Martin ever did C It plays real good, stays in tune and never treats me mean D D Thank God for Mr. Martin and tis fine old D-18. G C Now there’s your Galagher your Gibson your Goya Gretch and Guild D G I’ve played every kind of guitar that them guitar makers build C I’ve picked on a lot of axes but the best I’ve ever seen D G Is my funky beat up wonderful old Martin D-18. G D G I Said Thank you, Mr. Martin, I’m alright C G Once again this old guitar helped me through the night C I’m really grateful to you, you know how to make ’em right D G I said Thank you, Mr. Martin, I’m alright G C D G C D G G D G I Said Thank you, Mr. Martin, I’m alright C G Once again this old guitar helped me through the night C I’m really grateful to you, you know how to make ’em right D G I said Thank you, Mr. Martin, I’m alright G