[Intro]

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[Verse 1]
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In a pawn shop in Odysessa in the fall of '64
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The pawn shop man was leavin', he was lockin' up the door
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I ran up real fast and I hollered through the screen
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Hey, man, you got any good guitars in here,
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he said “I got this D-18”

[Verse 2]
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So I gave him a hundred dollars and I took that sucker home
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I cleaned it up and strung it, hit a chord and heard that tone
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It was rich and full, clean and clear, all a guitar ought to be
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I said Thank you, Mr, Martin, you made this D-18 for me

[Chorus]
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I said Thank you, Mr. Martin, I'm alright
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Once again this old guitar helped me through the night
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I'm really grateful to you, you know how to make 'em right
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I said Thank you, Mr. Martin, I'm alright

[Instrumental]

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[Verse 3]
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Now if I'm feelin' down and worthless and I haven't got a dime
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Just a wonderin' if I spent my life just wastin' my time
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I pick up this old guitar, some paper and a pen
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I say Thank you, Mr. Martin, you saved my life again

[Verse 4]
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I've written songs about my lovers, my family and my friends
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My wife and child, the old home place and the road that never ends
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Heroes, hobos, rock 'n' roll and a honky tonk queen
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I wrote 'em all without exception on my Martin D-18

[Chorus]
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I said Thank you, Mr. Martin, I'm alright
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Once again this old guitar helped me through the night
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I'm really grateful to you, you know how to make 'em right
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I said Thank you, Mr. Martin, I'm alright

[Instrumental]

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[Verse 5]
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Now it was made way back in '43 when I was just a kid
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I believe it's about the best thing Mr. Martin ever did
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It plays real good, stays in tune and never treats me mean
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Thank God for Mr. Martin and this fine old D-18

[Verse 6]
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Now there's your Gallagher, your Gibson, your Goya, Gretsch and Guild
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I've played every kind of guitar that them guitar makers build
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I've picked on a lot of axes but the best I've ever seen
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Is my funky, beat up, wonderful old Martin D-18

[Chorus]
G      D                            G
I said Thank you, Mr. Martin, I'm alright
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Once again this old guitar helped me through the night
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I'm really grateful to you, you know how to make 'em right
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I said Thank you, Mr. Martin, I'm alright

[Instrumental]

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[Chorus]
G      D                            G
I said Thank you, Mr. Martin, I'm alright
                C                                G
Once again this old guitar helped me through the night
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I'm really grateful to you, you know how to make 'em right
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I said Thank you, Mr. Martin, I'm alright

[Outro]

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