{"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":2308471,"song":"Mcalister Williams - A Long Time Ago","artist":"Misc Unsigned Bands","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11482133-mcalister-williams-a-long-time-ago-chords-by-misc-unsigned-bands/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2308471?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI met an old man today.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHis sign said anything helps, and he's missin both legs.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe said I ain't got much else to lose.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I remember when I had it all, it looked a lot like you.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI smiled as I got in my truck.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThought about and hopped back out to offer him a few bucks.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe said I'm sorry that just won't do.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSave your money make an old man's day and sit down for a few.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCus I learned, A long time ago.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife changes in the blink of an eye, don't get comfortable.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis moment is all you own and tomorrow's unknown.[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI learned that, a long time ago.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe told me bout his days on the lakes.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nElk hunting in idaho man those were the days.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe joked through a few missin teeth.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhiskey women and cigarrettes help me keep this physique.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe laughed as we talked a good hour.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAny strangers passing by would think we were old pals.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe said it wasn't always this way.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHad myself a pretty damn good life til I was hit by that train.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCus I learned, A long time ago.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife changes in the blink of an eye, don't get comfortable.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis moment is all you own and tomorrow's unknown.[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI learned that, a long time ago.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe dug into a satchel by his side.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThese beat up pictures are the only proof I was alive.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe unsealed an old plastic bag.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith newspaper clippings, and his son's folded flag.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSaid this here picture was my saint.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHeld her as she promised she'd meet me at the gate.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSon I'm almost 73.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm haunted by the thought she might not recognize me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCus that was, A long time ago.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife changes in the blink of an eye, don't get comfortable.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis moment is all you own and tomorrow's unknown.[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI learned that, a long time ago.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI learned that, a long time ago. 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