{"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":1743509,"song":"My Old Man","artist":"James Keelaghan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11374823-my-old-man-chords-by-james-keelaghan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1743509?type=chord","rating":0.15459,"votes":0,"content":"James Keelaghan - My Old Man\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO: [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n \r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy old man was a good old man[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSkilled in the moulding trade[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the stinking heat of the iron foundry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy old man was made[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDown on his knees in the moulding sand[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe wore his trade like a company brand[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe was one of the Cyclops' smoky band[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYes, that was my old man[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy old man wasn't really old[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's just that I was young[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd anyone o'er twelve years old[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWas halfway to the tomb[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe was loyal to his workmates all his life[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGave over his pay-pack to his wife[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe'd have a few jars on a Saturday night[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYes, that was my old man[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy old man was a union man[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWorked hard all his days[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]          \r\nHe understood the system[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd was wise to the boss' ways[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe said, \"If you want what's yours by right[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou'll have to struggle with all your might[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey'll rob you blind if you don't fight them\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat was my old man[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy old man was a proud old man[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAt home on the foundry floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nUntil the day they laid him off[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd showed him out the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey gave him his card, said, \"Times are slack,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe found a machine that has the knack[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOf doing your job, so don't come back\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nThe end of my old man[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy old man was fifty-one[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhat was he to do?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA moulding craftsman on the dole[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn nineteen fifty-two[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe felt he'd given all he could give[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo he did what thousands of others did[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe abandoned hope and the will to live[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey killed him, my old man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy old man he is dead and gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I am your old man[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd my advice to you, my child [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIs to fight back while you can[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBeware the man with the silicon chip[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHold on to your job with a good firm grip[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause if you don't, you've cashed your chips[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nThe same as my old man[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause if you don't, you've cashed your chips[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe same as my old man[/tab]","plain_text":"James Keelaghan - My Old Man\n\n\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\n\n\n\nINTRO: C  F  G  C","chords":["C","F","G","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}