Golden Guitar

GRAY LEACH

I happened to walk into a honky tonk one night down in New Orleans
Up above the bar hung a big guitar like none I'd ever seen
The neck was set with diamonds and though the strings were old
Like Kings of Sound they wound around six keys of solid gold
A man stepped up beside me his breath was strong with wine
He said you know that guitar once belonged to a mighty close pal of mine
He used to play it right here I forget the year around '45 I think
Ha I could tell you quite a story friend if you'd care to buy me a drink
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Well I possessed by every weakness that takes a man a fool
I bought a round he drank it down and then he rocked back on his stool
He said yeah I remember now it was '45 alright
He just returned from the Great War that's where he lost his sight
His buddies gave him that guitar at the time it was simple and plain
He added the gold and the diamonds as he played his way to fame
He was doing a show in Shreveport the night he received a call
To come appear on the Grand Ole Opry the greatest show at all
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I was driving him to Nashville it was cold and misting rain
The signals flashed and the whistle screamed I swear Mister I never saw that train
I heard the doctor tell him just after he used his knife
You're lucky son it was just your arm it could have been your life
But he died that night life just demanded more than he could give
I think he couldn've made it he just lost his will to live
But this world's loss is heaven's gain and tonight he's still a star
He plays with a band of angels that's my son's golden guitar

Curiosità sulla canzone Golden Guitar di Bill Anderson

In quali album è stata rilasciata la canzone “Golden Guitar” di Bill Anderson?
Bill Anderson ha rilasciato la canzone negli album “Bright Lights And Country Music” nel 1965, “Greatest Hits” nel 1967, “The Bill Anderson Story” nel 1969, “Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow” nel 1985, “Greatest Hits 1” nel 1996, e “Oh Boy Classics Presents Bill Anderson” nel 2001.
Chi ha composto la canzone “Golden Guitar” di di Bill Anderson?
La canzone “Golden Guitar” di di Bill Anderson è stata composta da GRAY LEACH.

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