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Capo 3
Intro:
 Dm9/  D(2x)        
Fmaj7Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you wDere.
Fmaj7Old man look at my life
I'm a lot like you weDre.F  C  G  
D   F    C   F
DOld man loFok at my life,
CTwenty four
And there's Gso much more
DLive alone in a pFaradise
That mCakes me think of tFwo.
DLove lost, sFuch a cost,
GCive me things
That dGon't get lost.
DLike a coin that wFon't get tossed
CRolling home to yFou.
D        Am7      Em7 G
DOld man take a look at my life
I'm a Am7lot like Em7youG  
DI need someone to love me
The wAm7hole day thEm7roughG  
DAh, one look in my eyes
And you can tAm7ell that's Em7true.G  
D   F  C  G
DLullabies, lFook in your eyes,
CRun around the sGame old town.
DDoesn't mean that mFuch to me
To mCean that much to yFou.
DI've been fFirst and last
CLook at how the tGime goes past.
DBut I'm all alFone at last.
CRolling home to yFou.
D        Am7      Em7 G
DOld man take a look at my life
I'm a Am7lot like Em7youG  
DI need someone to love me
The wAm7hole day thEm7roughG  
DAh, one look in my eyes
And you can tAm7ell that's Em7true.G  
       Dm9   D(2x)
Fmaj7Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like yDou were.
Fmaj7Old man look at my life,
                        D            F        C       G*D
I'm a lot like you were.

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Old Man

by The Wailin' Jennys

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm9

Fmaj7

Am7

Em7

Capo 3

Intro:

Dm9 D

/ (2x)

Fmaj7

Old man look at my life,

I'm a lot like you were.

Fmaj7

Old man look at my life

D F C G

I'm a lot like you were.

D F C F

D F

Old man look at my life,

Twenty four

And there's so much more

D F

Live alone in a paradise

C F

That makes me think of two.

D F

Love lost, such a cost,

Give me things

That don't get lost.

D F

Like a coin that won't get tossed

C F

Rolling home to you.

D Am7 Em7 G

Old man take a look at my life

Am7 Em7 G

I'm a lot like you

I need someone to love me

Am7 Em7 G

The whole day through

Ah, one look in my eyes

Am7 Em7 G

And you can tell that's true.

D F C G

D F

Lullabies, look in your eyes,

C G

Run around the same old town.

D F

Doesn't mean that much to me

C F

To mean that much to you.

D F

I've been first and last

C G

Look at how the time goes past.

D F

But I'm all alone at last.

C F

Rolling home to you.

D Am7 Em7 G

Old man take a look at my life

Am7 Em7 G

I'm a lot like you

I need someone to love me

Am7 Em7 G

The whole day through

Ah, one look in my eyes

Am7 Em7 G

And you can tell that's true.

Dm9 D

(2x)

Fmaj7

Old man look at my life,

I'm a lot like you were.

Fmaj7

Old man look at my life,

D F C G

I'm a lot like you were.

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