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Backstory:

This song is for my friend Jake Green, who passed away unexpectedly two years ago this month. He was quite a guy. He played guitar and sang in an acoustic group I 'm still in. Jake was quite a talent as well as just a great guy to sit and talk with. He had such an easy laugh that went with his great sense of humor. He was a retired airline pilot and had great stories. His kids GAVE me his Martin D35, and that resulted in this attempt at this song.
Thanks for listening,
Mac Millen

Lyrics:

                                                  
                                                               Jake’s Guitar
                                                               (Mac Millen)

V1
He left some songs in this guitar case
Chords and words on sheets of paper
I’ll never take them out
His favorite strap, his favorite picks
A faded bar tab receipt
From gigs in some roadhouse

Pre-chorus
Every time I open up this case
See his Martin laying there
I get to visit him again
His spirit’s in the air

Ch
When I play Jake’s guitar
He’s in the wood and steel
He’s here with me again
And the pain is almost healed
For those of us that loved him
His passing left a scar
But there’s healing in the music
That lives here, in Jake’s guitar

V2
That morning when he left for glory
Started out like a normal day
Now things won’t be the same
He’s probably laughing when I sing
Those old tunes he use to play
The ones he always claimed

Pre-chorus
I don’t need to spend time at his grave
‘Cause that ain’t where he is
He’s living in the memories
Of all those songs we did 

Ch
Br
His family, honored me
They gave me his guitar
And every time I play it
My friend is never far

Ch
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There’s healing in the music
That lives here, in Jake’s Guitar

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