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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kenny Chesney
Vocals
Jaren Johnston
Background Vocals
Craig Wiseman
Background Vocals
Gary Prim
Piano
Grace Potter
Background Vocals
Jim Chapman
Background Vocals
Jim Horn
Tenor Saxophone
John Jarvis
Piano
John Hobbs
Synthesizer
John Osborne
Background Vocals
John Willis
Acoustic Guitar
Larry Paxton
Bass
Melonie Cannon
Background Vocals
Michael Rhodes
Bass
Mickey Raphael
Jaw Harp
Mike Johnson
Steel Guitar
Mike Reid
Piano
Pat Buchanan
Electric Guitar
Paul Leim
Drums
Scott Ducaj
Trumpet
Scott Vestal
Banjo
Shane McAnally
Background Vocals
Steven Herrman
Trumpet
Tim Hensley
Background Vocals
Wyatt Beard
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jaren Johnston
Songwriter
Tom Douglas
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ben Terry
Assistant Recording Engineer
Buddy Cannon
Producer
Butch Carr
Additional Engineer
Daniel Bacigalupi
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Drew Bollman
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Gordon Hammond
Assistant Engineer
Guillaume Robert
Assistant Mixing Engineer
John Netti
Assistant Engineer
Justin Francis
Assistant Engineer
Justin Niebank
Mixing Engineer
Kenny Chesney
Co-Producer
Leland Elliott
Assistant Engineer
Lowell Reynolds
Assistant Engineer
Nathan Yarborough
Assistant Recording Engineer
Natthaphol Abhigantaphand
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Nick Spezia
Assistant Engineer
P. J. Fenech
Assistant Recording Engineer
P. J. Fenech
Assistant Recording Engineer
P. J. Fenech
Assistant Recording Engineer
P. J. Fenech
Assistant Recording Engineer
P. J. Fenech
Assistant Recording Engineer
P. J. Fenech
Assistant Recording Engineer
P. J. Fenech
Assistant Recording Engineer
P. J. Fenech
Assistant Recording Engineer
P. J. Fenech
Assistant Recording Engineer
P. J. Fenech
Assistant Recording Engineer
Paul Bowman
Assistant Engineer
Seth Morton
Assistant Recording Engineer
Shelley Anderson
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Sorrel Lavigne
Assistant Recording Engineer
Taylor Pollert
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tony Castle
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
He was selling an old guitar and I bought it
I saw her smiling picture in his wallet
He said, "I call her baby, but her Christian name is Charlotte"
Doo-do-doo-do, doo-do-do
She spends her days downtown hooked up to some machine
They say time can heal, but time can't heal everything
The Lord's gonna take her home real soon, flying on angel's wings
Doo-do-doo-do, doo-do-do
I'm gonna cry right now and that's OK
We're all gonna die someday
You won't remember a single word I'm trying to say
Doo-do-doo-do, doo-do-do
It's all a grand illusion when you think you're in control
She's all I got left, I'm selling everything I own
There's no good in a goodbye, it's the beginning of the end
I left some songs in the guitar
Sing 'em good, my friend
(Doo-do-doo-do, doo-do-do) oh, yeah
(Doo-do-doo-do, doo-do-do)
This old guitar and case has been in a million bars
Been a fool's disciple, miss dance recitals and the birth of every child
Honestly, honesty never goes out of style
So sing the pain, my friend
(Doo-do-doo-do, doo-do-do) oh
So the world sees her as just desperate, grey and old
All I see is my true love, my heart, my life, my soul
At least for one more night, I got a beautiful wrinkled hand to hold
Sing the truth, my friend
(Doo-do-doo-do, doo-do-do)
I'm gonna cry right now and that's OK
We're all gonna die someday
You won't remember a single word I'm trying to say
(Doo-do-doo-do, doo-do-do)
It's all a grand illusion when you think you're in control
She's all I got left, I'm selling everything I own
There's no good in a goodbye, it's the beginning of the end
I left some songs in this guitar
Sing 'em good, my friend
I'm gonna sing the pain away
I'm gonna sing the truth, and then again
I'm gonna sing 'em good for my old friend
Well, I cried when I got in that truck, so I put on my shades
Looked up at the crimson sky as the sun began to fade
And for the first time in a long time, I swear, I think I prayed
I'm gonna sing the pain away
I'm gonna sing the truth, and then again
I'm gonna sing 'em good for my old friend
Yeah, my old friend
Writer(s): Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston
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