{"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":1718476,"song":"The Old Man","artist":"The Fureys","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11363715-the-old-man-chords-by-the-fureys/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1718476?type=chord","rating":4.55094,"votes":80,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe tears have all been shed now[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe've said our last goodbyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHis soul's been blessed[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he's laid to rest[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's now I feel alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe was more than just a father[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA teacher, my best friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe can still be heard[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn the tunes we shared[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen we play them on our own[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI never will forget him[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor he made me what I am[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThough he may be gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMemories linger on[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I miss him…...the old man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs a boy, he'd take me walking[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBy mountain, field and stream[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe showed me things not known to kings[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd secret between him and me[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLike the colours of the pheasant[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs he rises in the dawn[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd how to fish and make a wish[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBeside the holly tree[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI never will forget him[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor he made me what I am[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThough he may be gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMemories linger on[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I miss him…...the old man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI thought he'd live forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe seemed so big and strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut the minutes fly, the years roll by[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor a father and a son[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd suddenly, when it happened[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere was so much left unsaid[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNo second chance to tell him thanks[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor everything he's done[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI never will forget him[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor he made me what I am[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThough he may be gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMemories linger on[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I miss him…...the old man[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","C","D","E","Am","A","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}