{"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":2279015,"song":"The Old Man And His Horn","artist":"Gene Watson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11478675-the-old-man-and-his-horn-chords-by-gene-watson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2279015?type=chord","rating":4.9787,"votes":16,"content":"[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe Old man told his story[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAbout the years gone by[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHow he played his horn down in New Orleans[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nIn some old dingy dive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"I knew 'em all back then.\" he said[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]C7[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAs he reached out for his horn[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe closed his eyes  and wet his lips[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen the blues were born.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe played with so much feelin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTears came from his eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe stopped and reminisced a bit[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd then he gave a sigh![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nSaid, \"You know, I almost made it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]C7[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut that was before your time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDixieland, Po' Folks Blues[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nScatman Jack and wine. \"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSlapped his knee and gave a  grin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt sure was good back then[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nReaching for his horn on the floor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nPlaced it in an old towsack[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat hung across his back[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe said \"Goodbye!\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd shuffled out the door.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEnthused by what he told me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI never got his name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSo, I called the waitress over[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd started to explain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nA tired old man - his tarnished horn[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]C7[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nMem'ries of years gone by[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHow he played his horn and reminisced[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSmiled with tear-dimmed eyes.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe said you are mistaken[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's been no one but you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut I know who you're talkin' 'bout[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nI used to know him, too[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou'll find him down on Basin Street[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C7[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIn back of an old churchyard[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA stone that reads, \"Rest in Peace\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI tried but it sure was hard. \"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSlapped his knee and gave a grin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt sure was good back then[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nReaching for his horn on the floor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nPlaced it in an old towsack[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat hung across his back[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe said \"Goodbye!\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd shuffled out the door[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]","chords":["C","G7","F","C7","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}