Musical?

My father has given me his classical guitar, having obviously decided that he's never going to master it. He's only had it for about twenty five years. Really, it's an ancient thing. He also gave me some 'How to..' Guide books for the thing, replete with songs like 'The streets of London' and Carpenters classics. Why he thinks I am going to pick it up, I don't know. It's not as if I've suddenly evinced a desire to be musical: The last instrument I blew in anger was a recorder at school, doing 'London's Burning' and 'Good King Wenceslas'. Badly. Nevertheless, I think I'll give it a go, simply for the challenge of doing it. And you never know, it might come in useful if I get kicked out of my house and have to start busking for a living.