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"Old Folks Boogie"    Little Feat
C7Off Our Rockers, Actin' F7Crazy
C7With the Right Medication We Won't Be Lazy
F7Doin' the Old Folks Boogie
Ab7Down On the Farm
C7Wheelchairs, They Was Locked Arm in Arm
G7Paired Off Pacemakers With Matchin' AlF7arms
C7Gives Us Jus' One More Chance  To Spin One More BbYarnC7  
C7And You Know That You're Over the HiF7ll
                      C7      Bb       A           Bb     A      Bb     A        Bb   C7*
When Your Mind Makes a Promise That Your Body Can't Fill
Doin' the Old FoF7lks Boogie
And BooAb7gie We Will
'cause G7to Us the Thought's As Good As a Thrill
C7Back At the Home,
F7No Time Is Your Own,
C7Facillities There, They're All Out On Loan
F7The Bank Forclose, and Your Bankruptcy ShAb7ows
C7And Your Credit Creeps to An All-time Low
G7So You Know, That You're Over the HiF7l
C7When Your Mind Makes a BbPromiAse ThaBbt Your Body ACanBb't FilAl.Bb  C7  
Bridge:   C7   F7    C7      Bb       A           Bb     A      Bb     A        Bb        C7Repeat x3
CTry and Get a Rise From An Atrophied MuC7scle,
F7And the Nerves in Your Thigh Just Quivers and FizAb7zles
G7So You Know, That You're Over the HiF7ll
C7When Your Mind Makes a PBbromise AThat BbYour Body CAan't BbFillA  Bb  C7  
To play this part:
C7When your mind Makes a Promise ThBbat YouAr Body BbCan't FillA  Bb  A  Bb  C7  
Start with  Cbarre chord playing strings 3,4,5 on 5th fret, then play  Bband  Achords
the same way on frets 3 and 2
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The story behind the song

"Old Folks Boogie" finds a playful spirit in growing older, imagining a time when the "old folks" are "off our rockers, actin' crazy." It paints a humorous picture of a lively dance floor where even pacemakers are paired off, suggesting that age doesn't have to slow down the fun. This track captures the irreverent charm of Little Feat, a band known for their unique blend of rock, blues, and funk, formed in 1969 by Lowell George and Bill Payne. At its heart, the song is a joyful invitation to embrace life's later stages with a wild, uninhibited boogie.

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Old Folks Boogie

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Old Folks Boogie

by Little Feat

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Ab7

"Old Folks Boogie" Little Feat

C7 F7

Off Our Rockers, Actin' Crazy

With the Right Medication We Won't Be Lazy

Doin' the Old Folks Boogie

Ab7

Down On the Farm

Wheelchairs, They Was Locked Arm in Arm

G7 F7

Paired Off Pacemakers With Matchin' Alarms

C7 Bb C7

Gives Us Jus' One More Chance To Spin One More Yarn

C7 F7

And You Know That You're Over the Hill

C7 Bb A Bb A Bb A Bb C7

When Your Mind Makes a Promise That Your Body Can't Fill

Doin' the Old Folks Boogie

Ab7

And Boogie We Will

'cause to Us the Thought's As Good As a Thrill

Back At the Home,

No Time Is Your Own,

Facillities There, They're All Out On Loan

F7 Ab7

The Bank Forclose, and Your Bankruptcy Shows

And Your Credit Creeps to An All-time Low

G7 F7

So You Know, That You're Over the Hil

C7 Bb A Bb A Bb A Bb C7

When Your Mind Makes a Promise That Your Body Can't Fill.

C7 F7 C7 Bb A Bb A Bb A Bb C7

Bridge: Repeat x3

C C7

Try and Get a Rise From An Atrophied Muscle,

F7 Ab7

And the Nerves in Your Thigh Just Quivers and Fizzles

G7 F7

So You Know, That You're Over the Hill

C7 Bb A Bb A Bb A Bb C7

When Your Mind Makes a Promise That Your Body Can't Fill

To play this part:

C7 Bb A Bb A Bb A Bb C7

When your mind Makes a Promise That Your Body Can't Fill

C Bb A

Start with barre chord playing strings 3,4,5 on 5th fret, then play and chords

the same way on frets 3 and 2

5th Fret-

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