Old Man Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

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

/ / / /

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