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THIS OLD GUITAR - John Denver (Video/ Lyric /Vocabulary)




This old guitar taught me to sing a love song
It showed me how to laugh and how to cry
It introduced me to some friends of mine
And brightened up some days
It helped me make it through some lonely nights
Oh, what a friend to have on a cold and lonely night

This old guitar gave me my lovely lady
It opened up her eyes and ears to me
It brought us close together
I guess it broke her heart
It opened up the space for us to be
What a lovely place and a lovely space to be

This old guitar gave me my life my living
All the things you know I love to do
To serenade the stars that shine
From a sunny mountainside
Most of all to sing my songs for you
I love to sing my songs for you
Yes, I do, you know
I love to sing my songs for you

Vocabulary:

taught (v.) - teach: to show someone how to behave, think, etc.

introduce (v.) - to make (someone) known to someone else by name

brighten up (v.) - to become brighter or more cheerful

lonely (adj.) - sad from being apart from other people, causing sad feelings that come from being apart from other people

lonely hearts (adj.) - intended for lonely people who want to meet someone they can have a romantic or friendly relationship with

make it through (phr.) - get through, past or over something difficult

serenade (v.) - to sing or play a serenade for (someone) or sometimes used figuratively

mountainside (n.) - the side of a mountain

together (adv.) - with or to each other, in a close relationship

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