Autoharpoholic

Autoharpoholic
by John McCutcheon & Tom Chapin
© Appalsongs & The Last Music Co. (ASCAP)

Put 30-some strings on a box that rings
And tune for the rest of your life
Say hello to your new best friend
Say good-bye to your wife

I’m in a 12-chord program
It lasts my whole life long
I’m an autoharpoholic
And this is my sad song

It’s Charlie Zimmerman, Oscar Schmidt,
Sears & Roebuck, too.
Sarah Carter, Kilby Snow, Pops Stoneham,
And now you.

I’m in a 12-chord program
It lasts my whole life long
I’m an autoharpoholic
And this is my sad song

“Hi, I’m Tom. I’m an autoharpoholic”
“Hi, Tom”

I’ll take you in my arms tonight
Hold you to my heart
When our bodies are in tune
I know we’ll never part

“I’m John. I’m an autoharpoholic”
“Hi, John”

One day soon I’ll shed this world
And put on angel’s wings
And there in Heaven’s wondrous choir
I’ll play that box with strings

I’m in a 12-chord program
It lasts my whole life long
I’m an autoharpoholic
And this is my sad song
I’m an autoharpoholic
And this is my sad song

This song appears on Tom Chapin's Hold Our Ground CD.

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