Golden Guitar Lyrics - Bill Anderson

(Curtis Leach - Betty Gary) 

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. 

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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. 

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. 

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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. 

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...