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Verse 1:
CI was the onGly one who wiAmtnessed my homecoming
G-          F                 G          F           G  C  
So I asked myself: Brother Joseph, how've you been?
CThen I met an oGld man who Amknew me as a boy
       G-                     F                       G      F       G  C  
(I) said, Father, where've the people, where've the homesteads gone?
And he said, SFon, I'll be oGld until I dAmie now
And thFen I will joGin our peFople iGn the sCky
FI am not the oGne to Amask the reasons why
   G-                 F                    G          F         G  C  
Your brothers and your sisters have been scattered in the wind
Chorus:
And he said oCld eyes (mehlomadala)
You've got oAmld eyes, boy (mehlomadala)
FYou've seen much too mGuch for one so yCoung
     G-C  
He said old eyes (mehlomadala)
You've got oAmld eyes, boy (mehlomadala)
           Dm                  F  Am-G  
Child, from whence have you come?
Verse 2:
CWhen I left that mGountain land so gFold and gCreen
AmI was a stGurdy siFxteen yGearCs
CWork was hGard and the wFage was lCow
And the seAmasons passed me bGy oFne by oCne
And I dreFamed, MaGria, you would wAmait for my return
We'd buFild a home uGpon the rock, benFeath the Gsmiling Csun
But Fas the oGld man used to Amsay when I was young
PFeople come and peGople go, but the moFuntain stGill remCains
Zulu chorus:
And he said meChlomadala, Ammehlomadala
FAng(i)sakwGaz(i) wemganaCm(i)
      G-            C  Am  
He said mehlomadala, mehlomadala
            Dm           F  Am-G  
(U)qhamkaphi wena wemganam(i)
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Old Eyes

by Juluka

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Verse 1:

C G Am

I was the only one who witnessed my homecoming

G F G F G C

So I asked myself: Brother Joseph, how've you been?

C G Am

Then I met an old man who knew me as a boy

G F G F G C

(I) said, Father, where've the people, where've the homesteads gone?

F G Am

And he said, Son, I'll be old until I die now

F G F G C

And then I will join our people in the sky

F G Am

I am not the one to ask the reasons why

G F G F G C

Your brothers and your sisters have been scattered in the wind

Chorus:

And he said old eyes (mehlomadala)

You've got old eyes, boy (mehlomadala)

F G C

You've seen much too much for one so young

G C

He said old eyes (mehlomadala)

You've got old eyes, boy (mehlomadala)

Dm F Am G

Child, from whence have you come?

Verse 2:

C G F C

When I left that mountain land so gold and green

Am G F G C

I was a sturdy sixteen years

C G F C

Work was hard and the wage was low

Am G F C

And the seasons passed me by one by one

F G Am

And I dreamed, Maria, you would wait for my return

F G F G C

We'd build a home upon the rock, beneath the smiling sun

F G Am

But as the old man used to say when I was young

F G F G C

People come and people go, but the mountain still remains

Zulu chorus:

C Am

And he said mehlomadala, mehlomadala

F G C

Ang(i)sakwaz(i) wemganam(i)

G C Am

He said mehlomadala, mehlomadala

Dm F Am G

(U)qhamkaphi wena wemganam(i)

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