G    Dm    Bb    C    G
Dm    Bb    C    G
[Verse 1]
                    F          E7
Were it not for my guitar, my hands would both be idle
    Am
My  brain, suicidal
G D                                     Am          D
For  I would not have an outlet for the tidal wave of feelings
       G
In my heart
                      F
When I'm trying not to cry
        E7
I  grab her by the neck
    Am                        G D
And  strike her with a plectrum
                                    Am
A life without accompaniment would wreck me
          D             C
So,  I hope we never part


[Chorus]
                   D       C             D
Give me a guitar, an extension of my soul
C                    Em              C
Hold her in my arms and I lose control

(He is the guitar man)
  D            Em               D
She  completes me, makes me whole
C
We are the guitar men
 Em        C        G
Long live rock and roll
F             C

[Bridge]
 G    C
Aaah aaah
C     D
Aaah aaah


[Verse 2]
                         F
When I cannot find the words
     E7
My fingers will articulate
     Am
The pain, the joy, the love, the hate
     D
So, listen as my instrument
     Am          D              G
Dictates a memorandum to the throng
                      F
How I love my sweet guitar
         E7
To the luthier, I owe a debt
       Am
Of gratitude for every fret
      D                         Am
For when I hold my baby in my arms
               D          C
I get the feeling I belong


[Chorus]
                  D          C            D
Give me a guitar, an extension of my soul
C              D            Em       C
Hold her in my arms and I lose control
  D
(He is the guitar man)
          C                    D
She completes me, makes me whole
C                D
We are the guitar men
Em        C         G
Long live rock and roll

  D      Bb    C  G
[Guitar Solo]
Dm    Bb    C    G
Dm    Bb    C    G
Dm    Bb    C

[Chorus]
                          D
Give me my guitar, an extension of my soul
         C                E           C
Something to believe in, truth be told
 D
(He is the guitar man)
         Em                      C
She completes me, makes me whole
                     D
We are the guitar men
 Em  C    D       G
Long live rock and roll



F    C
Aaah aaah
D    G
Aaah aaah
 Fm   C
Aaah aaah
D    A
Aaah aaah

Gm    D    E    A
Gm    D    E    A