"Guitar Town" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle. It was released in June 1986 as the second single and title track from the album Guitar Town. The song reached number 7 on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was Earle's highest peaking song to date on the country charts in both the U.S. and Canada.Originally, the lyrics were "cheap guitar", but then changed to "Jap guitar".