0 New song: THE CIGAR BOX GUITAR Posted by Chris Bohlman on August 20, 2016 at 8:11am I never truly understood the adage that individual guitars can help one write specific songs until I got into CBG about a year ago. Recently, I purchased the A.J. Gaither "Arkanasas Tenor" from C.B, Gitty, and that little wooden box is the best typewriter I have ever owned. Here is the first tune I penned on it called, "The Cigar Box Guitar," written from the imagined perspective of A.J. Hope the lyrics speak to the builders on the site. Been working it out live, and will post a video when I figure out how.THE CIGAR BOX GUITAR© Chris Bohlman BMILately I been thinking what I could hand downShould I wake up in heaven or fall asleep undergroundSomething my only son could remember me byGuess you could drive my gun or you could shoot the carBut I don't think either will get you too farCause you always run out of unleaded and leadI never made it big, I barely made it smallAnd I ain't got two pennies to make cents of it allCigarettes and the nights of my life they just burnt awayAin't dreams and daddies cause a song never diesAnd unlike the whiskey a guitar never liesYou just gently hold her till she shows you the wayOh yeah, she'll show you the wayShe was born in Kansas CityLoved her like your mamma though she ain't quite as prettyAlways kept one by my side when the other was goneShe can make you cry, she can make you singJust an old Macanudo and four bronze-wound stringsShe played my life back to me in the key of DI never made it big, I barely made it smallAnd I ain't got two pennies to make cents of it allMoonshine on fire the nights of my life they just burn awayAin't dreams and daddies cause a song never diesAnd unlike a woman a guitar never liesYou just grab her and hold her and she'll show you the wayOh yeah, she'll show you the wayI know my time might be comin' soonBut I got one more gig at the Westport SaloonAnd all my friends are gonna be there and they'll be stoned as hellSo before I put this home made ax awayI gonna do some cutting just one more dayAnd boy, I wish you could be there to see them girls swayI never made it big, I barely made it smallAnd I ain't got two pennies to make cents of it allReefer and the nights of my life they just burnt awayAin't dreams and daddies cause a song never diesAnd unlike your mamma this guitar never liesYou just hold on tight and she'll show you the wayBoy I promise, she's gonna show you the way E-mail me when people leave their comments – Follow
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