Intro
D A Emin G D 
 
Verse 1
 D 
He was trying to make a stand 
     G        D 
As a one man band 
        Emin         G          A7 
With a lady living down in his soul 
 
  D 
As she’s waiting for his time 
           G            D 
When he’s making up a rhyme 
       Emin                G          A7 
As he climbs up from the bottom of a hole 
 
 D 
She’s waited many years 
          G              D 
Cried a bucket full of tears 
        Emin          G         A7 
For a song that he never could play 
 
  D                              G    D 
He’s making up his mind for the 21st time 
   Emin                 G      A7 
Wont’ you listen to my guitar play 
 
Chorus
 D                            G      D 
Play her a long song with a simple melody 
 D                            G         A7 
Play her a love song give her back a memory 
 D                         G                  D 
Play her a love song the best that she ever heard 
     Emin             G                A7            D        E A D 
And some day he will get to know the meaning of the word 
 
Verse 2
   D                                 G         D 
Oh Martin don’t you know, we’ve got one more show 
   Emin                           G        A7 
And the lights are bright and we got no disguise 
     D                                         G         D 
And she’s looking through a tear at some long forgotten year 
 Emin                 G      A7        D 
Is the time that we came to dry those eyes 
 
Chorus
 E                            A      E 
Play her a long song with a simple melody 
 E                            A        B7 
Play her a love song give her back a memory 
 E                         A                  E 
Play her a love song the best that she ever heard 
     F#min             A                B7            E 
And some day he will get to know the meaning of the word