Rusty Guitar Strings Chords

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Rusty Guitar Strings by Boxcar Willie is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G7 and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			C        F                         C 
I've got rusty guitar strings from crying salty tears 

                                      G7 
And this band stand is getting pretty wet 

         C                         F            C 
I've got rusty guitar strings from crying salty tears 

                 G7             C 
And I'm not even through crying yet 





                                      F             C 
Well you always got your kicks when I played my hot licks 

                                 G7 
You said I was the light of your life 

    C                     F                   C 
But when you called today said you were going away 

                  G7               C 
That you would be another picker's wife 





C        F                         C 
I've got rusty guitar strings from crying salty tears 

                                      G7 
And this band stand is getting pretty wet 

         C                         F            C 
I've got rusty guitar strings from crying salty tears 

                 G7             C 
And I'm not even through crying yet 






                           F                C 
I was a guitar picker in a good ol' country band 

                                     G7 
And I used to sit and practice every day 

      C                         F                C 
I was headed for the top when I heard my G sting pop 

                     G7        C 
Then my fame started slipping away 





C        F                         C 
I've got rusty guitar strings from crying salty tears 

                                      G7 
And this band stand is getting pretty wet 

         C                         F            C 
I've got rusty guitar strings from crying salty tears 

                 G7             C 
And I'm not even through crying yet 





                              F                 C 
Now I'm picking sour notes on these sad songs I wrote 

                                G7 
I'm out of tune on every note I play 

      C                       F               C 
As my salty tears fall down I know I'm sorrow bound 

               G7          C 
I'm rusting my poor career away 




C        F                         C 
I've got rusty guitar strings from crying salty tears 

                                      G7 
And this band stand is getting pretty wet 

         C                         F            C 
I've got rusty guitar strings from crying salty tears 

                 G7             C 
And I'm not even through crying yet 





                 G7             C 
And I'm not even through crying yet 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante