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My Old Man
By Steve Goodman
I may play the A (x07650) as an alternative to standard position
EI miss my old B7man tonigEht
EI wish he was B7here with Eme
AWith his corny jokes, and his cheap cigars
He could look you in the eye, and Esell you a car
EThat’s not an B7easy thing to Edo, but no one eveAr knew
AA more charming creature on Ethis earth
EThan my B7old Eman
EHe was a pilot B7in the bEig war
EIn the US Army B7Air CorpE  
AIn a C-47, with a heavy load
Carried combat cargo o’er Burma RoEad
EAnd after they B7dropped the bEomb, he came home Aand married mom
AAnd not too long after thatE  
EHe was mB7y olEd man
EAnd all the fiB7ghts that Ewe had
EWhen my brotheB7r and I gEot him mad
AHe’d get all choked up, and start to shout
I knew what was coming, and I tuneEd him out
EAnd now the olB7d man is gone, Eand I’d give all AI own
AJust to hear what he said, wEhen I wasn’t listing
ETo my olB7d maEn
EI miss the old B7man toniEght
EI can almost sB7ee his faEce
AHe was always trying to watch his weight
His heart only made it to fifty-eiEght
EFor the first B7time since he Edied, late last niAght I cried
AI was wondering when I was gEonna go and do that
EFor my oB7ld mEan
*If you want to play it like John Prine just swap E-B7-A for G-D-C.

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My Old Man

by Steve Goodman

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My Old Man

By Steve Goodman

I may play the A (x07650) as an alternative to standard position

E B7 E

I miss my old man tonight

E B7 E

I wish he was here with me

With his corny jokes, and his cheap cigars

He could look you in the eye, and sell you a car

E B7 E A

That’s not an easy thing to do, but no one ever knew

A E

A more charming creature on this earth

E B7 E

Than my old man

E B7 E

He was a pilot in the big war

E B7 E

In the US Army Air Corp

In a C-47, with a heavy load

Carried combat cargo o’er Burma Road

E B7 E A

And after they dropped the bomb, he came home and married mom

A E

And not too long after that

E B7 E

He was my old man

E B7 E

And all the fights that we had

E B7 E

When my brother and I got him mad

He’d get all choked up, and start to shout

I knew what was coming, and I tuned him out

E B7 E A

And now the old man is gone, and I’d give all I own

A E

Just to hear what he said, when I wasn’t listing

E B7 E

To my old man

E B7 E

I miss the old man tonight

E B7 E

I can almost see his face

He was always trying to watch his weight

His heart only made it to fifty-eight

E B7 E A

For the first time since he died, late last night I cried

A E

I was wondering when I was gonna go and do that

E B7 E

For my old man

*If you want to play it like John Prine just swap E-B7-A for G-D-C.

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