She Was There (His Old Guitar)

Lyrics

She Was There He handed me, his old guitar. And he said, "this one's for you". "She was the first one that I ever loved, I found her back in `42." Took that whole year,just to pay her off, Seven dollars every month. Your mother said, she nearly broke the bank, But let me tell you this much, son : She was there, Through all our happy times, Her sweet sounds rang out thru the night She was there, When things weren't going right. She brought us comfort with her song You know she's always been such a good friend of mine , I hope that you'll keep her in tune There were times , when he played, it was the strangest thing, we'd all sit around and stare How could this thing, made of wood and steel, leave magic floating in the air I never knew, till he handed her to me, That the magic was within It was in his hands and in his heart, It wasn't really in the strings I can recall when his friends came by, They'd all sit around and play. And I remember, thinkin' to myself, I hope I'll be that good someday. But as I sit here, with his old guitar, his fimgers flyin' through my head He is here, to help me through these harder times, those sweet sounds ring out thru the night Telling me that if I play her right. The magic's just around the bend And then sometimes on a Saturday night, I sit out on the porch and sing. All the songs I loved back in my younger days, And I try to keep her right in tune. He handed me, his old guitar. And he said, `this one's for you". She was the first one that I ever loved, I found her back in `42.

Credits

Lyrics Credits: T. LaFlesh

Music Credits: Hank Thomas

Producer Credits: Dusty Thomas

Publisher Credits: Flash Publishing

Performance Credits: Hank Thomas

Label Credits: ThunderHead Records

Description

Short Song Description: Could be a real three--handkerchief job.

Long Song Description: An old man is passing his first good guitar on to his son.

Story Behind the Song: My Dad, Flip, gave me this old '48 Gibson, the guitar which he had for nearly 60 years (bought it new as an 18 year old newlywed). Man, was my mother pissed. As you can tell from the song, she softened her stance as the years went by.

Metadata

Song Length: 5:00

Primary Genre: Country-General

Secondary Genre: Country-Rock

Tempo: Slow (71 - 90)

Lead Vocal: Male Vocal

Subject Matter 1: Healing

Mood 1: Moving

Language: English

Era: 2000 and later