Tabbed By Larry Mofle 12/7/2011 Lyrics provided by my daughter, Shania! For the C chord, you can also use a D/C chord instead - X30230 Drop D Tuning D5 C5 D5 I got my first guitar when I turned 13 D5 C5 A5 Daddy said here ya go son, now you can play like me D5 C5 D5 I got that honkytonk fever deep down in my bones D5 C5 D5 From that old maple guitar and a good country song I remember the dry heat and the Mojave sand Just me and that guitar and some old marine friends And about the only thing that got us through 29 Palms Was an old maple guitar and some good country songs Chorus: G5 D5 Lord that old maple guitar gots wood grains of gold A5 G5 D5 And that good country music just pours from your soul G5 D5 G5 And it'll echo in the air way till god calls us home D5 C5 D5 With an old maple guitar and a good country song "Take it up boys" Change key to E E5 D5 E5 I was stranded in Birmingham and down on my luck E5 D5 B5 Cause my wife took my money and then a bank took my truck E5 D5 E5 Oh but theres two things I still have that they better leave alone Thats that old maple guitar and these good country songs Chorus: A5 E5 Lord that old maple guitar gots wood grains of gold B5 D5 E5 And that good country music it just pours out from the soul A5 E5 A5 And it'll echo in the air way till god calls me home E5 D5 E5 With an old maple guitar and a good country song And a good ole Hank Williams country song