Standard (EADGBE)

Play me old king cole

That I may join with you,

 All your hearts now seem so far from me

 It hardly seems to matter now.

And the nurse will tell you lies

 Of a kingdom beyond the skies.

 But I am lost within this half-world,

 It hardly seems to matter now.

Play me my song.

Here it comes again.

Play me my song.

Here it comes again.

/ x2

Just a little bit,

Just a little bit more time,

Time left to live out my life.

 la la la la la la la la la la

Play me my song.

Here it comes again.

Play me my song.

Here it comes again.

x6 x4

x4 x4 }x2

x4 x4 }x2

Old king cole was a merry old soul,

 And a merry old soul was he.

So he called for his pipe,

 And he called for his bowl,

 And he called for his fiddlers three.

But the clock, tick-tock,

 On the mantlepiece -

And I want, and I feel, and I know, and I touch,

Her warmth...

x4

x4

Shes a lady, shes got time,

Brush back your hair, and let me get to know your face.

Shes a lady, she is mine.

Brush back your hair, and let me get to know your flesh.

Ive been waiting here for so long

 And all this time has passed me by

It doesnt seem to matter now

You stand there with your fixed expression

Casting doubt on all I have to say.

 Why dont you touch me, touch me,

Why dont you touch me, touch me,

  ( ) - repeat several times

Touch me now, now, now, now, now...

F# C# F# C# x4 --- [very fast]

[I recommend to play the last part like that,

otherwise the fast part wouldn't be playable:]

E - 7-7-9-9-9-7

F# - 9-9-11-11-11-9

B - 7-9-9-8-7-7

C# - 9-11-11-10-9-9

Anyway this is one of my favourite Genesis songs, I know that my work is not

100% correct, but makes it able to play and sing at once, I hope you'll

enjoy

as much as I do,

Wiktor

Lublin, Poland

21.08.08