Old Man Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

D Dsus4 [8X; bass enters 3rd time]

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Verse 1

DI once knew a man

EmBeen everywhAere in the woFrld

Gave me a tiny iEmvory ball

F♯mSaid it would brBing me gGood

CmNever believed it woGuld unBmtil

C A♯sus2 [x13311]

I have been loving you

Verse 2

Dear old man

He'd seen most everything

Gave me a piece of good advice

Said it would do me well

I couldn't really tell until

I have been loving you

Bridge

Asus2 [x02200]

Now it seems

Things are not so strange

I can see more clearly

Suddenly I've found my wGay

I know the old man would lF♯maugh

He spoke of love's swBeeter dGays F♯

EmAnd in his eAloquent wFay

A♯mI think he was speaking of yFou

AmYou are so lovely

You didn't have to say a thDing

Verse 3

But I remember that old man

Telling me he'd seen the light

Gave me a small brown leather book

Insisted that he was right

CmI only heard him slGightly

Bm 'Til I hCmeard you whGisper

C Took you Bmup all Cmin my aGrms Bm A♯sus2

Coda

DDear old man Dsus4 D Dsus4

DWise old man Dsus4 D Dsus4

DFine old man,Dsus4 now D Dsus4

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers