Tim McGraw‘s “Pawn Shop Guitar” is out now. The song, written by McGraw and Tom Douglas, is one of the singer’s most autobiographical songs he has ever released.
“My new song, ‘Pawn Shop Guitar’ is really based pretty loosely on me, pawning my high school ring for a guitar, long before I came to Nashville,” McGraw explains. “It captures the spirit of being an artist, and believing that music is hope.”
When McGraw released “Pawn Shop Guitar,” he said he was rightfully proud of the message in the song.
“This one means a lot to me,” McGraw shares. “It goes back to where the dream started and ended up feeling like the perfect name for the tour.”
“Pawn Shop Guitar” says in part, “I came to Music City with some songs / Burning a hole in my pocket / They slammed the door in my face. But I kept on a-knocking / Another cowboy on Broadway / Sleepin’ in my car With the whisper / In my pawn shop guitar.”
What Tim McGraw Says About Releasing New Music
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“Pawn Shop Guitar” is part of a new album that will be McGraw’s first record of new material since Standing Room Only came out in 2023. McGraw’s lengthy break wasn’t entirely intentional. When McGraw released “Pawn Shop Guitar,” he also released ” Song for America,” in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary.
“This is the first new music I’ve put out in over a year. It’s no secret that over the last few years I got sidelined with back and knee issues,” McGraw said. “That time was challenging on so many levels, but one of the positive things that came out of it, aside from physically being back to 100 percent, was that it gave me time to reflect on my life and to write songs. I was able to really dig into some personal stories in those songs for the first time.”
Tim McGraw To Be Inducted Into the Country Music Hall of Fame
In addition to releasing more music and touring, McGraw will also receive a massive honor this year, when he is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
“It’s the highest honor you can get,” McGraw tells Country Now. “I think other than marrying my wife and having our three daughters, nothing beats this. I mean, this is something that I don’t even think you dare to dream about. And you certainly don’t think it’s going to … Even ten years ago, I never thought that this would happen, certainly not in my lifetime.”
McGraw will be inducted this fall, along with Paul Overstreet and The Stanley Brothers.
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