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*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: E)
Verse 1:
 CEvery-Fone has gone a-Cway;
 G7Can you hear me? EmCan you Chear me?
 CNo one Fcared enough to Cstay.
 A#Can you hear me? EmCan you Chear me?
Chorus 1:
You Fmust remember Cme, old man; I Dm7/Cknow that you can if you Ftry.
            C         F       D7sus     D7                    F  F/G      C  
So just open up your eyes, old man; look who's come to say good-bye.
Interlude:
  G7  C/G,   C7    F  D7,   F   C(x2)
Verse 2:
The Csun has left the Gmsky, old Fman; the Cbirds have flown a-Fway.
And Csusno one Ccame to D7suscry, old D7man; good-Fbye, old F/Gman, good-Cbye.
Verse 3:
You Cwant to stay, I Gmknow you Fdo, but it Cain't no use to Ftry.
'Cos CsusI'll be Chere, and I'm D7susjust like D7you,
Good-Fbye, old F/Gman, good-Cbye.
Chorus 2:
Won't F/Gbe no God to Ccomfort you; you taught me G7not to believe that Clie.
You don't Fneed anybody, no-Cbody needs Fyou;
C#dim7                   Em  D#maj7  
 Don't cry, old man, don't cry;
C#dim7   Dm6  C  
 Every-body dies.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   C       F       G7      Em      A#     Dm7/C   D7sus    D7
        F/G       C/G        C7       Gm     CsusC#dim7      D#maj7  Dm6  

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Old Man

by Randy Newman

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7/C

D7sus

C/G

Csus

F/G

D#maj7

Dm6

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*CAPO 4th FRET*

(Original Key: )

Verse 1:

C F C

Every-one has gone a-way;

G7 Em C

Can you hear me? Can you hear me?

C F C

No one cared enough to stay.

A# Em C

Can you hear me? Can you hear me?

Chorus 1:

F C Dm7/C F

You must remember me, old man; I know that you can if you try.

C F D7sus D7 F F C

So just open up your eyes, old man; look who's come to say good-bye.

Interlude:

G7 C/G C7 F D7 F C

, , (x2)

Verse 2:

C Gm F C F

The sun has left the sky, old man; the birds have flown a-way.

Csus C D7sus D7 F F/G C

And no one came to cry, old man; good-bye, old man, good-bye.

Verse 3:

C Gm F C F

You want to stay, I know you do, but it ain't no use to try.

Csus C D7sus D7

'Cos I'll be here, and I'm just like you,

F F/G C

Good-bye, old man, good-bye.

Chorus 2:

F/G C G7 C

Won't be no God to comfort you; you taught me not to believe that lie.

F C F

You don't need anybody, no-body needs you;

Em D#maj7

C#dim7

Don't cry, old man, don't cry;

Dm6 C

C#dim7

Every-body dies.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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C F G7 Em A# Dm7/C D7sus D7

F/G C/G C7 Gm Csus D#maj7 Dm6

C#dim7

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