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Old Dirt Road

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                Old Dirt Road - John Lennon
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Written by: John Lennon
From: "Walls and Bridges" (1974)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
           E-A-D-G-B-e
Em7/D      x-x-0-0-0-0
F(add9) (t)1-x-3-2-1-3
Em/C#      x-4-2-0-0-0
F9         1-3-1-2-1-3
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[Intro]
  G  C  G  C
|  |  |  |  |
[Verse 1]
G                   C
 Ain't no people on old dirt road 
G                   C
 No more weather on old dirt road 
     G                      B7                       Em    Em7/D
It's better than a mudslide mamma when the dry spell come, yeah 
F        F7 Fadd9          G  C  G  C
                         |  |  |  |  |
Oh   oh   oh   oh       old dirt road 
[Verse 2] (variation)
G                       C
 Ain't no difference on old dirt road 
G                        C
 Tarred and feathered on old dirt road 
G                             B7               Em    Em7/D     Em/C#
Trying to shovel smoke with a pitchfork in the wind, yeah yeah yeah 
[Middle 8]
F7
Breezing thru the deadwood on a hot summer day 
        F7
I saw a human being lazybonin' out in the hay 
           F7
I said uh, hey Mr. Human can ya rainmaker too? 
   F7
He said I guess it's O.K. 
                                  F
                                   N.C.
Ya know the only thing we need is water
                     G     C     G     C
|  N.C.  | %  |                         
  Cool ... clear ... water, water, water, water 
[Solo]
  G  C  G  C
|  |  |  |  |
[piano]
[Verse 3]
G                   C
 Ain't no people on old dirt road 
G                   C
No more weather on old dirt road 
G                      B7                     Em     Em7/D
Better than a mudslide mamma when the morning comes, yeah 
F        F7 F9               G  C  G  C
                           |  |  |  |  |
Oh   oh   oh   oh       old dirt road 
[Outro]
        G             C
Keep on keeping on 
        G                   C
Keep on keeping on, keep on keeping on
        G                   C
Keep on keeping on, keep on keeping on
        G                   C
Keep on keeping on, keep on keeping on
   G        C
So long, so long 
    G
Bye bye (fade out)

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                Old Dirt Road - John Lennon
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: John Lennon
From: "Walls and Bridges" (1974)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| G | C | G | C |
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2] (variation)
[Middle 8]
[Solo]
[Verse 3]
[Outro]

Old Dirt Road Chords by John Lennon

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