{"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":987177,"song":"Old Before Your Time","artist":"Ray LaMontagne","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11623263-old-before-your-time-chords-by-ray-lamontagne/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/987177?type=chord","rating":4.75675,"votes":114,"content":"[Intro] (after quick lick)\r\n[ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C/B[/ch]   [ch]Am7[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I was a younger man lookin' for a pot of gold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEverywhere I turned the doors were closin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTook every ounce of faith I had to keep on keepin' on[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd still I felt like I was only losin'[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus] \r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI refused then like I do now to let anybody tie me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI lost a few good friends along the way[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was raised up poor and I wanted more and maybe I'm a little too proud[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLookin' back I see a kid who was just afraid[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHungry        and old before his time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C/B[/ch]   [ch]Am7[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThrough the years I've known my share of broken-hearted fools[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd those who couldn't choose a path worth taking[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's nothin' in the world so sad as talking to a man[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWho never knew his life was his for makin’[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAin't it about time you realize it's not worth keepin' score?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou win some, you lose some, and you let it go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhat's the use of stackin’ on every failure another stone[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTill you find you've spent your whole life building walls[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLonely        and old before your time?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C/B[/ch]   [ch]Am7[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt took so lo-ng to see[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]       (STOP)\r\nThat truth was all around    me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3] \r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow the wren has gone to roost and the sky is turnin' gold[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd like the sky my soul is also turnin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTurnin' from the past, at last, and all I've left behind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCould it be that I am finally learnin'?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLearnin' I'm deserving of love and the peaceful heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI won't tear myself apart no more for tryin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTired of lyin' to myself, tryin' to buy what can't be bought[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's not livin' that you're doin' if it feels like dyin’[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCryin’, growin' old before your time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCryin’, growin' old before your time[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro lick] (played fast)\r\n\r\nGuitar 1 (banjo run)\r\n                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|--7\\5-3p0------------|\r\nB|------------1---0----|\r\nG|---------------------|\r\nD|---------------------|\r\nA|---------------------|\r\nE|---------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]Guitar 2\r\n                [ch]G[/ch]\r\ne|---------------------|\r\nB|--3/1p0--------------|\r\nG|--4/2p0-------0------|\r\nD|--------2p0----------|\r\nA|------------2--------|\r\nE|----------------3----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C/B[/ch]   [ch]Am7[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\ne|----------------------------------------------|\r\nB|----------------------------------------------|\r\nG|----------------------------------------------|\r\nD|-------------------------------------------0--|\r\nA|------------0---2---3-----2-----0-------------|\r\nE|--------------------------------------3-------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\ne|----------------------------------------------|\r\nB|----------------------------------------------|\r\nG|-----------------------------0----------------|\r\nD|-------------------------0h2------------------|\r\nA|------------0---2---3-------------------------|\r\nE|-----------------------------------3----------|[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro] (after quick lick)\nG          G\nC    C/B   Am7   C/G\nD          D\nC          G\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nC    C/B   Am7   C/G\nD          D\nC          G\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nC    C/B   Am7   C/G\nD          D\nC          G\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n[Verse 3] \n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Intro lick] (played fast)\n\nGuitar 1 (banjo run)\n                  G\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]","chords":["G","C","C/B","Am7","C/G","D","Em","B","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"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]}}}