{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1495848,"song":"Oldman","artist":"John Butler Trio","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11274268-oldman-chords-by-john-butler-trio/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1495848?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"chords. I suggest you do the same, 'cause some JBT songs are good in standard...\r\nbut others are truly better in open C. If this seems a bit easy and lacking,\r\nNOTE: the song is apparently played with a capo on 4th, so the scales are E minor and B \r\nminor with the same chords as below, but I like it without (lower pitch, deeper sound).\r\n\r\n[tab]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n                     Oldman - John Butler Trio\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nTabbed by: DarrenJag\r\nE-mail: jasperjmarcus@gmail.com\r\nScale: C minor for verse, G minor for chorus[/tab]\r\n\r\nIntro:         [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nVerse:         [ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Fm[/ch]  [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nPrechorus:     [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n[tab]Chorus:        [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n(for the second, powerful chorus, don't be afraid to batter your strings! :D )[/tab]\r\n\r\n(clean)\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                         [ch]Ab[/ch]        [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nOld man he looks out the window,[/tab]\r\nYou know he gets quite a fright,\r\nThe whole world has gone and changed on him,\r\nFeels like it was overnight,\r\nHe saw a world war yeah it came and went,\r\nThe man walked on the moon right there in his living room,\r\nSaw that TV become a religion,\r\nThe Wall came down and Big Mac beat the communists and,\r\n\r\n(overdrive)\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                  [ch]Eb[/ch]            [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nFeels like it was overnight, oh god it,[/tab]\r\nFeels like it was overnight,\r\nFeels like it was overnight, oh god it,\r\nFeels like it was overnight,\r\n\r\n(clean)\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                      [ch]Ab[/ch]          [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nOld man looks out the window,[/tab]\r\nYou know he can not open it anymore.\r\nThe air outside its gone to rancid,\r\nAnd the doctor said for him you know it wouldn't be so good for,\r\nHe saw a hole start opening up in the sky,\r\nHe's buying water man he doesn't even know why,\r\nThe smog alerts don't let him even go outside,\r\nAnd then he starts to wonder when the Earth it started to die,\r\n\r\n(overdrive)\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                  [ch]Eb[/ch]            [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nFeels like it was overnight, oh god it,[/tab]\r\nFeels like it was overnight,\r\nFeels like it was overnight, oh god it,\r\nFeels like it was overnight,\r\n\r\n(slow, overdrive)\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n            Enjoy your last.[/tab]\r\n            Last taste of freedom!\r\n\r\n(clean)\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                          [ch]Ab[/ch]        [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nOld man he bars up the windows,[/tab]\r\nYou know he does not feel so safe anymore,\r\nHe comes from those supposed good ole days,\r\nWhen you did not even have to go lock your doors,\r\nHe saw security man look like police man,\r\nSaw the police start looking like the army man,\r\nHe saw the army start acting like the C.I.A.,\r\nAnd guess what, the C.I.A. was the president,\r\n\r\n(overdrive)\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                  [ch]Eb[/ch]            [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nFeels like it was overnight, oh god it,[/tab]\r\nFeels like it was overnight,\r\nFeels like it was overnight, oh god it,\r\nFeels like it was overnight,\r\n\r\n(powerful, overdrive)\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n            Enjoy your last.[/tab]\r\n            Last taste of freedom!","plain_text":"chords. I suggest you do the same, 'cause some JBT songs are good in standard...\nbut others are truly better in open C. If this seems a bit easy and lacking,\nNOTE: the song is apparently played with a capo on 4th, so the scales are E minor and B \nminor with the same chords as below, but I like it without (lower pitch, deeper sound).\n\n\n\nIntro:         Gm  Eb  Cm  Cm\nVerse:         Cm  Ab  Fm  Fm\nPrechorus:     Gm  Eb  Cm  Cm\n\n\n(clean)\n\nYou know he gets quite a fright,\nThe whole world has gone and changed on him,\nFeels like it was overnight,\nHe saw a world war yeah it came and went,\nThe man walked on the moon right there in his living room,\nSaw that TV become a religion,\nThe Wall came down and Big Mac beat the communists and,\n\n(overdrive)\n\nFeels like it was overnight,\nFeels like it was overnight, oh god it,\nFeels like it was overnight,\n\n(clean)\n\nYou know he can not open it anymore.\nThe air outside its gone to rancid,\nAnd the doctor said for him you know it wouldn't be so good for,\nHe saw a hole start opening up in the sky,\nHe's buying water man he doesn't even know why,\nThe smog alerts don't let him even go outside,\nAnd then he starts to wonder when the Earth it started to die,\n\n(overdrive)\n\nFeels like it was overnight,\nFeels like it was overnight, oh god it,\nFeels like it was overnight,\n\n(slow, overdrive)\n\n            Last taste of freedom!\n\n(clean)\n\nYou know he does not feel so safe anymore,\nHe comes from those supposed good ole days,\nWhen you did not even have to go lock your doors,\nHe saw security man look like police man,\nSaw the police start looking like the army man,\nHe saw the army start acting like the C.I.A.,\nAnd guess what, the C.I.A. was the president,\n\n(overdrive)\n\nFeels like it was overnight,\nFeels like it was overnight, oh god it,\nFeels like it was overnight,\n\n(powerful, overdrive)\n\n            Last taste of freedom!","chords":["C","E","B","G","Gm","Eb","Cm","Ab","Fm","Bb","D","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}