INTRO:
Em  C  G  G
Em  C  G  G


VERSE:
     Em                 C               G
She pushed her wedding ring across the counter
            Em                 C                G
And said, "Tell me that it's worth more than I think
          Em             C                  G
There's a bus to Baton Rouge, leaves in  an hour
     Em             C              G
And ninety dollars cash buys me a seat


PD-C HORUS:
       Am7                           D    D
That quarter-carat picture-perfect dream
 Am7                            D   D
Wasn't all it was cracked up to be


CHORUS:
G                               C
 But it ain't stolen, it ain't hot
         D                 G
Someone told me it cost a lot
                      C    C   G
Man, ain't that the truth

G                              C
 Thought I'd wear it my whole life
         D                Em
It never even crossed my mind
 Bm               C    C
Back when it was new
                 Am            D           G  G  C  D
It' end up in a pawn shop on Charlotte Avenue


VERSE:
    Em                 C              G
He walked in with it slung over his shoulder
          Em                 C               G
He said, "Man, you'll never give me a fair price
          Em                      C               G
But this young man's town's just watching me get older
         Em                  C                G
And the song's I sing don't feed my kids and wife


PD-C HORUS:
          Am7                               D   D
There's a few belt buckle scratches on the back
       Am7                               D   D
And the B-string tends to fall a little flat


CHORUS:
G                               C
 But it ain't stolen, it ain't hot
         D                 G
Someone told me it cost a lot
                      C    C   G
Man, ain't that the truth

G                              C
 Thought I'd play it my whole life
         D                Em
It never even crossed my mind
 Bm               C    C
Back when it was new
                 Am            D           G   G
It' end up in a pawn shop on Charlotte Avenue


BDA K:
  C                                   G
Dreams don't die, even when they're broken
                              Am
Tomorrow, when that sign says open
                       G           Bm
That guitar, oh, that wedding band
             Am                 C
Will start a new dream, second-hand

[Whispered]:
        Bm
Second-hand
        Am
Second-hand
        D   D
Second-hand


CHORUS:
G                           C
 It ain't stolen, it ain't hot
         D                 G
Someone told me it cost a lot
                      C    C   G
Man, ain't that the truth

G                             C
 Thought I'd own it my whole life
         D                Em
It never even crossed my mind
 Bm               C    C
Back when it was new
                 Am            D           G  G  C  C  G
It' end up in a pawn shop on Charlotte Avenue